What Are Some Facts About Bill Clinton?

Bill Clinton Facts

• He was born on August 19, 1946.
• His birthplace was Hope, Arkansas.
• Clinton lived in Little Rock with his family.
• Clinton was baptized at Park Place Baptist Church.
• His father died in a car accident three months before he was born.
• His last name was originally Blythe.
• His full name is William Jefferson Clinton.
• He took the name of Clinton while he was in high school because Roger Clinton was his stepfather.
• His mother's name was Virginia Dell Cassidy.
• His mother was a nurse.
• He has one brother, Roger Jr., who he pardoned for crimes while he was in office.
• When he was in high school, he played the saxophone in a jazz trio known as the "Three Blind Mice." He continues to enjoy playing the sax.
• He was an extraordinary student.
• He attended Georgetown University and graduated in 1968.
• He went on to Yale University Law School, from which he graduated in 1973.
• He was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University.
• In 1974, he was a first year law professor.
• He became the governor of Arkansas when he was 32 years old. He was the youngest governor at the time in the United States.
• The Clintons lived in the Arkansas Governor's Mansion for 12 years.
• He was the 42nd President of the United States.
• Bill Clinton won 43% of the vote the first time that he ran for President.
• He was 46 years old when he was inaugurated. He was the third youngest President of the United States.
• Clinton was the first elected President of the United States to be impeached. The impeachment occurred in 1998.
• He was impeached due to lying about his affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky.
• He held office for two terms, from January 20, 1993, until January 20, 2001.
• Clinton was the first two term Democratic President since Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
• Although he was a Democrat, Clinton was more moderate in his policies than other Democrats have been in the past. Some people have categorized a few of his policies as being centrist.
• The ratification of the North American Free Trade Agreement happened while he was in office.
• On his last day as the President, he gave 140 pardons.
• People see his healthcare plans as his biggest failure.
• He identifies as a Baptist, which is a type of Christianity.
• He is 6 foot, 2 inches tall.
• His wife is Hillary Rodham Clinton, who is also a well known name in the political sphere.
• He is still an active public speaker.

These facts were selected to provide the most important facts about Bill Clinton.