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Bill Clinton was president at the end of the 20th century. Check out and share some interesting facts about him!

  • Clinton was the second-youngest president ever elected.
  • Clinton was born on August 19, 1946.
  • His nickname as a child growing up in Arkansas was Bubba.
    Clinton Facts

    “Being president is like running a cemetery: you’ve got a lot of people under you and nobody’s listening.” –Bill Clinton

  • Clinton was just 16 years old when he shook hands with President John F. Kennedy in 1963.
  • Bill Clinton became the governor of Arkansas when he was 32 years old.
  • Clinton was the 42nd President of the United States.
  • Bill Clinton was the first Democrat to win reelection since Franklin D. Roosevelt.
  • The ratification of the North American Free Trade Agreement happened while he was in office.
  • People see his health care plans as his biggest failure.
  • Bill Clinton has won two Spoken Word Grammy Awards.
  • Bill Clinton sent only two e-mails during his presidential term.
  • 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.
  • His wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton, has been a U.S. Senator from New York and U.S. Secretary of State.

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