Clinton Facts

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.
  

  “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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