Alternative Titles:
William J. Clinton, William Jefferson Blythe III, William Jefferson Clinton
Bill Clinton, byname of William Jefferson Clinton, original name William Jefferson Blythe III (born August 19, 1946, Hope, Arkansas, U.S.), 42nd president of the United States (1993–2001), who oversaw the country’s longest peacetime economic expansion. In 1998 he became the second U.S. president to be impeached; he was acquitted by the Senate in 1999. (For a discussion of the history and nature of the presidency, see presidency of the United States of America.)
Bill Clinton, 1997.Cynthia Johnson—Liaison/Getty Images
Key events in the life of Bill Clinton.Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Early life
Bill Clinton’s father was a traveling salesman who died in an automobile accident three months before his son was born. His ... (100 of 3,223 words)
