Bill Clinton
At a Glance
Term: 42nd President of the United States (1993-2001)
Born: August 19, 1946 in Hope, Arkansas
Known As: Bill Clinton
Education: Georgetown University (1968), attended Oxford University (1968-1970), Yale Law School (1973)
Religion: Baptist
Marriage: Hillary Rodham on October 11, 1975
Children: Chelsea Victoria (1980)
Career: Lawyer, public official
Political Party: Democrat
Writings: Putting People First (1992); Between Hope and History (1996)
A Life in Brief: William Jefferson Clinton, the young President from Hope, Arkansas, succeeded where no other Democrat had since FDR: he was reelected to a second term. Clinton also defied his critics by surviving an array of personal scandals, turning the greatest fiscal deficit in American history into a surplus, effectively using American force to stop the murderous "ethnic cleansing" wars in Bosnia and Kosovo, and presiding over the greatest level of economic prosperity since the early 1960s. More....
First Inaugural Address (January 20, 1993)
Essays on Bill Clinton and His Administration
Consulting Editor: Russell L. Riley
Professor Riley is co-chair of the Presidential Oral History Program and project director of the William J. Clinton Presidential History Project. His writings include:
The Presidency and the Politics of Racial Inequality: Nation-Keeping from 1831-1965 (Columbia University Press, 1999)
Presidential Speeches
Below are selections from the Miller Center's Bill Clinton speech collection. To view the Miller Center's other speeches by Bill Clinton or by another President, please click the link below.
February 17, 1993 - Address Before a Joint Session of Congress
November 13, 1993 - Remarks to the Convocation of the Church of God in Christ in Memphis
November 30, 1995 - Address to the Employees of the Mackie Metal Plant
Miller Center Scholarship and Speakers
The Miller Center of Public Affairs is a national nonpartisan center to research, reflect, and report on American government, with special attention to the central role and history of the presidency. Below is a selection of Miller Center resources on Bill Clinton.
Watch Journalist John Harris’s 2005 presentation at the Miller Center on Bill Clinton in the White House.
Watch Journalist Joe Klein’s 2002 presentation at the Miller Center on The Presidency of Bill Clinton.
President Bill Clinton sent U.S. troops to conflicts in the former Yugoslavia and Haiti. Click here to learn more about the Miller Center's National War Powers Commission.
Click here to learn more about the Center’s National Commission on the Vice Presidency and its relationship to Clinton.
Scripps Library Reference Resources
Below are links to reference resources prepared by the Miller Center's Scripps Library that are designed to help students and scholars quickly conduct their research.
Information on Bill Clinton's Private and Public Papers
The Miller Center is committed to presenting the most accurate information on our American Presidents. Please make a gift to the Miller Center Foundation today. Your gift will ensure free access to American President for thousands of students, teachers and individuals who wish to learn more about the leaders whose contributions shaped our great country.
