war. Despite these attempts of the press on the qualifications of Bill Clinton‚ he became the Democratic nominee and selected Albert Gore as his vice president. Clinton was inaugurated in January 1993 at the age of 46‚ this made him the third-youngest president in history up to that time. President Clinton defeated the incumbent‚ President George H.W. Bush with 370 of the 438 electoral votes leaving just 168 for George H.W. Clinton won 43 percent of the popular vote against Bush’s 37.5 and a third
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cleared Bill Clinton of any wrong-doing in Clinton’s totally corrupt pardon (for huge payoffs) of criminal financier Marc Rich as Clinton was leaving the Presidency. This is how Comey began his career as a creature of the "swamp" years ago‚ as a servant of the Clintons. Comey provided "cover" for the Clintons in their gaining incredible power and wealth after leaving office through pardoning a billionaire money-launderer‚ arms dealer and criminal. Comey was a key piece in how the Clintons upped their
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Bill Clinton William Jefferson Clinton succeeded where no other Democrat since Franklin had. He was re-elected to a second term as President. Clinton also proved most of his critics wrong‚ surviving the personal scandals that came about. During his presidency‚ Clinton broke promises and failed in certain areas‚ but he still had support of the American people. Even after his affair with Monica Lewinsky‚ the people still wanted him in office. They liked what he was doing for the country and
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Bill Clinton was born William Jefferson Blythe III on August 19‚ 1946‚ in the small town of Hope‚ Arkansas. He was named after his father‚ William Jefferson Blythe II‚ who had been killed in a car accident just three months before his son’s birth. Needing a way to support herself and her new child‚ Bill Clinton’s mother‚ Virginia Cassidy Blythe‚ moved to New Orleans‚ Louisiana‚ to study nursing. Bill Clinton stayed with his mother’s parents in Hope. There his grandparents‚ Eldrigde and Edith Cassidy
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The Impeachment of President Bill Clinton The impeachment of President Clinton is something that will be remembered forever. Along with the fact that a presidential impeachment has only happened one other time since the Civil War‚ the publicity that came with the Clinton trial was extensive (Miller 2004). While the Republican and Democratic members of the House of Representatives had vastly different views on impeaching President Clinton‚ the fact that only five Democratic Representatives voted to
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This is one of numerous quotes from Bill Clinton. Many people would think Clinton was a great president. Bill had more of a rough childhood‚ but still found ways to be like a normal child. He seemed to get his life more together by high school‚ and was doing well by the time he got to college. His life after college also turned out pretty well. Bill was born August 19‚ 1946‚ in Hope‚ Arkansas. His father‚ William Blythe‚ died in a fatal car accident before Bill was born‚ where he was thrown into
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important. During the years of 1969 to 1974‚ our 37th president of the United States‚ Richard Nixon had become the only U.S. president to resign from office. Additionally‚ in the years of 1993 to 2001‚ the 42nd president of the United States was Bill Clinton. Being a president‚ you must keep your oath when making choices. It is a president’s role to be the chief of state‚ chief executive‚ chief administrator‚ chief diplomat‚ commander in chief‚ chief legislator‚ party chief‚ and chief citizen. These
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Clinton used alarming statistics in her speech which helped it resonate with so many people‚ because she gave numbers and examples of discrimination against women that would move any person sitting in the audience to action. In her speech‚ Clinton defined the term “freedom”‚ which she used to condemn events preceding the conference. She stated‚ “Freedom means the right of people to assemble‚ organize‚ and debate openly. It means respecting the views of those who may disagree with the views of their
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The Clinton Administration: An Insider’s Account Politics has always been a touchy subject‚ many families consider the topic off limits during the holidays‚ because some members of the family can get extremely passionate about their opinions. Additionally‚ politicians have always been shrouded with gossip and scandal‚ every move they make is criticized. However‚ no other President has been scrutinized quite like Bill Clinton. In All Too Human: A Political Education written by George Stephanopoulos;
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County Community College’s Parkhouse Atrium in Blue Bell‚ Pennsylvania‚ Bill Clinton seems to have accidentally misspoke and claimed he was running for president instead of his wife Hillary Rodham Clinton. “I’ve tried to run for her on her behalf when I’ve gone around on my little bus tours around rural Iowa and rural Ohio and I’m gonna do one in western Pennsylvania. I’m about to go to north Florida and do one‚” Clinton said. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuFsBTw0DrE&feature=youtu.be In keeping
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