President Clinton; he was born in Arkansas, August 19, 1946. Unfortunatley he didn't know his father. He was a traveling salesman who died a few months before he was born. His mother married again, when he was at the age of four, to a guy named Rodger Clinton and he took the last name Clinton when he was in highschool.
When John F. Kennedy was president, Clinton was a senior in high school. He was selected to go to washington D.c. to the whitehouse. He got to shake Kennedy's hand. One of the most important days in his youth. This event pushed him toward wanting to become president and making a difference for the people.
Clinton worked very hard throughout his high school years. He got a scholarship to oxford university and then later went to Yale. he graduated law school in 1973, and then taught law at the university of Fayettville.
IN 1976, Clinton was elected Attournet General of Arkansa. Two years later, in 1978, Bill Clinton ran for govenor of Arkansas. He succeeded, becoming the youngest govenor of the state.
His time there he wanted to improve roads and better the educational system. he did just that.
In 1991, Clinton really saw himself as being president. He had so many ideas of improving the nation. For example: strengthen health care system, better the school system, and the biggest one....create new jobs. He really went for it. Had a lot of one-on-one talks and did many talk shows. In time, he was nominated as the democratic presidential canidate. On November 3, 1992, William "Bill" Jefferson Blythe Clinton became our 42nd president. Al Gore was the 45th vice president.
Clinton accomplished many things:
1993: Family and Medical Leave Act- employers would give their employess time off if they were ill or pregnant.
1993: North America Free Trade Agreement- Canada, U.S., Chile, and Mexico could trade freely.
Almost 6 million new jobs were created in the first two years as president.
Economic Plan- he cut taxes on 15 million low income families.
Direct Student Loan Program- at a lower interest rate, students can bowrrow monet right from the government. also they had flexible repayment options.
He also fought to pass the largest international tax cut in history- GATT-lowers tariffs world-wide by 744 million over ten years.
Reflection:
I dont really know too much about presidents, but i learned a lot about Clinton. I actually didnt really know any of this information until today. I was looking at all his accomplishments and there are SOOOO MANYY! He really did a lot as president.
Sources:
http://clinton1.nara.gov/White_House/Accomplishments/html/accomp-plain.html
http://americanhistory.about.com/od/williamjclinton/p/pclinton.htm
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