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'''William Jefferson <!--NOTE: Do not add "Bill" here per [[WP:HYPOCORISM]].--> Clinton''' ([[né]] '''Blythe'''; born August 19, 1946) is an American lawyer and politician <!--NOTE: The lead sentence should stick to what he is primarily known for. The infobox is there to include additional occupations.--> who served as the 42nd [[president of the United States]] from 1993 to 2001. A member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], he previously served as [[governor of Arkansas]] from 1979 to 1981 and again from 1983 to 1992. Clinton, whose policies reflected a centrist "[[Third Way]]" [[political philosophy]], became known as a [[New Democrats (United States)|New Democrat]]. | '''William Jefferson <!--NOTE: Do not add "Bill" here per [[WP:HYPOCORISM]].--> Clinton''' ([[né]] '''Blythe'''; born August 19, 1946) is an American lawyer and politician <!--NOTE: The lead sentence should stick to what he is primarily known for. The infobox is there to include additional occupations.--> who served as the 42nd [[president of the United States]] from 1993 to 2001. A member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], he previously served as [[governor of Arkansas]] from 1979 to 1981 and again from 1983 to 1992. Clinton, whose policies reflected a centrist "[[Third Way]]" [[political philosophy]], became known as a [[New Democrats (United States)|New Democrat]]. | ||
Clinton was born and raised in [[Arkansas]]. He graduated from [[Georgetown University]] in 1968, and later from [[Yale Law School]], where he met his future wife, [[Hillary Rodham]]. After graduating from law school, Clinton returned to Arkansas and won election as state attorney general, followed by [[Governorships of Bill Clinton|two non-consecutive tenures as Arkansas governor]]. As governor, he overhauled the state's education system and served as [[Chair (officer)|chairman]] of the [[National Governors Association]]. Clinton was elected president in the [[1992 United States presidential election|1992 election]], defeating the incumbent | Clinton was born and raised in [[Arkansas]]. He graduated from [[Georgetown University]] in 1968, and later from [[Yale Law School]], where he met his future wife, [[Hillary Rodham]]. After graduating from law school, Clinton returned to Arkansas and won election as state attorney general, followed by [[Governorships of Bill Clinton|two non-consecutive tenures as Arkansas governor]]. As governor, he overhauled the state's education system and served as [[Chair (officer)|chairman]] of the [[National Governors Association]]. Clinton was elected president in the [[1992 United States presidential election|1992 election]], defeating the incumbent Republican Party president [[George H. W. Bush]] and the independent businessman [[Ross Perot]]. He became the first president to be born in the [[Baby Boomer]] generation. | ||
Clinton presided over the longest period of peacetime economic expansion in American history. He signed into law the [[North American Free Trade Agreement]] and the [[Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act]] but failed to pass his plan for [[Clinton health care plan of 1993|national health care reform]]. Starting in the mid-1990s, he began an ideological evolution as he became much more conservative in his domestic policy, advocating for and signing the [[Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act]], the [[State Children's Health Insurance Program]] and financial deregulation measures. He appointed [[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]] and [[Stephen Breyer]] to the [[U.S. Supreme Court]]. In foreign policy, Clinton ordered U.S. military intervention in the [[Bosnian War|Bosnian]] and [[Kosovo war]]s, eventually signing the [[Dayton Agreement|Dayton Peace agreement]]. He also called for the [[expansion of NATO]] in Eastern Europe and many former [[Warsaw Pact]] members joined NATO during his presidency. Clinton's foreign policy in the Middle East saw him sign the [[Iraq Liberation Act]] which gave aid to groups against [[Saddam Hussein]]. He also participated in the [[Oslo I Accord]] and [[2000 Camp David Summit|Camp David Summit]] to advance the [[Israeli–Palestinian peace process]], and assisted the [[Northern Ireland peace process]]. | Clinton presided over the longest period of peacetime economic expansion in American history. He signed into law the [[North American Free Trade Agreement]] and the [[Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act]] but failed to pass his plan for [[Clinton health care plan of 1993|national health care reform]]. Starting in the mid-1990s, he began an ideological evolution as he became much more conservative in his domestic policy, advocating for and signing the [[Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act]], the [[State Children's Health Insurance Program]] and financial deregulation measures. He appointed [[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]] and [[Stephen Breyer]] to the [[U.S. Supreme Court]]. In foreign policy, Clinton ordered U.S. military intervention in the [[Bosnian War|Bosnian]] and [[Kosovo war]]s, eventually signing the [[Dayton Agreement|Dayton Peace agreement]]. He also called for the [[expansion of NATO]] in Eastern Europe and many former [[Warsaw Pact]] members joined NATO during his presidency. Clinton's foreign policy in the Middle East saw him sign the [[Iraq Liberation Act]] which gave aid to groups against [[Saddam Hussein]]. He also participated in the [[Oslo I Accord]] and [[2000 Camp David Summit|Camp David Summit]] to advance the [[Israeli–Palestinian peace process]], and assisted the [[Northern Ireland peace process]]. | ||