...After serving ten years as the Governor of Arkansas, Bill Clinton became eager to pursue his high school dream of becoming President of the United States. During his governing years, Clinton came up new strategies, ideas, and campaign methods to be used for a much larger opportunity. In 1991, he announced he would be running for the 1992 Democratic presidential nomination. Clinton believed that America’s future was in jeopardy and he had the solutions and answers to get it back on track. He began gaining popularity early from his views on the national health care system, a tax cut for the middle class, a reduction of the deficit, and a new welfare system. Clinton’s popularity is still evident today after delivering what many considered to be the best speech of the 2012 Democratic convention. Surely, Mr. Clinton must have done something right during his presidency to have the privilege of endorsing President Barack Obama at the biggest convention of the year. Bill Clinton’s presidency all started in 1992, when a large margin separated him from his rivals as the Democratic presidential nominee. He ran against George H.W. Bush who was an easy target after Bush raised taxes and led the economy near a recession. Clinton used that to his advantage and focused majority of his campaign on strengthening and rebuilding the American economy. On November 3, 1992, his campaign efforts paid off and Bill Clinton was elected the 42nd president of the United States. Clinton’s first years were...
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...decides on the criminal acts the president, if he should be dismissed from the title as president or not. Bill Clinton was in the process of being impeached. In this essay, I will provide you the history of President Clinton, the reason why he was impeached, and finally the results of his impeachments. Want to know what happens if you get impeached, then keep reading. Born in Hope, Arkansas, on August 19, 1946, President Clinton was raised by his mother and his alcoholic and abusive stepfather. Bill Clinton decided he wanted to be President when he first shook hands with President John F. Kennedy while visiting the White House during a high school field trip in 1963. Bill Clinton claims this was one of his most memorable events as a youth. Bill Clinton went to Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. and earned a Bachelor degree in International Affairs. He then went on to study government at Oxford University in 1968, followed by Yale to study law. In 1975, Hillary married Bill and a year later he was elected as Attorney General of Arkansas. In 1978, Bill Clinton became the youngest governor in the U.S. President Clinton didn’t have the most spotless reputation of high morals. By 1992 when he became president, he successfully defeated the allegations of marital infidelity, pot smoking, and dodging the draft for the military (The History Place- Impeachment: Bill Clinton, http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/impeachments/clinton.htm). A President can be removed for...
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...Criticizing Bill Clinton Speech Essay “If a President of the United States ever lied to the American people he should resign” William J. Clinton,1974 Introduction: Critics should pay a very special attention to the Bill Clinton apology speech. The speech of the ex-president Bill Clinton was a bright example of how perfect rhetoric techniques might fail to deliver the message of a president to a mass audience if it goes about his morality. In his speech, Clinton, actually confesses he had a private relationship with Monica Lewinsky. It is a rule that such a confession and especially from a person of the highest position in the society means the end of the career. It took William Jefferson Clinton seven month to realize that people need apologies not for the deed, but for the lies. A close look at the speech opens a wide range of elements did not manage to make it truly appealing for the citizens of the United States of America. In his speech, Mr. Clinton admitted he did a wrong thing and at the same time he did not truly show how much he regretted that his “misbehavior” lead to irreversible consequences in his private and political life. The key failure of the speech is that Mr. Clinton moved the accent away from the affair he had to the necessity to concentrate on more important things. In other words he told the society that they are stuck on unserious matters, while important political events are taking place. Bill Clinton’s goal was to make people get over the scandalous...
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...Critique Paper on President Bill Clinton William Jefferson Clinton was born on August 19, 1946 in the small city of Hope, Arkansas. Bill Clinton was the 42nd President of the United States of America, serving his time in the White House from 1993 – 2001. He was the third youngest president to have taken office, with only Theodore Roosevelt and John Kennedy being younger than him. During the time in office of President Clinton, the U.S experienced a lot of benefits. Clinton also successfully managed to do what no other democrat since Theodore Roosevelt had done either – he was reelected for a second term. In this paper, I will outline what President Clinton achieved successfully during his time in office, and also my opinion on the former president of the United States. Whilst perhaps the most famous thing Bill Clinton is known for is the number of scandals he was involved in, most notably being sued by Paula Jones for sexual harassment, President Clinton was a religious man and had an excellent character. He attended Church from a young age, and stated ‘Religious faith has permitted me to believe in the possibility of becoming a better person every day’. During Clinton’s presidency, the crime rate continued to drop each year he was in office, and at the end of his second term, the crime rate was at a 26 year all-time low. Clinton was granted funding for 100,000 new police officers nationwide, and also famously introduced a ban on assault rifles, and in 2001 statistics...
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...Bill Clinton Research Paper President William “Bill” Clinton, the 41st president of the United States of America, proved to be a great president, facing some obstacles in his childhood, early political career, great success in his domestic policies but mediocre in his foreign. President Bill Clinton left behind a positive legacy which reinforced his great status. He was a great president which shows in his actions and all his other reforms and attempts to try and become the best there was. Nathaniel Neef, Family Life. President Clinton was born William Jefferson Blythe III on August 19, 1946, in Hope, Arkansas, three months after his father died in a traffic accident. Needing to find 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 he was surrounded by many relatives who gave him love and support and who played a significant role in his upbringing. His mother returned from New Orleans with a nursing degree in 1950. When he was four years old, his mother wed Roger Clinton, an automobile salesman of Hot Springs, Arkansas. In 1956 Bill’s half-brother, Roger Clinton Jr., was born. In high school, he took the family name, and became the president as we know and loved then William “Bill” j. Clinton. After Clinton graduated from high school he went on to college at Georgetown University. After he had graduated from Georgetown University...
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...impeachment of a president occurred in US history. A third was underway until the president resigned from office. However, the question remains about one of these impeached presidents, did former president Bill Clinton deserve to be impeached. There is clear cut evidence that Bill Clinton had broken an oath while working as president, yet some of these matters are personal business. Diving deeper into this matter, finding facts on the reason for the impeachment, what case was made against Bill Clinton to be put on trial, and the main question on if he deserved to be impeached. Introduction: Impeachment is a sole power given to the House of Representatives by the Constitution and makes the Senate...
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...good pension. I can work for cheap.” Clinton spoke. The 42nd American President, who accomplished many inspiring and great deals, fell apart in the year of 1995, due to the sexual relationship he had with a White House intern. This appealing event has brought shame, embarrassment and ruined the reputation of Bill Clinton and his family. In 1946, Bill Clinton was born in Hope, Arkansas on August 19th, 1946. As he grew up, he was mostly raised by his grandparents with a strict routine. Several months before Clinton was born, his father, William Jefferson Blythe, unfortunately, died in a car accident. Leaving Clinton with his mother, Virginia Cassidy Blythe. In order to provide for his son, she left the city, from Hope to New Orleans to study for nursing school. During this period of time, Clinton stayed with his grandparents, who were strict with education. Therefore, he could already read little books at the age of three. In the year of 1950, Virginia returned home with a degree for nursing. She also married an automobile salesman, whose name was Roger Clinton. As a family, they moved from Hope, to Hot Spring, Arkansas. Years later, Virginia divorced Roger due to the alcohol addiction and abuse towards her...
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...life, Bill Clinton began to become impatient. Clinton had bigger things on his agenda, and he was eager to get started. Clinton was ready to make his high school dream a reality. Clinton announced his intention to seek the 1992 Democratic presidential nomination. In his campaigns outline, a booklet titled A plan for Americas Future, Clinton boldly declared that the future of the nation is in serious jeopardy and that he has suggestions, answers, and solutions to the problems which we face. Clinton had a plan to jump-start our economy in the short-term and a new long-term strategy to turn our countries economy around and restore the “American Dream” for all. While Clinton was governor, he was constantly coming up with new ideas, goals, and campaign tactics, just waiting for this moment to put them to use. Clinton did not waste a minute to start gaining popularity. Clinton possessed excellent campaigning skills. He had the ability to sharply identify issues in his favor. As most everyone does, Clinton had the tendency to give in to public opinion instead of trying to shape it. Shortly there after, Clinton was inaugurated as President of the United States in January 1993, after defeating George Bush senior. At 46, he was the youngest U.S. president since John F Kennedy was elected. He won the presidency with 43% of the popular vote and an Electoral College landslide. It goes to show that all of Clinton’s hard work and dedication paid off. One of the first things that Clinton was...
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...Bill Clinton - Redefines Democratic-Republican In the early 1800's, the United States was but a promising seedling in search of viable political direction. The initial parties were known as the federalists and the Democratic-Republicans, the first of which soon diminished and the later eventually bisected. The result is the two party Democrat and GOP system which the majority of politicians of current day subscribe. However, many political and economic analysts find themselves perplexed by an incredible new phenomenon radiating from the white house - the economic policies of President Bill Clinton. This dilemma has left many wondering, did we elect a democrat or a republican? Has Clinton unintentionally begun a campaign to reunite the two rivals? The telltale signs of Clinton's political ambiguity include reminiscently republican techniques of reducing the budget, creating jobs, lowered productivity, and shaping the tax code. During Clinton's 1992 campaign, balancing the budget was not among the countries main economic objectives (Miller 4). However, after close scrutiny, the economic woes of the approaching millennium were projected as "higher then we thought it would be" (Miller 4). In fact, "in the twelve years before Clinton took office, the deficit quadrupled in size" (deficit 1). As a result, Clinton must engage in creative cost cutting techniques to keep the budget under control. Money afforded to state and local governments for development programs...
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...stated William Jefferson Clinton in his acceptance speech at the 1992 Democratic National Convention. Clinton did an award winning job of giving a speech in such a way, that his audience felt personally connected with him and his motives. With Clinton’s comforting values and his impressive choice of words, he let his audience, the common middle-class Democrat, know that they were on the top of his agenda if he was elected as the President of The United States. Through the use of great wording and in-depth examples of his honorable values, Clinton demonstrated that he was the man for the job. Clinton appealed to many listeners by his care full use of ethos, these ethos included personal experiences and his demonstration of selflessness in whole. “I am a product of that middle class, and when I am President, you will be forgotten no more,” Clinton remarked. When Clinton made this statement, he had all of his viewers in mind. He showed that with his small town ethics, he could bring the power back to the people. A great example of this would be when Clinton stated, “The election is about putting power back in your hands and putting the government back on your side.” Clinton extensively thanked his mother for his fighting spirit and his courage in life. Before Clinton was born, his father died in an accident. His mother had a make a sacrifice, this sacrifice was to send Bill to live with his grandparents in Arkansas, while she stayed in Louisiana to work. Bill witnessed a scenario that...
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...Son jeunesse Bill Clinton été né sur le 19 de Août, 1946. Dans la petite ville de Hope, l’Arkansas. Il a été appelé au nom de son père William Jefferson Blythe II. Son père a été tué dans une accident de voiture trois mois avant que William était né. Sa mère est Virginia Dell Cassidy. En 1950, elle a encore marrié un homme qui s’appelle Roger Clinton. Son nom depuis école primaire était Clinton, mais ill n’a pas changer son nom jusqu’à ce qu’il était quinze ans. Clinton à grandi dans une famille très turbulente. Son beau-père était un joueur et une alcoolique qui a souvent maltraité son épouse. Clinton était une excellent élève et un bon joueur de saxophone. A un fois i’ll a espéré d’être un musicien professionnel. Bill Clinton avec John F. Kennedy. Hillary Clinton Quand i’ll a était au lycée, i’ll était dans une group qui est allé au White House. C’est la bas que William Clinton a dit que i’ll voudrait être un président. Son éducation Bill Clinton a reçu son diplôme de politique internationale à l’université de Georgetown dans Washington DC. Il reçoit une bourse qui lui permet d’aller étudier à l’université d’Oxford. I’ll a reçu son diplôme de loi au Yale, où il a rencontré Hillary Rodham, qu’il a marié en 1975. Son carrière politique Clinton a commencé par être professeur de loi à l’université de Yale L’élection de 1992 Yasser Arafat, Bill Clinton, et le Prime Ministre de L’Israël. et tente, sans succès, d’être élu à la Chambre des...
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...The comparison between Bill Clinton and King Arthur are quite similar. By similar I mean that they can relate in some ways. For example, Both king Arthur’s and Bill Clinton’s father both work for the government. King Arthur, father(Uther Pendragon) position was to be the king of Camelot.There are many things that we could relate King Arthur and Bill Clinton. But there are three main ways why they are similar. One of the three notorious reasons why they are similar is because they both have a record of stopping the danger’s before something really bad happens. An example would be Bill Clinton has the lowest crime rate over 26 years because of harsh violation, more police force, and smart tactical skills. Same goes with King Arthur, A lot...
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...WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON: THE 42ND PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED William Jefferson Clinton The forty-Second President of the United States, William Jefferson Clinton was born William Jefferson Blythe IV on August 19, 1946 in Hope, Arkansas. Only three months after Clinton’s birth his father was killed in a tragic car accident.[1] His mother later married Roger Clinton when Bill was four years old. He took his mother & step father’s name of Clinton when he was in high school. While in high school Clinton was able to meet with President John F. Kennedy. After this meeting Bill decided to enter “a life of public service”.[2] Clinton graduated from Georgetown University in 1968. He then won a Rhodes scholarship and went to Oxford University.[3] He entered Yale Law School upon his return from Oxford. Clinton received a law degree from Yale Law School in 1973. After this, he returned to Arkansas to enter politics but was defeated in a 1974 election for Congress[4]. Bill married Hillary Rodham in 1975, and their only child Chelsea was born in 1980[5]. Clinton won his next attempt at public office. He was elected Arkansas Attorney General in 1976, and was elected Governor in 1978. He lost his campaign for a second term, but won the office again four years later[6]. He was Governor of Arkansas when he ran for President in 1992, defeating “incumbent George Bush and third party candidate Ross Perot in the 1992 race”. Together, Bill Clinton and his vice...
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...Former President, William Jefferson (Bill) Clinton was chosen to be interviewed because I felt that when it came to leadership, he showed great strength and leadership skills while he was the President of the United States from 1992-1998. To me, Bill Clinton inspired me to take action within communities. He was always challenging the processes that society goes through and enabled others to act. Bill Clinton was 46 years old when he was elected to President. He is formerly from Arkansas, a small town called Hope. He was the first president to represent a democratic generation of Americans after World War II. He became president in time when Americans were concerned about health care, jobs, and education for children. I believe that Mr. Clinton began to develop his leadership skills at the early age of seven. He helped raise money for various charities and he was a member of the boy scouts as well as the band. In this I believe that Mr. Clinton began one of the leadership elements which is modeling the way. Modeling the way is a leadership skill where principles are set on how people are to be treated and what goals are to be pursued. I think that Mr. Clinton began to create ways for people to become victorious through small goals. As a teenager, Mr. Clinton began to think about politics and stated that he “was genuinely interested in people and solving problems.” (Sullivan, G., 1997, p. 163) He idolized the former and late President John F. Kennedy, another strong...
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...Political Advertisements 1992 Presidential Election Campaigns - Bush vs. Clinton During the 1992 presidential election, most of the advertisements were intended to portray the core values of the average American. Both George H. Bush and Bill Clinton attempted to portray patriotism and a deep sense of American pride within their campaigns making the economy one of the key topics of this election. But only one of them seemed to be successful. When analyzing their ad campaigns, it is important to take a look at the historical context of their ad campaigns and how the relate to their platform, public opinion and the times the ads were released. During the 1992 campaign season, George H. Bush was the current president and had lost some popularity due to the economic down turn and recession. At the time, Bush was known for his strengths in foreign policy; the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the defeat of Iraq in the Gulf War were both accomplished under his first term. However, Bush’s strength in foreign policy was not as important as the economy, in the eyes of the American people. Also, around this time, Bush had lost a lot of support from those in the Republican Party because he said he would not raise taxes in the previous election and then did in fact, raise them. In the beginning stages of the election, President Bush was in the lead, but as the election went on, his popularity declined. Bill Clinton came from a very different situation than George H. Bush. Not only was...
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