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Bill Clinton was the 42nd US presidents. Bill Clinton who is the real name was William Jefferson Clinton III. He was born on 19 August 1946 in Hope, Arkansas. Bill’s father named, William Jefferson Blythe. His father was died in car crashed before his born and Clinton lives with his mother. Clinton’s mother, Virginia Cassidy Blythe move to New Orleans, Louisiana to complete nursing school for provide his son. Clinton stays with his grandparents in his hometown. Clinton’s mother married with Roger Clinton after graduated from nursing school. After that, the family moved to Hot Springs in 1950. Bill Clinton attended Hot Springs High School. He was an excellent student and one of the members in the jazz band. He graduated from high school in 1964. Next, his continues his study to Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. He took the international affairs. He started to join the election in this university. But, he lost for the election. He graduated from Georgetown in 1968 and gets a prestigious Rhodes scholarship to study in Oxford University. But he got a notice to return to Arkansas. Clinton avoided the military by attend the ROTC program at University of Arkansas Law School. He goes back to Oxford after the school fall. He feels guilty and did the military again. Luckily, he did not to send to Vietnam. After that, Clinton entered Yale Law School. In Yale, he meets his beautiful wife, Hillary Rodham. Hillary Rodham also involve in politics. This couple married in 1975 after they graduated in 1973. During this period, his work at U.S Senate campaign of Joe Duffy until his graduated from there. Clinton and his wife had the only daughter named Chelsea Clinton in 1980. After graduate, Clinton moves to Arkansas. His was teaching law at the University of Arkansas as his job. Started from this, he joins himself toward politics. He also joins many of election, such as U.S House of Representatives. Clinton lost the election. The next two years, he was easily taken down

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