Birth Place: Hope, Arkansas
Birth Name: William Jefferson Blythe III
Father: William Blythe
Mother: Virginia (Kelley) Blythe
Marriage: Hillary Rodham (October 11, 1975-present)
Children: Chelsea Victoria
Education: Georgetown University, B.S., 1968; Oxford University, Rhodes Scholar, 1968-1970; Yale University, J.D., 1973
Other Facts:
Clinton’s father, William Jefferson Blythe, died three months before his son’s birth.
In his teens, Clinton adopted his stepfather Roger Clinton’s last name.
The first Democrat since Franklin Delano Roosevelt to be elected to a second term.
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September 4, 2007 – Clinton’s book, “Giving,” is published. In it, he gives examples of how the generosity of everyday people can positively impact the world.
August 27, 2008 – Clinton gives a speech at the 2008 Democratic National Convention supporting Barack Obama for president.
May 19, 2009 – Clinton is appointed U.N. Special Envoy for Haiti.
August 4, 2009 – Clinton goes to North Korea, meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and secures a pardon and release of U.S. journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling.
February 3, 2010 – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon places Clinton in charge of overseeing aid and reconstruction efforts in Haiti, after a 7.0 earthquake in January.
February 11, 2010 – Is rushed to New York Presbyterian Hospital with “chest discomfort” and undergoes a procedure that places two stents in one of his arteries.
November 8, 2011 – Clinton’s book about how to revive the economy, “Back to Work,” is released.
September 5, 2012 – Speaking at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, Clinton places President Barack Obama’s name into nomination for president of the United States.
November 20, 2013 – Is awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama.
January 1, 2014 – Administers the oath of office to Bill De Blasio, the 109th mayor of New York.
