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William Jefferson Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III on August 19, 1946) is a U.S. politicianThe Federal Government of the United States was established by the United States Constitution. United States politics is dominated by the two major parties, the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. There are several other groups or parties of minor who served two terms as the 42nd President of the United StatesThe President of the United States is the head of state of the United States. Under the U. Constitution, the President is also the chief executive of the federal government and commander in chief of the armed forces. Because of the superpower status of th from 1993 to 2001. A moderate Democrat who was elected Governor of Arkansas five times, Clinton sought legislation to upgrade education, to protect the jobs of parents who must care for sick children, to restrict handgun sales, and to strengthen environmental rules. Internationally, he promoted free trade and mediated the Northern Ireland and Israeli-Palestinian conflicts.
President Clinton was the first United States President born after the close of the Second World War. His assumption of office marked a "generation shift" between the former Presidents who were mostly World War II veterans and had experienced the start of the Cold War in the 1950s.
His tenure was marked by a bitter relationship with the Republican-controlled Congress. He became only the second president to be impeached, as a result of the Monica Lewinsky scandal, but he was acquitted by the Senate. He was the third youngest president and the first of the baby boomer generation. Upon leaving office, he had the highest approval ratings for a retiring President in modern U.S. history.
