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Bill Clinton : William The American Legion Boy 's Nation Program

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Welch1 Rook Welch Mrs. Coker English III 31 March 2016 Bill Clinton William (Bill) Jefferson Blythe IV was born on August 19th, 1946 in Hope, Arkansas. His father died three months before his birth. When he was only two, his mother left him to live with his grandparents. When she remarried, the family moved to Hot Springs, Ark. In his younger years,, Bill was determined for success. He earned academic honors. This gave him the nomination as a delegate to the American Legion Boy 's Nation program in Washington, D.C., where he met JFK. This inspired him to chase a career in politics. Clinton went to Georgetown University and studied international affairs. He was an intern for Sen. J. William Fulbright of Arkansas. He got his B.S. degree in 1968. He received a Rhodes scholarship to Oxford University. He then enrolled at Yale Law School. In 1972, he managed George McGovern 's Texas campaign. He graduated law school in 1973. Clinton then returned to Arkansas to teach and to make plans for his career in politics. He married Hillary Rodham, on October 11th, 1975. Clinton entered office among high expectations for policy change. He changed many Republican policies in his early administration. He found it hard to change national priorities during his first two years in office. Early in his administration several of his appointees encountered congressional disapproval. His proposal to end the ban on homosexuals in the military was met with widespread opposition from Congress, the

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