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Bill Clinton was elected governor of Arkansas in 1978, but lost a bid for reelection in 1980. He regained the governorship two years later and served until 1993. During his 12 years in office, Governor Clinton earned national recognition for his progressive programs, especially his efforts to improve the quality of public education.
To open the doors of college to all Americans, the Clinton-Gore Administration enacted the largest investment in higher education since the GI Bill. President Clinton and Vice President Gore created HOPE Scholarships and Lifetime Learning tax credits, which were claimed in 1999 by an estimated 10 million American families struggling to pay for ...
William Jefferson Clinton, the young President from Hope, Arkansas, succeeded where no other Democrat had since Franklin Roosevelt: he was reelected to a second term. Clinton also defied his critics by surviving an array of personal scandals, turning the greatest fiscal deficit in American history into a surplus, effectively using American ...
Clinton began his collegiate education in 1964 at Georgetown University, where he graduated with a degree in International Affairs in 1968. A Rhodes Scholar, Clinton continued his education in England at Oxford University and then in 1970 he entered Yale University Law School.
Bill Clinton Education Background. William Jefferson Clinton was born William Jefferson Blythe in Hope, Arkansas on August 19, 1946. His biological father died in a car accident just three months before his birth. His mother remarried Roger Clinton when Bill was four, after which he took his stepfather’s name.
Bill Clinton is an American politician from Arkansas who served as the 42nd President of the United States (1993-2001). ... He sought legislation to upgrade education, to protect jobs of parents ...
Dec 15, 2000 · The Clinton Legacy in Higher Education. By Jeffrey Brainard , Stephen Burd , and Ben Gose. December 15, 2000. As Bill Clinton prepared to become president eight years ago, most college officials ...
