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Bill Clinton

William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. At 46 he was the third-youngest president; only Theodore Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy were younger when entering office. He became president at the end of the Cold War, and as he was born in the period after World War II, he is known as the first baby boomer president. His wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton, is currently the United States Secretary of State. She was previously a United States Senator from New York, and also candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008. Both are graduates of Yale Law School. Clinton left office with an approval rating at 66%, the highest end of office rating of any president since World War II. Since then, he has been involved in public speaking and humanitarian work. Clinton created the William J. Clinton Foundation to promote and address international causes such as treatment and prevention of HIV/AIDS and global warming. In 2004, he released his autobiography *My Life*, and was involved in his wife Hillary's 2008 presidential campaign and subsequently in that of President Barack Obama. In 2009, he was named United Nations Special Envoy to Haiti. In the aftermath of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, Clinton teamed with George W. Bush to form the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund.

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Books9

The First Gentleman

The First Gentleman

2025

with James Patterson

Citizen: My Life After the White House

Citizen: My Life After the White House

2024
The President's Daughter

The President's Daughter

2021

with James Patterson

Back to Work: Why We Need Smart Government for a Strong Economy

Back to Work: Why We Need Smart Government for a Strong Economy

2011
Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World

Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World

2007
Mandela: The Authorized Portrait

Mandela: The Authorized Portrait

2006

with Mac Maharaj and Desmond Tutu

My Life

My Life

2004
Putting People First: How We Can All Change America

Putting People First: How We Can All Change America

1995
The President is Missing

The President is Missing

1912

with James Patterson

Collections1

Sons + Fathers: An Anthology of Words and Images

Sons + Fathers: An Anthology of Words and Images

2015

with Paul Auster