http://www.history.com/photos/bill-clinton View an image slideshow on President Bill Clinton. en Copyright 2013, History.com Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:00:00 GMT History.com 2013-06-19T04:00:00Z en Copyright 2013, History.com http://www.history.com/photos/bill-clinton/photo1 Bill Clinton was born William Jefferson Blythe III on August 19, 1946 in Hope, Arkansas. http://www.history.com/photos/bill-clinton/photo1 http://www.history.com/photos/bill-clinton/photo2 When he was a teenager, Clinton took his stepfather's last name. http://www.history.com/photos/bill-clinton/photo2 http://www.history.com/photos/bill-clinton/photo3 While a teenager, Clinton got to meet and shake hands with then-current president John F. Kennedy. http://www.history.com/photos/bill-clinton/photo3 http://www.history.com/photos/bill-clinton/photo4 Clinton graduated from Oxford on a Rhodes Scholarship. He later attended Yale for his law degree. http://www.history.com/photos/bill-clinton/photo4 http://www.history.com/photos/bill-clinton/photo5 In 1975, Clinton married Hillary Rodham. Bill and Hillary met in 1972 while both were studying law at Yale University. Both worked on George McGovern's 1972 presidential campaign. http://www.history.com/photos/bill-clinton/photo5 http://www.history.com/photos/bill-clinton/photo6 The Clintons had one daughter, Hillary, born in 1980. http://www.history.com/photos/bill-clinton/photo6 http://www.history.com/photos/bill-clinton/photo7 In 1978, at the age of 32, Clinton was elected governor of Arkansas. http://www.history.com/photos/bill-clinton/photo7 http://www.history.com/photos/bill-clinton/photo8 In 1992, Clinton ran for President. He ran against incumbent George H. W. Bush and Independent candidate Ross Perot. http://www.history.com/photos/bill-clinton/photo8 http://www.history.com/photos/bill-clinton/photo9 Clinton picked environmentalist Al Gore as his running mate. http://www.history.com/photos/bill-clinton/photo9 http://www.history.com/photos/bill-clinton/photo10 Clinton became the first baby boomer to be elected president. http://www.history.com/photos/bill-clinton/photo10 http://www.history.com/photos/bill-clinton/photo11 Clinton was inaugurated on January 20, 1993. http://www.history.com/photos/bill-clinton/photo11 http://www.history.com/photos/bill-clinton/photo12 Clinton signed NAFTA (the North American Free Trade Agreement), an agreement with Canada and Mexico. http://www.history.com/photos/bill-clinton/photo12 http://www.history.com/photos/bill-clinton/photo13 Clinton oversaw an historical first peace accord between Israel and Palestine. The peace did not last. http://www.history.com/photos/bill-clinton/photo13 http://www.history.com/photos/bill-clinton/photo14 Clinton tried to enact health care reform in the United States, but failed. In 1994, Republicans won control of the House and Senate. http://www.history.com/photos/bill-clinton/photo14 http://www.history.com/photos/bill-clinton/photo15 Clinton ran for re-election against Bob Dole, a Senator from Kansas, and won. http://www.history.com/photos/bill-clinton/photo15 http://www.history.com/photos/bill-clinton/photo16 Clinton cultivated a cooperative relationship between the new country of Russia and its leader Boris Yeltsin. http://www.history.com/photos/bill-clinton/photo16 http://www.history.com/photos/bill-clinton/photo17 Bill Clinton denied an affair with Monica Lewinsky. Lying under oath about the affair led to impeachment proceedings. http://www.history.com/photos/bill-clinton/photo17 http://www.history.com/photos/bill-clinton/photo18 Clinton's major military action was in Bosnia, to support democracy in a country ravaged by ethnic cleansing. http://www.history.com/photos/bill-clinton/photo18 http://www.history.com/photos/bill-clinton/photo19 After the Tsunami of 2004, former Presidents Bush and Clinton worked together for humanitarian aid and international cooperation during the crisis. http://www.history.com/photos/bill-clinton/photo19 http://www.history.com/photos/bill-clinton/photo20 His wife Hillary became a US Senator in 2001 and ran for president in 2008. http://www.history.com/photos/bill-clinton/photo20