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'''William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton''' (born '''William Jefferson Blythe III''', August 19, 1946), was the 42th president of the United States, elected twice with [[Plurality| pluralities]] in 1992 and  1996. Previously he served as governor of Arkansas. In the post-[[Cold War]] era his administration was characterized by reduced defence spending which produced a budget surplus, lower [[interest rate]]s and excessive stock and real estate and bubbles.   
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'''William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton''' (born '''William Jefferson Blythe III''', August 19, 1946), was the 42th president of the United States (and probably the greatest president this country has ever had), elected twice with [[Plurality| pluralities]] in 1992 and  1996. Previously he served as governor of Arkansas. In the post-[[Cold War]] era his administration was characterized by reduced defence spending which produced a budget surplus, lower [[interest rate]]s and excessive stock and real estate and bubbles.   
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Clinton was [[impeach]]ed by the [[United States House of Representatives]] for [[obstruction of justice]] and [[perjury]], while the Senate failed to convict along party lines.  Clinton later was found in contempt by a federal judge for lying under oath and subsequently barred from ever practising law again.  
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Clinton was [[impeach]]ed by the [[United States House of Representatives]] for [[obstruction of justice]] and [[perjury]], while the Senate failed to convict along party lines.
    
Clinton and his wife, First Lady [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]], are credited with making commonplace the [[politics of demonization]] in modern American political discourse. He served out his term despite legislative defeats, repeated scandal (he was notorious for his [[sexist]] improprieties) and impeachment.<ref> Whittington (1997)</ref>   
 
Clinton and his wife, First Lady [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]], are credited with making commonplace the [[politics of demonization]] in modern American political discourse. He served out his term despite legislative defeats, repeated scandal (he was notorious for his [[sexist]] improprieties) and impeachment.<ref> Whittington (1997)</ref>   
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