Clinton, Bill, 1946-

Authoritative Name:
Clinton, Bill, 1946-
Biography:
"WILLIAM "BILL" JEFFERSON CLINTON was born in Hope, Arkansas. He received a bachelor's degree in international affairs in 1968 from Georgetown University School of Foreign Service and attended Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar. After graduating from Yale Law School in 1973, he joined the staff of the University of Arkansas School of Law and practiced in Fayetteville. He was elected attorney general in 1976 and in 1978 won his first bid for governor, becoming the nation's youngest governor. In 1981, after losing reelection, he joined a Little Rock law firm. He ran again for governor and was elected in 1982, and reelected in 1984, 1986, and 1990. He served as chair of the Democratic Leadership Council, the Democratic Governors' Association, and the Education Commission of the States. In 1986 he served as chair of the Southern Growth Policies Board and appointed to the third Commission on the Future of the South. He served as chair of the National Governors Association from 1986 to 1987, overseeing the initiative "Making America Work: Productive People, Productive Policies" and leading an effort to develop a national welfare reform policy. Bill Clinton resigned as governor after his election to president in 1992."--National Governors Association Web page.
Associated Subjects:
Clinton, Bill, 1946-
Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

27 items in 11 collections (expand all)

Arkansas State AFL-CIO, correspondence and printed materials, 1983

Creator:
AFL-CIO. Civil Rights Department
Becker, J. Bill (Jerome Bill), 1924-1997
Kehrer, E.T., 1921-1996
Clinton, Bill, 1946-
Date of Original:
1983
Collection:
AFL-CIO Southeast Division Civil Rights Department Records
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

Bill and Carole Sherman collection of clippings on Little Rock Central High School, 1995-1997

Creator:
Sherman, Bill
Sherman, Carole
Date of Original:
1995-10-07/1997-09-25
Collection:
Butler Center for Arkansas Studies Finding Aids Collection
Contributing Institution:
Butler Center for Arkansas Studies

James Guy Tucker, Jr., papers, 1821-2016

Creator:
Tucker, Jim Guy
Date of Original:
1952/1997
1821/2016
Collection:
Butler Center for Arkansas Studies Finding Aids Collection
Contributing Institution:
Butler Center for Arkansas Studies

Barbara Allen : Video Interview

Date of Original:
1900/2022
Collection:
Civil Rights Library of St. Augustine
Contributing Institution:
Proctor Library

Barbara Allen : Video Interview

Date of Original:
1900/2022
Collection:
Civil Rights Library of St. Augustine
Contributing Institution:
Proctor Library

Dan Warren : Video Interview

Date of Original:
1900/2022
Collection:
Civil Rights Library of St. Augustine
Contributing Institution:
Proctor Library

Dan Warren : Video Interview

Date of Original:
1900/2022
Collection:
Civil Rights Library of St. Augustine
Contributing Institution:
Proctor Library

Modern Era, 1968 through the present

Creator:
Johnson, Ben
Date of Original:
1968/2006
Collection:
Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture
Contributing Institution:
Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture

Oral history interview with David Gambrell, 1992 September 21

Creator:
Gambrell, David Henry, 1929-
Date of Original:
1992-09-21
Collection:
Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program
Contributing Institution:
University of West Georgia. Special Collections

Oral history interview with Elliott Levitas, 1996

Creator:
Levitas, Elliott H. (Elliott Harris), 1930-
Date of Original:
1996
Collection:
Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program
Contributing Institution:
University of West Georgia. Special Collections

Oral history interview with Phil Landrum, 1988 July 25-26

Creator:
Landrum, Phil M.
Date of Original:
1988-07-25/1988-07-26
Collection:
Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program
Contributing Institution:
University of West Georgia. Special Collections

President Bill Clinton at Hilton Head Island

Creator:
Royal, Pam
The State Media Company (Columbia, S.C.)
Date of Original:
1993-01-02
Collection:
The State Newspaper Photograph Archive
Contributing Institution:
Richland Library