Bill Clinton
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BIOGRAPHY

Bill Clinton was the 42nd president of the United States (1993-2001).

Primary Contributions (1)
Dayton Accords
Dayton Accords, peace agreement reached on Nov. 21, 1995, by the presidents of Bosnia, Croatia, and Serbia, ending the war in Bosnia and outlining a General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It preserved Bosnia as a single state made up of two parts, the Bosniak-Croat…
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Publications (9)
The President's Daughter: A Thriller
The President's Daughter: A Thriller (June 2021)
By James Patterson, Bill Clinton
All Presidents have nightmares.  This one is about to come true. A rocket ride of a thriller--the #1 New York Times bestselling blockbuster by President Bill Clinton and James Patterson, "the dream team" (Lee Child). Every detail is accurate-- because one of the authors is President Bill Clinton.  The drama and action never stop-- because the other author is James...
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The President Is Missing: A Novel
The President Is Missing: A Novel (June 2018)
By James Patterson, Bill Clinton
Don't miss the #1 New York Times bestselling thriller from the world's bestselling author, James Patterson: an "undeniably gripping ride through the hidden passageways of power and politics" that "moves like Air Force One" (Michael Connelly).The President Is Missing confronts a threat so huge that it jeopardizes not just Pennsylvania Avenue and Wall Street, but all of America. Uncertainty and fear grip the nation. There are whispers of cyberterror and espionage and a traitor...
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Back to Work: Why We Need Smart Government for a Strong Economy
Back to Work: Why We Need Smart Government for a Strong Economy (November 2011)
By Bill Clinton
President Bill Clinton gives us his views on the challenges facing the United States today and why government matters—presenting his ideas on restoring economic growth, job creation, financial responsibility, resolving the mortgage crisis, and pursuing a strategy to get us "back in the future business.” He explains how we got into the current economic crisis, and offers specific recommendations on how we can put people back to work, increase bank lending and corporate investment, double our exports,...
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Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World
Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World (September 2007)
By Bill Clinton
Here, from Bill Clinton, is a call to action. Giving is an inspiring look at how each of us can change the world. First, it reveals the extraordinary and innovative efforts now being made by companies and organizations—and by individuals—to solve problems and save lives both “down the street and around the world.” Then it urges us to seek out what each of us, “regardless of income, available time, age, and skills,” can do to help, to give people a chance to live out their dreams.Bill...
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My Life
My Life (2004)
By Bill Clinton
President Bill Clinton s My Life is the strikingly candid portrait of a global leader who decided early in life to devote his intellectual and political gifts, and his extraordinary capacity for hard work, to serving the public. It shows us the progress of a remarkable American, who, through his own enormous energies and efforts, made the unlikely journey from Hope, Arkansas, to the White House a journey fueled by an impassioned interest in the political process which manifested...
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Clinton on Clinton:: A Portrait of the President in His Own Words
Clinton on Clinton:: A Portrait of the President in His Own Words (November 1999)
By Wayne Meyer
"Fifty years ago, when I was born in a summer storm to a widowed mother in a little town in Arkansas, it was unthinkable that I might ever become President."\n"Like other people, I have had crises in my life, personal crises, personal failures, the sense that I had let myself and others down, the sense that maybe I'd never be the person God wanted me to be."\nHe was the first president to represent the baby-boom generation and the last president of the twentieth century. An activist...
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Between Hope and History: Meeting America's Challenges for the 21st Century
Between Hope and History: Meeting America's Challenges for the 21st Century (September 1996)
By William Jefferson Clinton
Between Hope and History is the President's articulation of his political philosophy - a philosophy that underpins all his policies and programs as America enters the twenty-first century.The book is also a concise statement of the fundamental principles and values that have guided his administration since its inception in 1993. It continues, as he writes, "the conversation I have had with the American people about our destiny as a nation."In Between Hope and History,...
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Preface to the Presidency: Selected Speeches of Bill Clinton 1974-1992
Preface to the Presidency: Selected Speeches of Bill Clinton 1974-1992 (August 1996)
By STEPHEN SMITH

Bill Clinton has long been touted as a master of public speaking form and political discourse. Taken from his speeches as a twenty-seven-year-old candidate for Congress through his 1992 victory speech, Preface to the Presidency reveals the power and range of his contribution to our nation's political dialogue.

Putting People First: How We Can All Change America
Putting People First: How We Can All Change America (September 1992)
By William Jefferson Clinton

The Democratic candidates outline their proposals concerning the economy, crime, education, energy, the environment, health care, housing, national security, business, space, trade, and welfare