Bill Clinton : America's bridge to the 21st century / Karen Heath Clark, retired partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP, New York, USA.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clark, Karen Heath, author.

Series:

First men, America's presidents.

First men, America's presidents series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Clinton, Bill, 1946-.

Clinton, Bill.

Presidents--United States--Biography.

Presidents.

United States--Politics and government--1993-2001.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publisher's, Incorporated, [2017]

Summary:

Bill Clinton, the first president born after the end of World War II, brought a new generation's vision and attitude to the White House. His 1992 defeat of overwhelming favorite George H. W. Bush, who was running for a second term, is a fascinating story of the fickleness of presidential popularity. Clinton was an unknown Governor of Arkansas when he won the Democratic nomination, most big-name candidates having opted to forgo what they viewed as a hopeless race. Clinton emerged from a troubled childhood in Arkansas to become a Rhodes Scholar and a Yale Law School graduate. He was a man of great ambition, intellect and determination, but it was his charismatic personality and ability to reach out with empathy to others that made him such a popular president. While his inexperience led to bungling some legislative opportunities, he skillfully shepherded other measures through Congress while keeping the country peaceful and increasingly prosperous during his two terms in office. His presidency was marred by scandals created by his engagement in inappropriate sexual relationships with women, scandals for which he was relentlessly pursued by enemies willing to use scorched-earth tactics to try to destroy him. Clinton possessed unsurpassed resiliency, labelling himself the "Comeback Kid," and managed to survive only the second impeachment in American history. Clinton left a legacy of peace and prosperity when he left office at the start of the 21st century, but the nation had become far more politically divisive. (Nova)

Contents:

A complicated beginning

The start of a political career

The 1992 presidential campaign

A wobbly start

The first comeback, followed by new troubles

The devastating 1994 midterm elections, then another bounce back

The second term

The end: lame duck and post-presidency

A snapshot in time.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-5361-2276-9