Bill Clinton

Some of the key events about Bill Clinton

• 1974

  Won election as Arkansas Attorney General
• 1978

  Became the youngest governor in the United States at age 32
• 1992

  Elected as the 42nd President of the United States
• 1992

  Admitted to experimenting with marijuana while studying in England, but claimed he "didn't inhale"
• 1993

  Signed the Family and Medical Leave Act into law
• 1994

  Signed the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act
• 1994

  Faced sexual harassment allegations from Paula Jones, leading to a lawsuit
• 1995

  Engaged in an extramarital affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky
• 1996

  Signed welfare reform legislation, fulfilling a campaign promise
• 1997

  Balanced the federal budget for the first time in decades
• 1998

  Played a key role in brokering the Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland
• 1998

  Denied having sexual relations with Monica Lewinsky under oath, leading to perjury accusations
• 1998

  Became the second U.S. president to be impeached by the House of Representatives
• 1999

  Led NATO intervention in Kosovo, stopping ethnic cleansing
• 1999

  Was found in civil contempt of court for giving misleading testimony in the Paula Jones case
• 2000

  Granted China permanent normal trade relations status, expanding economic ties
• 2001

  Issued controversial pardons on his last day in office, including to financier Marc Rich
• 2001

  Took valuable gifts from the White House upon leaving office, later returning some items
• 2008

  Made racially insensitive remarks during Barack Obama's presidential campaign
• 2016

  Faced criticism for meeting privately with Attorney General Loretta Lynch during Hillary Clinton's email investigation

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