Presidential Facts about Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton - 42nd president of the United States serving 2 terms, from 1993 to 2001.
Vice President - Albert Gore Jr.
Born - August 19, 1946
Died - Still living
First Lady - Hillary Rodham Clinton
Party - Democratic
Bill Clinton is from Arkansas.
Learning Resources
- Y—Young (PreK-3rd)
- M—Middle (4th-6th)
- O—Older (7th-12th)
- T—Teacher Resources
American President Bill Clinton
Extensive essays about the personal and political life of Bill Clinton from the Miller Center at the University of Virginia.
Timeline of the Clinton Presidency
Timeline of events related to Clinton's presidency including links to transcriptions of speeches, laws, press releases, and more
Health and Medical History of Bill Clinton
Detailed and footnoted with sources, this site chronicles the maladies and conditions of each U.S. president as compiled by John Sotos, MD.
Advise the President: William J. Clinton
Students are guided through advising President Clinton about what the U.S. should do about the Kosovo Crisis.
Bill Clinton: 60-Second Presidents
From PBS Learning; includes video and support materials for students and teachers
Presidential Podcast: Bill Clinton
"David Maraniss, who won the Pulitzer Prize for his reporting on Bill Clinton, explores how Clinton’s core character traits had both a bright and a dark side. And reporter Jim Tankersley examines how Clinton’s policy legacy has had a similar duality." From the Washington Post podcast "Presidential"
American Experience: Clinton
Articles and background information for the video from American Experience. Video is available at the Internet Archive.
Lesson Plan: President Clinton's Remarks in Kigali on the Rwandan Genocide
Clinton's annotated speech is used as the basis for a high school lesson; from CommonLit, this lesson plan can be viewed without registration, but free registration with proof of age is required to access teacher answer keys
The Rock and Roll Beat
Music-related lesson plan from the Clinton Presidential Library
The Presidency of Bill Clinton
From C-SPAN lesson plans
Challenging Bill Clinton
Lesson plan for older students corresponding to chapter 23 of Howard Zinn's Voices of a People's History of the United States (affiliate link)
American Experience Teacher's Guide To Clinton
A guide to accompany Clinton, a four-hour American Experience documentary (available to watch online in two parts)
Clinton Birthplace Historic Site Curriculum Materials
From the National Park Service at the Clinton Birthplace Historic Site in Hope, Arkansas
Bell Ringer: The Impeachment and Trial of President Bill Clinton
High school lesson plans from C-SPAN Classroom
Bill Clinton
From Biography.com
Bill Clinton
From White House.gov
History.com: Bill Clinton
This site offers videos, audio speeches, pictures and interactive resources for studying this president.
Portraits of the President: William J. Clinton
From The National Portrait Gallery
William Jefferson Clinton Genealogy
From Archives.com