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"The more complex societies get and the more complex the networks of interdependence within and beyond community and national borders get, the more people are forced in their own interests to find non-zero-sum solutions. That is, win–win solutions instead of win–lose solutions.... Because we find as our interdependence increases that, on the whole, we do better when other people do better as well — so we have to find ways that we can all win, we have to accommodate each other." - Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton

Birthday: August 19, 1946 (age 61)

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William Jefferson Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993-2001.

He was the third-youngest president, older only than Theodore Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy. He is the first "baby-boomer" president, born after the end of World War II.

Bill Clinton was described as a "New Democrat" and was largely known for "Third Way" philosophies. His policies have been described as centrist, as he often strove to "triangulate" positions on issues to build consensus among divided factions of Congress.

Clinton presided over the longest period of peacetime economic expansion in American history, which included a balanced budget. However, his presidency was quickly and frequently challenged.

Most notably, during his second term, Bill Clinton was impeached by the U.S. House for perjury and obstruction of justice after statements he made about the nature of his relations with an intern, but was subsequently acquitted by the U.S. Senate.

Not only that, Clinton left office with a 65 percent approval rating, the highest of any President at the end of his term (post-World War II). Fallout from the Monica Lewinsky scandal still leaves mixed impressions about his personal character.

From 2001-present, Bill Clinton has been involved in great humanitarian work.

He created the William J. Clinton Foundation to promote and address international causes, such as treatment and prevention of HIV/AIDS and global warming, and worked closely with former president George H.W. Bush to raise money for Hurricane Katrina relief.

In 2004, he released a personal autobiography, My Life. His wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton, is the junior U.S. Senator from New York, where they both currently reside, and a Democratic candidate for president in 2008.

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