BILL BLYTHE III BORN IN HOPE
Hope, Arkansas (JFK+50) William Jefferson Clinton, 42nd President of the United States, was born William Jefferson Blythe III on August 19, 1946 at Julia Chester Hospital here in Hope. Bill's widowed mother, Virginia, was a registered nurse. Later she remarried Roger Clinton and when Bill started school he changed his name from Blythe to Clinton.
Bill Clinton spent the first four years of his life in a small frame home at 117 S. Hervey Street in Hope. The family moved to 321 E. 13th Street in 1950 and once again in 1953 to Hot Springs where Bill graduated high school.
Bill Clinton was a delegate at Boys Nation when he shook hands with President John F. Kennedy. Bill was inspired by the meeting to enter the political profession and in 1992 was elected POTUS.
According to the William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum...
"In the years since leaving office, President Clinton has dedicated his time to leading the development of global initiatives through his Foundation. The staff and volunteers of the WJC Foundation focus on programs of community service, drug acquisition for HIV/AIDS treatment and fighting childhood obesity in the United States."
SOURCE
William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum, www.clintonfoundation.org/
Hope, Arkansas (JFK+50) William Jefferson Clinton, 42nd President of the United States, was born William Jefferson Blythe III on August 19, 1946 at Julia Chester Hospital here in Hope. Bill's widowed mother, Virginia, was a registered nurse. Later she remarried Roger Clinton and when Bill started school he changed his name from Blythe to Clinton.
Bill Clinton spent the first four years of his life in a small frame home at 117 S. Hervey Street in Hope. The family moved to 321 E. 13th Street in 1950 and once again in 1953 to Hot Springs where Bill graduated high school.
Bill Clinton was a delegate at Boys Nation when he shook hands with President John F. Kennedy. Bill was inspired by the meeting to enter the political profession and in 1992 was elected POTUS.
According to the William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum...
"In the years since leaving office, President Clinton has dedicated his time to leading the development of global initiatives through his Foundation. The staff and volunteers of the WJC Foundation focus on programs of community service, drug acquisition for HIV/AIDS treatment and fighting childhood obesity in the United States."
SOURCE
William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum, www.clintonfoundation.org/
Bill Clinton Boyhood Home
Hope, Arkansas
Photo by Billy Hathorn (2008)
President Bill Clinton
Knoxville, Tennessee
Photo by John White (1996)
JFK+50 NOTE
I made this photo of BC when he visited Knoxville during the re-election campaign in 1996. I managed to work my way down to the rope line to get in position to take the picture.
I sent a couple of copies of the photo to the White House and asked President Clinton to sign one for me. You can see part of his signature in the upper left hand corner.
I sent a couple of copies of the photo to the White House and asked President Clinton to sign one for me. You can see part of his signature in the upper left hand corner.
Happy Birthday, Mr. President!
