clinton, bill

Text and photographs present the biography of Bill Clinton, the forty-second president of the United States.

Presents a collection of black-and-white photographs that document the day-to-day political and private lives of President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, taken between 1992 and 1998 by official White House photographer Robert McNeely.

Sidney Blumenthal, senior adviser to President Bill Clinton, chronicles Clinton's presidency, focusing on the many battles and scandals that plagued Clinton's two terms.

Briefly describes the lives of President Bill Clinton and VicePresident Al Gore.

178 people who have known Clinton, including friends, legislators, critics, campaign workers, and reporters, share their observations and anecdotes about the 42nd president.

An illustrated biography of President William J. Clinton, following his life from his birth in Hope, Arkansas in 1946, through the end of his second term in office.

The first complete oral history of Bill Clinton and his presidency, it includes more than one hundred and fifty chronologically and topically arranged interviews with key figures.

On March 17,2009, Laura Ling and her colleague, Euna Lee, were working on a documentary about North Korean defectors. While filming on the Chinese-North Korean border, they were apprehended by North Korean soldiers. They were charged with trespassing and hostile acts, imprisoned, put on trial, and sentenced to twelve years of hard labor in a North Korean prison camp. When all this news reached Laura's sister, journalist Lisa Ling, she immediately began a campaign to get her sister, along with Euna Lee, released. Eventually, with the help of high-ranking U.S. officials and others, she was successful.

Describes Bill Clinton's rise to the presidency, the ups and downs he experienced during his two terms in office, and his return to the practice of law in New York City.

Presents primary documents from Presidents Reagan, Bush, and Clinton and their opponents concerning several controversial issues and events, and provides context and analysis. Covers such topics as the Iran-Contra scandal, welfare reform, and peacekeeping in Somalia.