Bill Clinton
President of the United States from 1993 to 2001
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| 2024 | Clinton was one of the first public figures to endorse Joe Biden's re-election campaign, participating in interviews and fundraisers. |
| 2024 | Following Jimmy Carter's death, Clinton became the earliest-serving living former U.S. president and the last living president from the 20th century. |
| 2024 | Clinton gave a critically acclaimed speech at the 2024 Democratic National Convention, emphasizing the Democratic Party's record on job creation and Harris' career achievements. |
| 2024 | Unsealed court documents revealed allegations that Clinton had visited the offices of Vanity Fair and allegedly threatened them not to publish stories about Epstein's sexual trafficking, which the former editor Graydon Carter denied. |
| 2024 | Clinton campaigned for Harris in various battleground states, meeting with supporters in small towns and at campaign stops. |
| 2024 | After Harris lost the general election to Donald Trump, Clinton and Hillary released a statement congratulating Trump and Vice-President-elect JD Vance, commending Harris and her running-mate Tim Walz for their campaign. |
| 2024 | Clinton's comments criticizing Arab and Muslim Americans hesitant to support Harris due to her pro-Israeli stance led to significant backlash and condemnation. |
| 2024 | After Biden withdrew his candidacy, Clinton endorsed Kamala Harris and praised Biden for his public service. |
| December 2024 | Clinton was hospitalized after developing a fever at the MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington D.C. |
| December 2024 | Bill Clinton was released from the hospital the day after his admission in stable condition. |
| November 2024 | Clinton's second volume of memoirs, Citizen: My Life After the White House, was published. |
| July 13 2024 | Bill Clinton condemned the assassination attempt on former President Trump and expressed relief about Trump's safety, praising the Secret Service's response. |
| June 27 2024 | After Biden's first presidential debate, Clinton defended him, stating that 'bad debate nights happen' and continuing to support his candidacy despite public demand for him to drop out. |
| March 12 2024 | Presented with the Grand Cross of the Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk by the Czech Republic |
| July 3 2023 | Awarded the Star of Appreciation for Public Achievement in Albania |
| February 23 2023 | Raymond L. Finch was nominated and confirmed to the District Court of the Virgin Islands by a voice vote. |
| February 2 2023 | Clinton attended an event commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act, highlighting his ongoing engagement with policy and social issues. |
| 2022 | Bill Clinton received an Honorary degree from the University of Haifa |
| December 2022 | Clinton tested positive for COVID-19. |
| November 2022 | In a rally in Laredo, Texas, Clinton responded to questions about his ties with Epstein, stating, 'I think the evidence is clear.' |
| 2021 | Merrick Garland became Attorney General under President Joe Biden. |
| October 2021 | Clinton was treated for sepsis at the University of California, Irvine Medical Center. |
| October 2021 | Bill Clinton was discharged from the hospital the day after being admitted after close monitoring. |
| January 20 2021 | Bill Clinton attended Joe Biden's presidential inauguration. Along with former presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush, Clinton laid a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and recorded a segment for the Celebrate America special, offering advice to the new president. |
| 2020 | Clinton again served as a member of the United States Electoral College from New York, casting his vote for the successful Democratic ticket of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. |
| January 2020 | Kenneth Starr, while testifying as a defense lawyer for President Donald Trump's first Senate impeachment trial, partially retracted his previous allegations used to justify Bill Clinton's impeachment. He contradicted his own 1998 arguments and claimed he was wrong about impeachment for abuse of executive privilege and obstruction of Congress. |
| 2019 | Bill Clinton attended the funeral of former French president Jacques Chirac. |
| 2019 | Clinton's spokesperson released a statement asserting that Clinton never visited Little St. James Island, amidst ongoing scrutiny of his relationship with Epstein. |
| June 11 2019 | Received the Order of Freedom from the Republic of Kosovo |
| 2018 | In interviews, Bill Clinton was asked whether he should have resigned following the Lewinsky scandal and stated he believed he made the right decision in not resigning. |
| 2018 | The American Political Science Association's Presidents and Executive Politics section ranked Bill Clinton as the 13th best president. |
| June 2018 | Clinton and Patterson's co-authored book 'The President is Missing' was released to the public. |
| March 2018 | Belfast City Council voted to award him the Freedom of Belfast for his work during the Northern Ireland Peace Process. |
| 2017 | Bill Clinton attended the funeral of former German chancellor Helmut Kohl. |
| 2017 | Bill Clinton was awarded honorary doctorates from St. Francis Xavier University (Doctor honoris causa) and Dublin City University |
| 2017 | A C-SPAN poll of historians ranked Bill Clinton as the 15th best president. |
| November 2017 | Former DNC interim chair Donna Brazile urged Bill Clinton to campaign during the 2018 midterm elections despite criticism surrounding the Lewinsky scandal. |
| September 7 2017 | Bill Clinton partnered with former presidents Jimmy Carter, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama to work with One America Appeal to help victims of Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma. |
| May 2017 | Bill Clinton announced his collaboration with James Patterson to co-author the political thriller novel 'The President is Missing'. |
| 2016 | Merrick Garland was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Obama, but the Senate did not act on his nomination. |
| 2016 | Bill Clinton attended the funeral of former Israeli president Shimon Peres. |
| 2016 | Also in 2016, CNN reported that the Clintons received more than $153 million in paid speeches from 2001 until spring 2015. |
| 2016 | Bill Clinton encouraged voters to support his wife, Hillary Clinton, during her presidential campaign and made appearances on the campaign trail. |
| 2016 | In 2016, Forbes reported that Bill and Hillary Clinton earned approximately $240 million in the 15 years from January 2001 to December 2015, primarily from paid speeches, business consulting, and book-writing. |
| 2016 | Clinton served as a member of the electoral college for New York and voted for the Democratic ticket consisting of Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine. |
| 2016 | Bill Clinton received an L.H.D. from Loyola Marymount University |
| December 20 2016 | Trump tweeted about Clinton's post-election phone call, which Clinton subsequently confirmed, with Trump claiming Clinton 'doesn't know much' about attracting voters in swing states. |
| November 10 2016 | A Clinton aide reported that Bill Clinton phoned Donald Trump to congratulate him on winning the presidential election. |
| June 29 2016 | Clinton had a private conversation with Attorney General Loretta Lynch in Phoenix, Arizona, which raised questions about potential conflict of interest during the FBI's investigation of Hillary Clinton's email server. |
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