William Jefferson Clinton was born on August 17, 1952, in the small town of Rock, Arkansas. His father had died in a car accident six months before Bill was born. His mother was later forced to leave her four year old son with his grandparents when she moved to New York to pursue her nursing studies. Soon after, his mother remarried. She married Roger Clinton, whose surname Bill later adopted. The family then settled in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Family life did not become any easier for young Bill, his new father was a drug addict, and even though he loved the family dearly, he was often prone to violent attacks.
As Bill grew up he achieved many academic honors, including sele
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