Bill Clinton is again gaining lots of attention and media coverage after his participation in Democratic National Convention (DNC) 2024.
While a lot of people are curious to know more about him and how he can have impact in the US President Election in 2024.
Let’s start with his early life:-
Bill Clinton Age And Early Life
Bill Clinton or William Jefferson Clinton was born on August 19,1946 in Hope, Arkansas. His legal name is William Jefferson Blythe III but took the name Clinton after his mother, Virginia Cassidy Blythe, married Roger Clinton Sr.
His real father was William Jefferson Blythe Jr. who died in a car accident and later on adopted by Roger Clinton Sr. at the age of 15 years after her mother married with Roger.
While his stepfather was a gambler and an alcoholic person who used to abuse her mother too and that’s how he grew up seeing such situations but he forgive his stepfather Roger after his death.
Bill was an active student leader, with that he loved to read and was fond of music from the time he was in his elementary school in Hot Spring.
After graduating from Georgetown University in 1968, he proceeded to Yale Law School, where he first met his future wife, Hillary Rodham, and they became a good friends.
Bill Clinton Education & Entering Into Politics
Bill Clinton was always remain active in different kinds of protests at school & college level and later on this habit help him in entering into Politics too and becoming the 42nd President of United States of America from (1993 to 2001).
John F. Kennedy, (the 35th president of United States) was his biggest inspiration since his childhood and that played a crucial part in his career.
After getting a degree in international affairs from Georgetown University and building his leadership skills in Oxford University he returned to Arkansas and began his political career, serving as Attorney General of Arkansas (1977 to 1979).
He got the National Political Recognition after he gave a speech at the 1988 Democratic National Convention. After this only he decided, to go for presidency elections in 1992, with a prime focus on economic revitalisation and healthcare reform, etc.
This ultimately led to his victory in 1992 Presidency election of United States, defeating George H.W. Bush and Ross Perot by focusing on domestic issues that resonates with the voters.
Bill Clinton Net Worth
As of 2024, a rough estimate of Bill Clinton net worth would be around $120 Million. That he accumulated through out his lifetime from different sources:-
- Politics – Bill served as a president of United States of America (USA) for almost 8 years & from that he got his salary for his service. While his salary doesn’t accounted much in his massive wealth creation journey.
- After Leaving Presidency
- Highly Paid Speaker – Being an avid reader from early and after serving as President, it has made Bill Clinton has highly paid speaker to whom people actually wanted to listen. For this he charges a significant fees in hundreds of thousands of dollars.
- Writing Books – Bill also wrote several books like “My Life” and “Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World”. These books being bestsellers helped him to accumulate a lot of wealth in form of royalties he used to get on each book sold out.
- Paid Consultation – Through his political experience and network, Clinton has consulted for and advised numerous organisations and governments and for this also, he is paid big.
- Clinton Foundation – After leaving his presidency, Bill Clinton started a non profit organization to address the issues of global importance such healthcare, climate change, economic development. While being a non profit organisation he didn’t get paid directly but he made some huge networks that indirectly helped in increasing his earning potential.
- Investments: Despite his lack of involvement in conventional business, Clinton has been involved in multiple investments and advisory services. His earnings from these undertakings are typically considered subordinate to his speaking and writing income.
Bill Clinton Wife Hillary Clinton
As I already mentioned both Bill and his future wife Hillary Clinton that time she was Hillary Rodham met first at Yale Law School through their mutual friend.
But later on they started dating each other as they both had few things common in them and had a strong personal and intellectual connection.
Even they both shared common law and political interests too that made their relationship more strong and finally in 1973 Bill Clinton proposed Hillary and got engaged.
But due to their busy they delayed their marriage and in the presence of their close members of family and friends in October 11, 1975, they got married in a small ceremony at their home in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
While from becoming a president to running the Clinton Foundation Hillary Clinton marked an important supportive role that has not only given the strength to bill in tough times but also helped in taking many decision as both were dedicated to public service.