 Bob McNeely, The White House | | 8,239 (41,880) | 833 | 2,540 |  (4) | 3 | 0 | William Jefferson Clinton was born William Jefferson Blythe IV on August 19, 1946 in Hope, Arkansas. His father, an automobile parts salesman, was killed in a car accident three months before he was born. At the age of fifteen, Bill changed his name to that of his stepfather Roger's as a gesture of goodwill to both him and his mother. Clinton attended Hot Springs High School where he was very active in the student government, among other things. In 1963, Clinton was chosen to attend the American Legion Boys State, a government and leadership conference in Little Rock, where he was elected a senator and given the opportunity to go to Washington D. C. and meet President John F. Kennedy. Clinton attended Georgetown University after he graduated from high school, where he majored in International Studies. He interned for Senator William Fulbright of Arkansas, and with him became an opponent of the Vietnam War. Clinton won a Rhodes scholarship to Oxford where he studied for two years before attending the University of Arkansas Law School. There he was issued a draft letter and joined ROTC, but was never called up since he received a high number for the draft lottery. In 1970, Clinton entered Yale Law School and worked for George McGovern's presidential campaign in 1972. He graduated from Yale in 1973, and worked for a short time in D. C. as a staff attorney for the House Judiciary Committee. In 1974, Clinton entered his first political race, against Congressman John Paul Hammerschmidt, losing to the Congressman by 2 percent. In 1976, he was elected Arkansas Attorney General and in '78 ran for Arkansas Governor, winning the race 63% to 37%. He lost the reelection two years later because of Cuban refugee issues, but regained the title in 1982, and held it till he became President in 1993. Bill Clinton announced his run for President on October 3, 1991, and with Al Gore as his Vice President, took office on January 20, 1993 at the age of 46. He was one of the youngest men to hold the office of President and the first Democrat to be elected since 1976. As President, Clinton worked on health care reform, cut federal spending, created jobs, reduced the deficit and enacted the Assault Weapon Ban as part of the Crime Bill. He also helped Israel and Jordan achieve a peace treaty, enabled a peace accord between Israel and Palestine and contributed to the cease fire in Northern Ireland. Clinton stepped down from the Presidency in 2000 to make way for George W. Bush, and established himself in offices in Harlem, New York City, New York, while his wife was elected to the U.S. Senate, representing New York State. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from My Life … (more) |
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Bill Clinton has 5 past events. (show)  Bill Clinton, Carlotta Walls Lanier, Lisa Frazier Page Bill Clinton ( Giving, Mi Vida, My Life, My Life (Part A), My Life: The Early Years, My Life: The Presidential Years, Common Sense Government, A Mighty Long Way, Back to work, My Life (Part B)) Carlotta Walls Lanier (A Mighty Long Way)
Lisa Frazier Page (Living and Dying in Brick City, A Mighty Long Way)
Carlotta Walls Lanier attended Michigan State University and graduated from Colorado State College–now the University of Northern Colorado, on whose board of trustees she sits. After working for the YWCA, she founded her own real estate brokerage firm, LaNier and Company. A sought-after lecturer, LaNier speaks across the country, and she has received the Congressional Medal of Honor and two honorary doctorate degrees. She is the mother of two children, Whitney and Brooke, and lives in Englewood, Colorado, with her husband, Ira.
Lisa Frazier Page, an editor and award-winning reporter at The Washington Post, is the co-author of the New York Times bestseller The Pact: Three Young Men Make a Promise and Fulfill a Dream. A graduate of New Orleans’s Dillard University, Page holds a master’s degree from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. She grew up in Bogalusa, Louisiana, and lives in the Washington, D.C., area with her husband. They have four children. (added from Random House)… (more) A Kenneth Cole Production Talk and Book Signing A Kenneth Cole Production Written by Kenneth Cole and Lisa Birnbach, Contribution by Diane Von Furstenberg, Joe Zee and Bill ClintonPub Date: November 12, 2013 Format: Hardcover Category: Design - Fashion
Publisher: Rizzoli
Trim Size: 10 x 12-3/4
US Price: $75.00
CAN Price: $75.00
ISBN: 978-0-8478-3984-1
About This Book
The first and definitive book on the fashion of Kenneth Cole and his thirty-year career in fashion and social activism. His advertising campaigns are ubiquitous, and his footwear and fashion design capture New York urban style. Kenneth Cole jump-started his business in fashion in the most unorthodox of ways: he created a film set and pretended to make a film in order to gain access to New York Market Week. In two and a half days, Kenneth Cole Productions sold 40,000 pairs of shoes. Moments like this are par for the course when viewing Cole’s career, a truly original yet classic American success story. A Kenneth Cole Production looks at Cole’s world in fashion, from his earliest days learning the shoe business from his father to building his empire into a brand powerhouse; from creating sought-after shoes and bags to being credited with making basic black the ultimate go-to color for sleek and stylish city garb; and from the origins of his powerful ad campaigns to his vigilant social activism and his significant style and exciting pop-culture contributions to the fashion world.
100% of Kenneth Cole’s profits from this book will be donated to amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research.
About the Author
Lisa Birnbach is best known for coauthoring the New York Times best-seller The Official Preppy Handbook. Diane von Furstenberg is an internationally acclaimed fashion designer. Mark Seliger is a celebrated portrait photographer. Joe Zee is an internationally acclaimed stylist and creative director of Elle. Bill Clinton served as the 42nd President of the United States. Robert Redford is an American actor, film director, and philanthropist (rhbouchard)… (more) A Kenneth Cole Production Talk and Book Signing A Kenneth Cole ProductionWritten by Kenneth Cole and Lisa Birnbach, Contribution by Diane Von Furstenberg, Joe Zee and Bill ClintonPub Date: November 12, 2013 Format: Hardcover Category: Design - Fashion
Publisher: Rizzoli
Trim Size: 10 x 12-3/4
US Price: $75.00
CAN Price: $75.00
ISBN: 978-0-8478-3984-1
About This Book
The first and definitive book on the fashion of Kenneth Cole and his thirty-year career in fashion and social activism. His advertising campaigns are ubiquitous, and his footwear and fashion design capture New York urban style. Kenneth Cole jump-started his business in fashion in the most unorthodox of ways: he created a film set and pretended to make a film in order to gain access to New York Market Week. In two and a half days, Kenneth Cole Productions sold 40,000 pairs of shoes. Moments like this are par for the course when viewing Cole’s career, a truly original yet classic American success story. A Kenneth Cole Production looks at Cole’s world in fashion, from his earliest days learning the shoe business from his father to building his empire into a brand powerhouse; from creating sought-after shoes and bags to being credited with making basic black the ultimate go-to color for sleek and stylish city garb; and from the origins of his powerful ad campaigns to his vigilant social activism and his significant style and exciting pop-culture contributions to the fashion world.
100% of Kenneth Cole’s profits from this book will be donated to amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research.
About the Author
Lisa Birnbach is best known for coauthoring the New York Times best-seller The Official Preppy Handbook. Diane von Furstenberg is an internationally acclaimed fashion designer. Mark Seliger is a celebrated portrait photographer. Joe Zee is an internationally acclaimed stylist and creative director of Elle. Bill Clinton served as the 42nd President of the United States. Robert Redford is an American actor, film director, and philanthropist (rhbouchard)… (more) Bill Clinton, Carlotta Walls Lanier, Lisa Frazier Page Bill Clinton ( Giving, Mi Vida, My life, My life (Part A), My life: The Early Years, My life: The Presidential Years, Common Sense Government, A Mighty Long Way, Paying for College without Going Broke, 2012 Edition, Back to work, Paying for College without Going Broke, 2013 Edition, Hearts on Fire: Stories of Today's Visionaries Igniting Idealism into Action, My life) Carlotta Walls Lanier ( A Mighty Long Way) Lisa Frazier Page ( A Mighty Long Way, Living and Dying in Brick City) Carlotta Walls Lanier attended Michigan State University and graduated from Colorado State College–now the University of Northern Colorado, on whose board of trustees she sits. After working for the YWCA, she founded her own real estate brokerage firm, LaNier and Company. A sought-after lecturer, LaNier speaks across the country, and she has received the Congressional Medal of Honor and two honorary doctorate degrees. She is the mother of two children, Whitney and Brooke, and lives in Englewood, Colorado, with her husband, Ira. Lisa Frazier Page, an editor and award-winning reporter at The Washington Post, is the co-author of the New York Times bestseller The Pact: Three Young Men Make a Promise and Fulfill a Dream. A graduate of New Orleans’s Dillard University, Page holds a master’s degree from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. She grew up in Bogalusa, Louisiana, and lives in the Washington, D.C., area with her husband. They have four children. (added from Random House)… (more) Bill Clinton, Carlotta Walls Lanier, Lisa Frazier Page Bill Clinton ( Giving, Mi Vida, My life, My life (Part A), My life: The Early Years, My life: The Presidential Years, Common Sense Government, A Mighty Long Way, Paying for College without Going Broke, 2012 Edition, Back to work, Paying for College without Going Broke, 2013 Edition, Hearts on Fire: Stories of Today's Visionaries Igniting Idealism into Action, My life) Carlotta Walls Lanier ( A Mighty Long Way) Lisa Frazier Page ( A Mighty Long Way, Living and Dying in Brick City) Carlotta Walls Lanier attended Michigan State University and graduated from Colorado State College–now the University of Northern Colorado, on whose board of trustees she sits. After working for the YWCA, she founded her own real estate brokerage firm, LaNier and Company. A sought-after lecturer, LaNier speaks across the country, and she has received the Congressional Medal of Honor and two honorary doctorate degrees. She is the mother of two children, Whitney and Brooke, and lives in Englewood, Colorado, with her husband, Ira. Lisa Frazier Page, an editor and award-winning reporter at The Washington Post, is the co-author of the New York Times bestseller The Pact: Three Young Men Make a Promise and Fulfill a Dream. A graduate of New Orleans’s Dillard University, Page holds a master’s degree from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. She grew up in Bogalusa, Louisiana, and lives in the Washington, D.C., area with her husband. They have four children. (added from Random House)… (more)
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