Bill Clinton

Early life

Clinton was born William Jefferson Blythe III

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in Hope, Arkansas and raised in Hot Springs, Arkansas. He was named after his father, William Jefferson Blythe Jr., a travelling salesman who had been killed in a car accident in Scott County, Missouri between the towns of Sikeston and Morley three months before his son was born. His mother, born Virginia Dell Cassidy (1923–1994), remarried in 1950 to Roger Clinton. Billy, as he was called, was raised by his mother and stepfather, using the last name "Clinton" throughout elementary school, but not formally changing it until he was 14. Clinton grew up in a traditional nuclear, albeit blended, family; however, according to Clinton, his stepfather was a gambler and alcoholic who regularly abused Clinton's mother, and sometimes Clinton's half brother Roger, Jr..

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Hope, Arkansas - Hot Springs, Arkansas - William Jefferson Blythe Jr. - 1923 - 1994 - 1950 - Roger Clinton - Roger, Jr.

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Clinton was an excellent student and talented saxophonist. He even thought of dedicating his life to music, but a visit to the White House of President John F. Kennedy led him to life of public service.

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Saxophonist - White House - John F. Kennedy

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