Birth: Hope, Arkansas, August 19, 1946 (born as William Jefferson Blythe IV)

Ancestry: English

Father: William Jefferson Blythe, III

Mother: Virginia Cassidy Clinton Kelley

Stepfather: Roger Clinton

Half Brother: Roger Clinton, Jr. (1956-)

Religious Affiliation: Baptist

Education: Georgetown University (B.S., 1968); attended Oxford University; Yale University Law School (J.D., 1973)

Occupation Before Presidency: Law Professor

Prepresidential Offices: Attorney general of Arkansas; Governor of Arkansas

Inauguration Age: 46

Inauguration: January 20, 1993; The Capitol, Washington, D.C.

Vice President: Albert "Al" Gore, Jr.

Secretary of State: Warren M Christopher

Secretary of the Treasury: Lloyd M. Bentsen, Jr.; Robert E. Rubin (from January 11, 1995)

Secretary of Defense: Les Aspin; William J. Perry (from February 7, 1994)

Attorney General: Janet Reno

Secretary of the Interior: Bruce Babbitt

Secretary of Agriculture: Mike Espy; Daniel R. Glickman (from March 30, 1995)

Secretary of Commerce: Ronald H. Brown; Secretary of Commerce Mickey Kantor April 12, 1996

Secretary of Labor: Robert B. Reich

Secretary of Health and Human Services: Donna E. Shalala

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: Henry G. Cisneros

Secretary of Transportation: Federico F. Pena

Secretary of Energy: Hazel R. O'Leary

Secretary of Education: Richard W. Riley

Secretary of Veterans Affairs: Jesse Brown

Supreme Court Appointments: Ruth Bader Ginsberg (1993); Stephen G. Breyer (1994)

Congress #103 (January 5, 1993-December 1, 1994):

Senate: 57 Democrats; 43 Republicans

House: 258 Democrats; 176 Republicans; 1 Other

Congress #104 (January 4, 1995-October 4, 1996):

Senate: 52 Republicans; 48 Democrats

House: 230 Republicans; 204 Democrats; 1 Other

Inauguration: January 20, 1997; The Capitol, Washington, D.C.

Vice President: Albert Gore, Jr.

Secretary of State: Madeline K. Albright

Secretary of the Treasury: Robert E. Rubin; Lawrence H. Summers (from July 2, 1999)

Secretary of Defense: William S. Cohen

Attorney General: Janet Reno

Secretary of the Interior: Bruce Babbitt

Secretary of Agriculture: Daniel R. Glickman

Secretary of Commerce: William M. Daley

Secretary of Labor: Alexis M. Herman

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: Andrew M. Cuomo

Secretary of Transportation: Rodney E. Slater

Secretary of Energy: Federico E. Pena; Bill Richardson (from August 18, 1998)

Secretary of Education: Richard W. Riley

Secretary of Veterans Affairs: Jesse Brown (from September 20, 1988)

Congress #105 (January 3, 1997-December 19, 1998):

Senate: 55 Republicans; 45 Democrats

House: 227 Republicans; 207 Democrats; 1 Other

Congress #106 (January 6, 1999-):

Senate: 55 Republicans; 45 Democrats

House: 222 Republicans; 211 Democrats; 1 Other