Analysis of significant example of leadership - Bill Clinton

Introduction1

Background1

Elections2

Re-elections4

Administration4

Strengths of the leadership5

Scandal6

Conclusion6

References8

Analysis of significant example of leadership - Bill Clinton

Introduction

Bill Clinton is an American Democratic politician. He served as the 42nd U.S. president for two terms from 1993 till 2001. As president, he promoted the education, support for sick children and home for elderly citizens, largely restricted arms sales and confirmed the environmentally sound policies and applicable laws. In foreign policy, he took on free trade and acted as mediator in Northern Ireland and the Palestinian conflict. It is important to keep in mind that Democrat Clinton's relations with Republican who had control of the U.S. Congress was problematic. He has been served with the indictment of the Lewinsky scandal, but thanks to the Senate which declared him innocent. At the end of his reign, he became the most popular president in U.S history.

Background

Clinton was born in Hope Town in Arkansas and grew up in Hot Springs. His original name was William Jefferson Blythe III whose father, William Jefferson Blythe died three months before his birth. Bill Clinton's mother Virginia Dell Cassidy married again in 1950, Roger Clinton, and a young Billy used the name Clinton at primary school, although changed it was officially recognized at the age of fifteen. The new stepfather was an alcoholic, and he assaulted his wife and sometimes Clinton's half-brother Roger Clinton, Jr. (born 1956). With a few years, he moved with his mother from Hope to Hot Springs in the state Arkansas. Bill was a great student in primary and secondary school. He sang in the choir and passionately played the saxophone, even thinking of becoming a musician. As a member of the youth organization of the delegation, he met President Kennedy at the White House. This meeting could have an impact on his decision to become a politician, like the speech I Have a Dream Martin Luther King Jr. which young Bill had learned by heart (Clinton, 2011).

Because of their low social class had risen due to the fact that he got to Georgetown University in Washington, DC, where he earned a degree in international relations. He then studied at University College, Oxford (University of Oxford) for the prestigious Rhodes scholarship. Then he graduated from the Faculty of Law at Yale University, where he met his wife, Hillary. After graduation, he returned to Arkansas and worked as a professor of law at the university in the capital city of Little Rock. In 1974 took part in the elections for Congress, but lost. In 1976 was elected Attorney General of Arkansas. In the 1978 gubernatorial election won. He lost the next election for governor in 1980, but then won again in 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988 and 1990. He held the office of governor of Arkansas until 1992.

Elections

In early 1992, Clinton was one of 10 candidates trying for the presidential candidacy of the official Democratic Party. Elections were competitive primaries and Clinton was not the favorite. However, due to some fortunate appearances in the media and skillful Clinton campaign began to gain advantage over the other Democratic leaders to finally win the decisive primaries and become the party's presidential candidate. In November 1992, he was elected president by a large majority of electoral votes (370 against 168) but only 43% of the votes against 37.4% for George Bush. This election is indeed marked by the high score of a ...