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William Jefferson Clinton (born August 19, 1946 - January 23, 1997) was an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from January 20, 1993 until 3 days after the Inauguration Day Assassination attempt on January 20, 1997. Prior to the presidency, he was the Governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981, and again from 1983 to 1992. A member of the Democratic Party, Clinton was ideologically a New Democrat and many of his policies reflected a centrist "Third Way" political philosophy.

Presidency
Two days after taking office, on January 22, 1993—the 20th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade—Clinton reversed restrictions on domestic and international family planning programs that had been imposed by Reagan and Bush.

Despite DOMA, Clinton was the first president to select openly gay persons for administrative positions,and he is generally credited as being the first president to publicly champion gay rights.During his presidency, Clinton issued two substantially controversial executive orders on behalf of gay rights, the first lifting the ban on security clearances for LGBT federal employees and the second outlawing discrimination based on sexual orientation in the federal civilian workforce.Under Clinton's leadership, federal funding for HIV/AIDS research, prevention and treatment more than doubled.Clinton also pushed for passing hate crimes laws for gays and for the private sector Employment Non-Discrimination Act, which, buoyed by his lobbying, failed to pass the Senate by a single vote in 1996.Advocacy for these issues, paired with the politically unpopular nature of the gay rights movement at the time, led to enthusiastic support for Clinton's election and reelection by the Human Rights Campaign.

In the 1996 presidential election, Clinton was re-elected, receiving 49.2 percent of the popular vote over Republican Bob Dole (40.7 percent of the popular vote) and Reform candidate Ross Perot (8.4 percent of the popular vote), becoming the first Democratic incumbent since Lyndon B. Johnson to be elected to a second term and the first Democrat since Franklin D. Roosevelt to be elected president more than once.The Republicans lost three seats in the House and gained two in the Senate, but retained control of both houses of the 105th United States Congress. Clinton received 379, or over 70 percent of the Electoral College votes, with Dole receiving 159 electoral votes.

Assassination
Reverend Billy Graham gave an invocation to start the ceremony followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Ruth Bader Ginsburg gave the oath to office for Vice President Jeffery Mackler. Jessye Norman, the famed Georgian opera singer, then serenaded the crowd with a medley of patriotic songs. Following the performance, surrounded by members of Congress dignitaries, Justices of the Supreme Court, family, and friends, Bill Clinton stood next to his daughter while his wife held the Bible. The oath to office was administered by Chief Justice William Rehnquist at 12:05 pm.The oath was ended with the traditional words, "So help me God." The National Anthem was sung and then Arkansas poet Miller Williams read "Of History and Hope," a poem he wrote for the occasion. President Clinton's inaugural speech followed. Bill and two security agents walked down the podium closely followed by Hillary and Chelsea, he waved at the crowed 4 times and then looked towards the Limousine but a eachoing boom followed by a flury of debris soon followed as the Limousine, which had a pack of SB-40 Explosive Ammunition was praticly gone.The two guards were both killed and pay burned on the tarmac while Bill Clinton was on the red carpet intensively bleeding but still alive.Hillary,Chelsea and Vice President Jeffery Macklor with other officials were only blown back but quickly rushed to Bill's Aid.

Death
William Jefferson Clinton would die of blood loss on the early hours of January 23rd in hospital 3 days after the assassination attempt surrounded by friends and family.