Bill Clinton Letter
In this letter, President Bill Clinton congratulates the University of Tennessee on its two-hundredth anniversary. He writes that education at such colleges as Tennessee is the key to our future and expresses his best wishes for a memorable celebration.
Dates
- 1994 March 25
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet
Abstract
In this letter, President Bill Clinton congratulates the University of Tennessee on its two-hundredth anniversary. He writes that education at such colleges as Tennessee is the key to our future and expresses his best wishes for a memorable celebration.
Biographical/Historical Note
William Jefferson Clinton was born to William Jefferson Blythe and Virginia Dell (Cassidy) Clinton in Hope, Arkansas on August 19, 1946. He earned his BS in International Affairs from Georgetown University in 1968 and his JD from Yale University in 1973. After graduation, Clinton taught at the University of Arkansas Law School and maintained a private law practice until becoming Arkansas' Attorney General in 1977. He went on to become the Governor of Arkansas, where he served from 1979 until 1981 and again from 1983 until 1992. Clinton was elected as the 42nd President of the United States in 1992 served until 2001. He did not leave politics after leaving office, however, and went on to serve as a Special Envoy for Tsunami Recovery to the UN from 2005 until 2007 and to assist his wife, Hillary (Rodham) Clinton, in her unsuccessful 2008 presidential bid.
Arrangement
Collection consists of a single folder.
Acquisition Note
Collection was donated to University Archives.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository