Get to Know Former President Bill Clinton

The former president will address the DNC on Wednesday.

Getting Reacquainted with a Former President  - From his presidential policies to the infamous sex scandal with a White House intern, BET.com takes a look at the life of President Bill Clinton, who will address the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday. – Britt Middleton (Photo: Mathias Kniepeiss/Getty Images)

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Getting Reacquainted with a Former President  - From his presidential policies to the infamous sex scandal with a White House intern, BET.com takes a look at the life of President Bill Clinton, who will address the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday. – Britt Middleton (Photo: Mathias Kniepeiss/Getty Images)

Early Beginnings - William Jefferson Blythe III was born on Aug. 19, 1946, in Hope, Ark. After his father was killed in a car accident, his mother, Virginia Dell Cassidy, remarried and young Bill took the last name of his stepfather, Roger Clinton Sr. (Photo: clintonlibrary.gov)

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Early Beginnings - William Jefferson Blythe III was born on Aug. 19, 1946, in Hope, Ark. After his father was killed in a car accident, his mother, Virginia Dell Cassidy, remarried and young Bill took the last name of his stepfather, Roger Clinton Sr. (Photo: clintonlibrary.gov)

A Chance Meeting - A gifted saxophone player, Clinton was also a star in the classroom. In high school, he visited the White House as a delegate representing Boys Nation, a civics program run by the American Legion, where he met President John F. Kennedy in the White House Rose Garden. The encounter influenced him to pursue a career in politics. (Photo: clintonlibrary.gov)

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A Chance Meeting - A gifted saxophone player, Clinton was also a star in the classroom. In high school, he visited the White House as a delegate representing Boys Nation, a civics program run by the American Legion, where he met President John F. Kennedy in the White House Rose Garden. The encounter influenced him to pursue a career in politics. (Photo: clintonlibrary.gov)

Ivy League Credentials - Clinton graduated from Georgetown University and in 1968 won a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University in England. He received a law degree from Yale University in 1973. (Photo: clintonlibrary.gov)

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Ivy League Credentials - Clinton graduated from Georgetown University and in 1968 won a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University in England. He received a law degree from Yale University in 1973. (Photo: clintonlibrary.gov)

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Love Birds - Clinton met Hillary Rodham while attending Yale in 1971 and the couple married on Oct. 11, 1975. Their only child, Chelsea, was born Feb. 27, 1980. (Photo: clintonlibrary.gov)

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Love Birds - Clinton met Hillary Rodham while attending Yale in 1971 and the couple married on Oct. 11, 1975. Their only child, Chelsea, was born Feb. 27, 1980. (Photo: clintonlibrary.gov)

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Hail to the Chief - After a campaign that included playing the saxophone in sunglasses on The Arsenio Hall Show in 1992 and dodging multiple allegations of sexual misconduct not long after the Marion Barry scandal, Bill Clinton found himself affectionately dubbed the “First Black President” of the United States. (Photo: CBS)

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Soul Man - He may be a politician, but he can still get down. President Clinton famously wowed viewers with a saxophone solo while performing on The Arsenio Hall Show in 1992. (Photo: CBS)

Bill and Hillary Clinton - It was arguably the most famous sex scandal in modern history and nearly cost Slick Willie his presidency, but the Clintons emerged more powerful than ever. To make up for his torrid 1998 affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky, Bill pretty much wrapped himself around Hillary's finger and did her political bidding for the next decade, as she ran for Senate and then president. Whatever their relationship is, it seems to work.   (Photo: Jeff Fusco/Getty Images)

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Power Couple - Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton are one of the top power couples in the Democratic Party. While Bill stepped out of the political spotlight after serving two terms as president, Hillary went from first lady to serving as a U.S. senator from New York to running for president in 2008. She lost the party nomination to then-Sen. Barack Obama, but was appointed as President Obama's secretary of state in 2009. (Photo: Jeff Fusco/Getty Images)

Staying Persistent - In 1974, Clinton lost his campaign for Congress in Arkansas's 3rd District. Two years later, he was elected Arkansas attorney general and won the governorship in 1978. He lost his bid for a second term, but regained office four years later and served as governor until he defeated George H.W. Bush in the 1992 presidential election. (Photo: clintonlibrary.gov)

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Staying Persistent - In 1974, Clinton lost his campaign for Congress in Arkansas's 3rd District. Two years later, he was elected Arkansas attorney general and won the governorship in 1978. He lost his bid for a second term, but regained office four years later and served as governor until he defeated George H.W. Bush in the 1992 presidential election. (Photo: clintonlibrary.gov)

Crowning Achievements - Clinton was elected in 1992 and re-elected in 1996. Historians characterize the time surrounding Clinton's presidency as an era of peace and American prosperity. His achievements include leaving office with a federal budget surplus of $127 billion, sending peacekeeping forces to war-torn Bosnia and launching a worldwide campaign against drug trafficking.  (Photo: clintonlibrary.gov)

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Crowning Achievements - Clinton was elected in 1992 and re-elected in 1996. Historians characterize the time surrounding Clinton's presidency as an era of peace and American prosperity. His achievements include leaving office with a federal budget surplus of $127 billion, sending peacekeeping forces to war-torn Bosnia and launching a worldwide campaign against drug trafficking.  (Photo: clintonlibrary.gov)

Monica Lewinsky Scandal - In 1998, Clinton was impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives in connection with a sexual relationship he had with a White House intern named Monica Lewinsky. Clinton was found not guilty on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice by the U.S. Senate, and despite pervasive media attention on the scandal and trial, Clinton's approval ratings among the American public remained high. He remains one of the most popular presidents in U.S. history. (Photo: Time Magazine)

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Monica Lewinsky Scandal - In 1998, Clinton was impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives in connection with a sexual relationship he had with a White House intern named Monica Lewinsky. Clinton was found not guilty on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice by the U.S. Senate, and despite pervasive media attention on the scandal and trial, Clinton's approval ratings among the American public remained high. He remains one of the most popular presidents in U.S. history. (Photo: Time Magazine)

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Life Outside the White House - After leaving office in 2001, Clinton founded The Clinton Foundation, which works to improve global health, education, economic and environmental conditions. In 2010, he also partnered with President George W. Bush in creating the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, a relief effort aiding survivors of the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that devastated the country. (Photo: AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)