Clinton, a former Arkansas politician, handily defeated Bush despite accusations he dodged the Vietnam War draft and rumors of infidelity that plagued his campaign.
Clinton was not only the first baby boomer president but also the first Democratic president since Franklin D. Roosevelt to win a second term.
His two terms in office began amid several positive rates in American life, including the "lowest unemployment rate in modern times, the lowest inflation in 30 years, the highest home ownership in the country's history," and falling crime rates. Clinton also achieved a budget surplus.
In 1998, Clinton's sexual relationship with Monica Lewinsky, a White House intern, caused him to become the second US president to be impeached by the House of Representatives.
He was tried in the Senate and found not guilty of the charges.