Bill Clinton, also known as William Jefferson Clinton, is an American politician and one of the wealthiest presidents of US who has estimated net worth of $190 million. He was the 42nd President of the United States who served two terms from 1993 to 2001. Until 2012, Bill Clinton added $17 million to this net worth for his 73 speeches. For a speech in Lagos Nigeria alone he received $73,000. During his career Clinton was given many different nicknames, such as Slick Willie, Bubba, The Wizard of “Is”, The Comeback Kid, The Man From Hope and the Compromiser in Chief Secretariat.
Bill Clinton Net Worth $190 Million
W. J. Clinton was born in 1946, in Hope, Arkansas. He didn’t know his father who died before the birth of his son, so as a kid Bill was raised only by his mother, Virginia. She had to live in New Orleans, Louisiana for some time, where she attended the school of nursing in order to raise her son and provide for his great education in the future. At that time Bill was raised by his grandparents. After his mother came back to Arkansas, she married Roger Clinton. Bill was in a great relationship with his stepfather and even changed his surname in honor of Roger.
After graduation from Yale Law School and Oxford university Bill Clinton started to increase his net worth as Arkansas Attorney General from 1976. Although it didn’t build up Clinton’s net worth dramatically, this was still a great achievement and a perfect opportunity to secure his future career – Clinton became the youngest Governor in the United States. Clinton showed himself as a great Governor who focused on education reforms and healthcare, and started to be widely recognized because of theses efforts. Clinton was urged to run for the presidency from 1988, but he started to feel ready for that only in 1992. In that year Clinton won and became the president of the United States. So Clinton’s net worth started to increase even more.
Bill Clinton’s net worth allowed him to buy two estates. The first one, Chappaqua Estate, is located in the northern Wetchester County of New York and spreads over 17 acres. This is an awesome three level 5,300 square feet building with 5 bedrooms, living room, dinning area and 4 bathrooms. The second property owned by Clinton is East Hampton Mansion in Suffolk County, New York, which is valued at $20 million. This villa with over 12,000 square feet is equipped with 8 bedrooms, dinning room, 2 powder rooms, a large living salon, kitchen and library.
Bill Clinton is also the owner and creator of the William J. Clinton foundation. Clinton’s net worth allowed him to support research into and treatment for HIV/AIDS, the religious and ethnic conflict prevention, global public health and poverty alleviation. The supporter of Clinton’s foundation is an American actress Anne Hathaway – she also promotes health and education programs and helps the strengthening of individuals all around the world.
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