After all their years in office, former U. Bush and Bill Clinton have some words of advice for the leaders of tomorrow. To celebrate the third class of Presidential Leadership Scholars, a non-partisan, all-expenses-covered program for leadership skill development, Bush and Clinton discussed the importance of humility and demonstrating a strong character, among other topics. In a conversation moderated by American philanthropist David Rubenstein, Bush and Clinton spoke not only about the intricacies and challenges that came with being presidents, but also the moments that influenced their lives as politicians.
What bothers Clinton about the United States today, he says, is how people continue to contain themselves in like-minded communities. That's why he says keeping an open mind is so important: "The thing [these scholars] get most out of being with each other is being with one another," Clinton says, referring to the program's deep emphasis on uniting leaders from diverse backgrounds. That is, you have to say, 'Yeah, you got to win the election, but why in the heck are you running?
But the damage done to Clinton's place in history is far more pronounced and probably permanent. Future historians will likely evaluate not just what Clinton did, but also what he did not accomplish, because he was tied-up in a second-term struggle for political survival.
It is this consideration of "what might have been" that may be Clinton's greatest obstacle to gaining historical stature. Grant Rutherford B. Hayes James A. Garfield Chester A. Roosevelt Harry S. Truman Dwight D.
Eisenhower John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Bush Bill Clinton George W. Help inform the discussion Support the Miller Center. University of Virginia Miller Center. Bill Clinton: Impact and Legacy. Breadcrumb U. Russell L. Bill Clinton Essays Life in Brief. Life Before the Presidency. After years of stagnant income growth among average and lower income families, all income brackets experienced double-digit growth since The bottom 20 percent saw the largest income growth at Lowest poverty rate in 20 years Since Congress passed President Clinton's Economic Plan in , the poverty rate declined from There are now 7 million fewer people in poverty than in The child poverty rate declined more than 25 percent, the poverty rates for single mothers, African Americans and the elderly have dropped to their lowest levels on record, and Hispanic poverty dropped to its lowest level since Lowest teen birth rate in 60 years In his State of the Union Address, President Clinton challenged Americans to join together in a national campaign against teen pregnancy.
The birth rate for teens aged declined every year of the Clinton Presidency, from Lowest infant mortality rate in American history The Clinton Administration expanded efforts to provide mothers and newborn children with health care.
Today, a record high 82 percent of all mothers receive prenatal care. The infant mortality rate has dropped from 8. Deactivated more than 1, nuclear warheads from the former Soviet Union Efforts of the Clinton-Gore Administration led to the dismantling of more than 1, nuclear warheads, launchers and land and submarine based missiles from the former Soviet Union.
Protected millions of acres of American land President Clinton has protected more land in the lower 48 states than any other president. He has protected 5 new national parks, designated 11 new national monuments and expanded two others and proposed protections for 60 million acres of roadless areas in America's national forests. We are now on track to pay off the entire debt by
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