Bill Clinton was President of the United States.
William Jefferson Clinton ( born August 19 , 1946 ) is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 . Clinton passed welfare reform and the State Children 's Health Insurance Program , as well as financial deregulation measures , including the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 . Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 . It was signed into law on December 21 , 2000 by President Bill Clinton . My Life is a 2004 autobiography written by former President of the United States Bill Clinton , who left office on January 20 , 2001 .