Operated by the National Archives and Records Administration, the Clinton Presidential Library and Museum documents the presidency of William J. Clinton.
Pres Clinton & First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton are joined for a photo @ the White House 200th Anniversary Dinner by Former Presidents Gerald R. Ford, Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush & First Ladies Lady Bird Johnson, Betty Ford, Rosalynn Carter & Barbara Bush, Nov 9, 2000.
Happy Birthday to our favorite First Daughter,
@ChelseaClinton
! (You know you can always count on us for a
#throwbackthursday
picture from your teen years😁) From all of us here at the Clinton Library -- we hope you have an amazing day! [📷 by
@PhotoRalph
22 Jun 1999]
#OTD
25 years ago Nelson Mandela was sworn in as President of South Africa. In 1998, President Clinton presented him with a Congressional Gold Medal for his work against apartheid and reconciliation after his election.
Tomorrow, President Clinton and Secretary Clinton, together with the
@ClintonFdn
, will host a conference on domestic economic policy called "Economic Inclusion and Growth: The Way Forward." (1/6)
Happy Hanukkah! Yesterday, December 2, was the first day of Hanukkah. This picture shows President Clinton and First Lady with children honoring the holiday in 2000.
Buddy the Dog was only 3 months old when he joined the Clinton family. Here he is with WJC just shortly after moving into the White House, 12/5/97
#NationalPuppyDay
#FirstPets
#ArchivesCute
We send our sincere condolences to former President Jimmy Carter and his family as they mourn and celebrate the amazing life of Rosalyn Carter.
President Clinton awarded former Pres Carter & First Lady Carter the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the Carter Center 8/09/99.
Wishing a happy birthday to former First Lady, Senator, and Sec of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton! She is seen here blowing out her candles during the “Broadway for Hillary” celebration at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts, on Oct 25th 1999. 📸: Ralph Alswang [P76918-16]
This photo of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis & First Lady Hillary Clinton was taken 8/24/93. After her passing President Clinton stated, "More than any other woman of her time, she captivated our Nation and the world with her intelligence, her elegance, and her grace."
Bon appetit! Today would have been Julia Child's 106 birthday. On 10/21/99 the talented chef & beloved TV personality was presented with a Frontrunner award.
In December, 1999, Socks the Cat and Buddy the Dog decided to give Peace on Earth a chance and posed together for this pretty photo in front of the Oval Office Christmas Tree. Photographed by: Ralph Alswang [P78213-03]
#christmas
#socks
#buddy
At tonight's State Dinner for France, guests will be using the china the Clinton's ordered to commemorate the bicentennial of the White House. Visit the Library to learn more about State Dinners and see our replica table setting!
Imagine Buddy's excitement when he's asked 'Do you want to go for a ride?' and that ride turns out to be Marine One! At least he knows the destination won't be the vet's office!
#goodestboy
#OTD
in 1789 the first Inaugural Ball was held one week after the first inauguration of George Washington. 204 years later, WJC and Hillary Rodham Clinton shared a dance at Pres. Bill Clinton's Inaugural Ball.
We stan a shade queen. HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our favorite former FLOTUS,
@HillaryClinton
! From all of us here at the Clinton Library, we hope you have a wonderful day!
#HappyBirthdayHRC
Happy Father's Day 2023!
"He has always provided me a safe place to land and a hard place from which to launch." --Chelsea Clinton
Pres Clinton and Chelsea watching television and relaxing during the Thanksgiving Holiday at Camp David, November 27, 1997.
#clinton
#chelsea
Happy International Left Handers Day! Roughly only 12% of the population is left-handed. Presidential lefties have included Presidents Clinton, Garfield, Hoover, Truman, Ford, Reagan, Bush & Obama.
Here's to all the lefties making history & making a mark on the world!
#lefties
It's our August
#ArchivesHashtagParty
with
#ArchivesScience
!
Witness history in the making! Check out this photo of Pres Bill Clinton sending the first-ever US presidential email to astronaut John Glenn in 1988 - an incredible event in the advances of science and technology.
Did you receive a White House Christmas Card in 1993? If you did it would have looked just like this! President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton sent their well wishes to homes across the country using this photo taken in the State Dining Room.
Not every dining occasion w/ foreign leaders was a fussy State Dinner. In Aug 1998, the President & First Lady treated King Hussein & Queen Noor of Jordan to a more casual, All-American dining experience: burgers on the Truman Balcony.
#NationalCheeseburgerDay
#butmakeithistory
We are saddened by the passing of former First Lady Barbara Bush. We offer our condolences to the Bush family and our thoughts are with our colleagues at
@Bush41Library
and
@GWBLibrary
.
Don't forget the White House Collection of American Crafts exhibit closes at the end of this month. Come see artwork that was once displayed at the White House!
In observance of the Christmas holiday, the Library and Museum will be closed on Christmas Eve, December 24 and Christmas Day, December 25.
Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas!
#OTD
2001, two weeks before leaving office, President Bill Clinton and daughter Chelsea look on as Vice President Al Gore administers the oath to the First Lady, swearing her in as Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton. 📸: William Vasta. [P87789_19_03JAN2001]
President Clinton was sworn in as the 42nd President of the United States on January 20, 1993. Learn more about his inauguration through the Powers of the Presidency Portal on .
#inaugurationhistory
#TeacherTuesday
Merry Christmas from the William J. Clinton Presidential Library & Museum!
This First Family photo was taken on December 23, 1999, while the family was spending quality time together @ the Residence Staff Christmas Party. Photo by Sharon Farmer. [P78678-03]
#clinton
#christmas
Our hearts are broken. Even if we could put our feelings into words right now, no tweet could ever be eloquent enough to convey Justice Ginsburg's significance to us & to the country. Rest in Peace, Justice Ginsburg, & thank you for fighting for equality every day of your career.
Pictured
#OTD
in 1996, President Clinton points out the Washington Monument & other major DC landmarks to Irish President Mary Robinson during her State visit.
It's been a rainy spring down here at the Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock, AR. Wherever you are this spring, make sure you stay
#weatheraware
and keep the right accessories on hand!
Hillary Rodham Clinton was born 10/26/47 in Chicago, IL. Who knew she would grow to become such an influential woman in America? This is a portrait of young First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton from 1960.
#MoreThanFirstLadies
Every wonder about what photographers do to get that perfect shot?
#OTD
in 1996 Robert McNeely snapped this photo of his fellow photographer getting that perfect shot of President Clinton and German Chancellor Helmut Kohl on Air Force One.
Happy International Women's Day to all the incredible women out there! Today, we celebrate the strength, courage, and determination of women around the world. Here's to breaking barriers and shattering glass ceilings together! 💪🌸
#InternationalWomensDay
#GirlPower
President Bill Clinton, First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, First Daughter Chelsea Clinton, and First Dog Buddy enjoy family time aboard Marine One. [ P65420_01_24JUL1998]
Ain't no party like a Jimmy Carter birthday party cause a Jimmy Carter birthday party is only 95 cents today! Atlanta friends, go check out the festivities at
@CarterLibrary
today & tell 'em we said hi.
Today’s the day! Celebrate President Carter’s 95th by visiting us for only 95 cents! See our
#GeorgiaOnMyScreen
film & TV exhibit, watch “Smokey & the Bandit,” enter our “S&TB” costume contest! We’re open until 8pm! Kids 16 & under free!
#Happy95thJimmy
Jan. 2000, Buddy the Dog surveys the White House lawn after a recent snowfall. Do your four-legged friends enjoy playing in the snow?
#museumsnowballfight
Happy Birthday wishes to Pres Bill Clinton & Second Lady Tipper Gore, August 19th!🎂
On their birthday in 96, the Clintons & Gores were in Fruitland, TN supporting the rebuilding of Salem Baptist Church burned by arson.
The church recognized their birthday with cakes!
Twenty-five years ago today, President Clinton announced his nomination of Ruth Bader Ginsburg to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.
#SCOTUS
#RBG
It's President Clinton's 75th birthday! President Clinton often worked on his birthday. OTD 25 years ago he turned 50 and spent most of the day in TN with First Lady Hillary Clinton, Vice President Al Gore, and Tipper Gore.
#happybirthdaypresidentclinton
#milestonebirthdays
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"John McCain believed that every citizen has a responsibility to make something of the freedoms given by our Constitution, and from his heroic service in the Navy to his 35 years in Congress, he lived by his creed every day." President Clinton
Happy Parents Day to Chelsea Clinton’s parents; Pres. Bill Clinton and Sec. Hillary Rodham Clinton! The family is seen here departing Stanford Memorial Church at Stanford University, at the end of Chelsea’s Sophomore year. 📸: Barbara Kinney [P62798_22a_03MAY1998]
Every year Hope, Arkansas celebrates their world-famous watermelons with a festival. In 1980 Bill Clinton visited his hometown and partook in the festivities.
#NationalWatermelonDay
On this day 15 years ago, the William J. Clinton Presidential Library & Museum was dedicated. 39, 41, and 43 braved the weather to join 42 in the celebration.
Hillary and I mourn the passing of President George H.W. Bush, and give thanks for his great long life of service, love, and friendship...I am profoundly grateful for every minute I spent with President Bush and will always hold our friendship as one of my life’s greatest gifts.
In 1996, Pres Clinton nominated Alexis Herman to become Secretary of Labor. She was sworn in on May 9, 1997, becoming the first African American to hold the position. Secretary Herman began her Federal career as Director of the Women's Bureau under Pres Carter.
#BlackHistoryMonth
Teachers - are you going to see Ruth Bader Ginsburg deliver the Kumpuris Lecture tonight? President Clinton appointed her to the Supreme Court in 1993. Learn about the nomination and confirmation process by searching “Ginsburg” on the Clinton Digital Library.
#TeacherTuesday
#OTD
in 1917, John F. Kennedy was born in Brookline, MA. Fast-forward to July 24, 1963 when 16-year-old
@BillClinton
, as an
@ALBoysNation
delegate from Arkansas, met Pres Kennedy in the Rose Garden at the White House & this iconic photo was captured. Cred: Consolidated News Pics
Today we wish Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II a joyous
#PlatinumJubilee
! President Clinton, First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Chelsea Clinton visit Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace on December 14, 2000. Photographed by William Vasta (Photo ID# P87384-11a)
Colin Powell, former Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has passed away. We send our condolences to the Powell family. Photographed by Sharon Farmer [Photos: P04129-15 31May1993 & P72404-14 13May1999]
I don't think it's a coincidence that our
#ArchivesHashtagParty
this month is
#ArchivesFacialHair
-- it's
#NoShaveNovember
after all! President Clinton never rocked a 'stache in office, but we can't forget about this classic ~lewk~ from his days at Yale in 1972!
"There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America." -President William Jefferson Clinton, January 20, 1993
#InaugurationDay
First Cat Socks was wide-eyed with excitement to celebrate the Clinton Administration's first Christmas in the White House! He’s pictured here alongside festive decorations. Photo credit: Barbara Kinney [P10440_12A_05DEC1993]
#OTD
1994, President Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton traveled to France to mark the 50th Anniversary of D-Day.
President Clinton is pictured walking alone on Omaha Beach in Normandy. Photograph by Robert McNeely.
#30Moments
#BillClinton