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Clinton was the first president to be a part of the baby boomer generation, and was the third youngest president elected in U.S. history. He was the first Democratic president to serve two full terms since Franklin D. Roosevelt. Clinton also was the second president to be impeached over the issues of obstruction of justice and perjury. If there were major criticisms, they would have to fall into the categories of foreign policy and his personal actions in the White House. He can, however, be credited with initiating or signing into law significant domestic legislation, including the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Brady Bill, the Minimum Wage Increase Act, and the Taxpayer Relief Act.
When Clinton won the nomination for president at the 1992 Democratic Convention, he was given little chance of unseating George H.W. Bush. President Bush was expected to ride the wave of Desert Storm in early 1991. Clinton countered with a platform of domestic issues, drawing from the economic......

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