PRESIDENT WILLIAM J. "BILL" CLINTON - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 04/30/2001 - HFSID 295528

BILL CLINTON
Shortly after leaving the White House, Clinton signed this birthday greeting on his stationery with Presidential seal
Typed Letter signed: "Bill", 1 page, 6¼x9½. No place, 2001 April 30. On his personal stationery with printed Presidential seal to Reverend Stan Easty, Elizabeth City, North Carolina. In full: "Happy Birthday! Hillary and I want to wish you all the best on your special day. We hope the year ahead brings you good health and much happiness. Sincerely." Clinton (b. 1946) was Governor of Arkansas (1979-1981, 1983-1992) and the first Democrat reelected President since FDR. The only elected U.S. President to be impeached (Andrew Johnson was impeached, but he had not been elected to the office), on February 12, 1999, President Clinton was acquitted on both articles of impeachment brought against him: charges of perjury and obstruction of justice. Clinton's popularity stood at 67% at the end of his trial, however. Obviously, many Americans were willing to overlook his personal failings in an era of peace and prosperity. His accomplishments in office included a waiting period for gun purchases (the Brady Law), the Family and Medical Leave Act, the North American Free Trade Agreement, welfare reform and balancing of the federal budget. Clinton had previously co-written (with Al Gore) Putting People First (1992), and he would publish his successful autobiography, My Life, in 2004. Clinton's wife, former First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton (whom he met at Yale Law School), was elected a Democratic U.S. Senator from New York, sought the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008 and became Secretary of State in the Obama administration. Stan Easty, a retired Episcopal minister and well-known North Carolina mariner, had previously visited the White House with his wife Reba. Multiple mailing folds. Fine condition.