Bill Clinton took office( 就职 ) on January 20 th , 1993 and became the 42 nd U.S. president. He is the first U.S. president who was born after World War II. He is also one of the youngest of all U.S. presidents. Clinton was born in a poor family in 1946. Three months before he was born, his father, William Blats, died. When he was small, his mother remarried Norger Clinton, so the boy’s family name changed. In the summer of 1963, Clinton won a drama contest( 戏剧比赛 ), so he was given a chance to visit the city of Washington. During his visit he met President Kennedy in the White House. From that time on, he made up his mind to become a president.