U.S. Government (History) The United States Government A collection of short reports all dealing with the United States Government. William Jefferson Clinton was born on August 19, 1946, in Hope, Arkansas. His father, William J. Blythe III was killed in an automobile collision just two months before William’s birth. At age four, William Jefferson Blythe IV was legally adopted by his mothers second husband, Roger Clinton, making him William Jefferson Clinton. At age 22 William received a Bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University. Just five years later, he received his law degree from Yale. Soon after graduating from Yale, h