The Biography of Bill Clinton
A TOUCHSTONE BOOK
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Copyright © 1995 by David Maraniss
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First Touchstone Edition 1996
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Maraniss, David.
First in his class : the biography of Bill Clinton / David Maraniss.—1st Touchstone ed.
p. cm.
“Touchstone book.”
Originally published: New York : Simon & Schuster, 1995.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Clinton, Bill. 1946— . 2. Presidents—United States—Biography. I. Title.
[E886.M29 1996]
973.929′092—dc20
[B] 95-44894
CIP
ISBN 0-671-87109-9
eISBN-13: 978-1-439-12835-0
0-684-81890-6 (alk. paper: pbk.)
Photo Credits
1, 2, 4: Family photos acquired by The Washington Post and David Maraniss. With permission. 3, 24: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. 5: Old Gold Yearbook. 6, 7: American Legion. 8. Protocol. With permission from Georgetown University. 9, 10. Tom Campbell 11, 12: Lyda Holt. 13. Jacques M. Chenet/The Gamma Liaison Network. 14: Brooke Shearer. 15: The Washington Post. 16, 18: The Southwest Times Record. 17: The Doug Wallace Papers, University of Arkansas/Little Rock. 19, 20, 25: AP/Wide World Photos. 21, 22, 27: Arkansas Governor’s Office. 23. Reuters/Bettmann. 26: Harry Truman Moore. 28. Mark Duncan, AP/Wide World Photos. 29. Glenda Cooper.