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Section size for Bill Clinton (59 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	10,098	10,098
Early life and career	9,193	9,193
College and law school years	33	15,518
Georgetown University	1,948	1,948
Oxford	4,638	4,638
Vietnam War opposition and draft controversy	5,767	5,767
Law school	3,132	3,132
Failed congressional campaign and tenure as Attorney General of Arkansas	1,476	1,476
Governor of Arkansas (1979–1981, 1983–1992)	10,855	27,444
Scandals and allegations	3,823	3,823
1988 Democratic presidential primaries	1,559	1,559
1992 United States presidential election	11,207	11,207
Presidency (1993–2001)	6,236	99,802
First term (1993–1997)	34,449	41,256
1996 presidential campaign	6,807	6,807
Second term (1997–2001)	1,919	21,545
Investigations	5,836	5,836
Impeachment and acquittal	7,539	7,539
Pardons and commutations	2,305	2,305
Campaign finance controversies	3,946	3,946
Military and foreign affairs	99	28,712
Somalia	2,361	2,361
Rwanda	2,546	2,546
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1,258	1,258
Irish peace talks	1,464	1,464
Iran	1,495	1,495
Iraq	2,696	2,696
Osama bin Laden	4,744	4,744
Kosovo	7,198	7,198
China	3,347	3,347
Israeli-Palestinian conflict	1,504	1,504
Judicial appointments	2,053	2,053
Public opinion	7,409	7,409
Public image	7,395	20,606
Sexual assault and misconduct allegations	11,301	11,301
Alleged affairs	1,910	1,910
Post-presidency (2001–present)	79	43,345
Activities until 2008 campaign	10,030	10,030
2008 presidential election	4,015	4,015
After the 2008 election	4,648	4,648
2016 presidential election and after	10,360	10,360
Wealth	7,467	7,467
Relationship with Jeffrey Epstein	6,746	6,746
Personal life	1,330	6,506
Health	5,176	5,176
Accolades	12,312	12,312
See also	466	466
References	15	44
Citations	29	29
Further reading	59	11,835
Primary sources	1,194	1,194
Popular books	2,152	2,152
Scholarly studies	6,472	6,472
Arkansas years	1,958	1,958
External links	124	7,493
Official	351	351
Interviews, speeches, and statements	523	523
Media coverage	97	97
Other	6,398	6,398
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Someone needs to re-add the relations with Jeffery Epstein section

I recovered parts of it but it’s slightly scrambled and needs to be fixed.

In the early 2000s, Clinton took flights on Jeffrey Epstein's private jet in connection with Clinton Foundation work |3833| According to Epstein's attorney Gerald B Letcount, Epstein was "part of the original group that conceived of the Clinton Gional Initiative*|3e5) In 2002, a spokesperson for Clintan praised Epstein as 'a committed philanthropist" with "insights and generosity"* While Clinton was president Epstein visited the White House at least 17 times. P/Ja) Years later, Epstein was convicted on sex trafficking charges. Clinton's office refused a stutement in 2019 saying.

President Clinton knows nothing about the terrible crimes Jeffrey Epstein pleaded guilty to in Florida some years ago, or those with which he has been recently charged in New York. In 2002 and 2003, President Clinton took four trips on Jeftrey Epstein’s airplane: one to Europe, one to Asia, and two to Africa, which included stops in connection with the work of the Cinton Foundation. Staff, supporters of the Foundation, and his Secret Service detail traveled on evory leg of every trip. […] Has not spoken to Epstein in well over a decade.

98.117.183.124 (talk) 02:45, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yes this needs to be re added. Not sure why it was removed as its all cited 86.147.54.20 (talk) 22:42, 10 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It was not removed, it was moved to Post-presidency of Bill Clinton, as explained by the person who did it Archimedes5000 (talk) 18:29, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It should be on both 2600:6C4A:42F0:1930:E135:B57B:D3F2:D09D (talk) 13:49, 1 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Why? – Muboshgu (talk) 15:32, 1 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Health sections

Why are there two separate sections for his health (one in Personal Life and one in Post-presidential health concerns)? I don't see much of a distinction between them and I think they should be merged. Can I have access to this article to change it? 2A02:C7C:2DCE:1F00:D8E9:6FF4:DCCD:4191 (talk) 19:57, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

New Infobox image

The current official portrait lead image is over 30 years old and not at all representative of the subject as they currently exist. As Bill Clinton is still alive and still at least somewhat active, he should have a lead image that is more representative of his current appearance. I suggest this one from 2015 but please feel free to suggest other options.

Lord Beesus (talk) 05:15, 25 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Requesting deletion of Epstein section

I request that the section on Clinton's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein be removed from the article entirely.

There is no evidence that Clinton was involved in any criminal activities with Epstein, meaning that the entire section is casting guilt by association on him. Him having been friends with Epstein is otherwise of no encyclopaedic value. It is also given undue weight in the article compared to everything else Clinton has done. TKSnaevarr (talk) 05:37, 25 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Fully agree. Also worth noting that Donald Trump's article doesn't have a guilt by association section as he also was involved in any criminal activities. But since Clinton wasn't either, the section should be removed from this article too. --209.93.242.220 (talk) 09:05, 25 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]