Bill Clinton & James Patterson Share Excerpt from Thriller, 'The President’s Daughter'

James Patterson and former President Bill Clinton.Photo: David Burnett “The wonderful thing about working with President Clinton is it comes out and it’s real,” says Patterson, who earlier worked with Clinton on 2018’sThe President is Missing. For his part, Clinton says his role is to make Patterson’s chilling plot twists plausible: “I wanted to make sure we got the details right, that people understood it all could actually happen.” Read below:...

March 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1134 words · Amanda Duran

Bill Clinton and Joe Biden Write Tributes for Zelenskyy and Other Leaders on TIME 100 List

Joe Biden (left), Bill Clinton.Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Getty; Andrew Chin/Getty PresidentJoe Bidenand former PresidentBill Clintonwere among the big political names to write tributes to those on this year’sTIME100, a list of the most influential people of the year. Biden’s tribute came in honor of Ukrainian PresidentVolodymyr Zelenskyy, who he called “a leader worthy of [the Ukrainian peoples'] bravery and resilience.” Former First LadyMichelle Obamawrote her own tribute — toOprah Winfrey, who she described as having a talent for connecting with just about anyone....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 374 words · Jeremy Murphy

Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky Have Secret Late Night Phone Call in New 'Impeachment' Trailer

As the premiere date forImpeachment: American Crime Storydraws near, fans are getting another glimpse into Ryan Murphy’s take on the infamous affair between White House internMonica Lewinskyand former PresidentBill Clinton. On Friday, the second full trailer dropped for the upcoming FX drama, starringBeanie Feldsteinas Lewinsky andClive Owenas Clinton. The series will follow the uncovering of the headline-making tryst, which ultimately led to the president’s impeachment. Lewinsky blushes as Tripp guesses: “Someone from work....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 344 words · Diana Smith

Bill Clinton Calls Recent Monica Lewinsky Comments Not His 'Finest Hour': 'I Was Mad at Me'

Former PresidentBill Clintonwasn’t happy withhis controversial appearance on NBC’sToday, either. Clinton has come under fire for the chat, which aired on Monday, during which he admitted thathe had never apologized directly to the former White House intern for the scandal that ensued after their headline-making affair— nor did he feel he owed her a personal apology. Want to keep up on the latest from PEOPLE?Sign up for our daily newsletterto get our best stories of the day delivered straight to your inbox....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 557 words · John Roberts

Bill Clinton Hopes Hillary's Emotional Reading of Victory Speech 'Will Make People a Little Less Cynical'

Earl Gibson III/WireImage. Bill Clintonbelieves “one of the most profound mistakes we ever made” as a country was not electing his wife, former Secretary of StateHillary Clinton, president of the United States in 2016. In an interview with PEOPLE ahead of the release ofPresidentBill Clinton Teaches Inclusive Leadership, which launched Thursday onMasterClass, the former president said Sec. Clinton was “the most qualified person to run for office in my lifetime, including me....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 583 words · Troy Small

Bill Clinton Hospitalized in California for 'Non-COVID-Related Infection'

Photo: Alex Wong/getty Former presidentBill Clintonhas been hospitalized at a medical center in Irvine, California. “On Tuesday evening, President Clinton was admitted to UCI Medical Center to receive treatment for a non-COVID-related infection,” Clinton’s spokesperson, Angel Ureña,shared in a statementon Thursday. “He is on the mend, in good spirits, and is incredibly thankful to doctors, nurses, and staff providing him with excellent care,” the statement read. In astatement of their own, Clinton’s physicians, Dr....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 365 words · Benjamin Taylor

Bill Clinton Interview Gets Heated as He Admits He Never Personally Apologized to Monica Lewinsky

Bill Clintonmay have “apologized to everybody in the world” following his affair withMonica Lewinsky, but the 42nd president revealed in a new interview that he’s never said sorry directly to the former White House intern. In a joint interview with hisPresident Is Missingco-author James Patterson that aired Monday morning onToday, Clinton was asked if he would have handled the situation differently in light of the #MeToo movement and recent criticism that he should have resigned rather thanfight his 1998 impeachment....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 530 words · Bruce Washington

Bill Clinton Is in 'Good Spirits' as Doctors Expect Sunday Release from Hospital After Infection Treatment

Former President Bill Clinton.Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty After four days in the hospital,Bill Clintonis on the mend. A spokesperson for the former president, 75, announced that his condition has improved after he was hospitalized at the University of California Irvine Medical Center on Tuesday for a non-COVID related infection. “President Clinton has continued to make excellent progress over the last 24 hours. He will remain overnight at UC Irvine Medical Center to continue to receive IV antibiotics before an expected discharge tomorrow,” Clinton spokesperson Angel Ureña shared in a statement on Saturday....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 279 words · Darren Williams

Bill Clinton Jokes About Aretha Franklin's Multiple Casket Wardrobe Changes During Funeral Speech

Former PresidentBill Clintonshared warm remembrance ofAretha Franklinat her funeral service in Detroit on Friday. The 72-year-old political titan was visibly moved as he took to the podium and thanked those in attendance “for giving me and Hillary a chance to show up and just say that we started out not as a President or First Lady — or a Senator, Secretary of State. We started out as Aretha groupies or something!...

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 394 words · David Vasquez

Bill Clinton Once Turned Down Tea with Queen Elizabeth to 'Be a Tourist,' Eat Indian Food in London

President Bill Clinton (left) and Queen Elizabeth.Photo: GERRY PENNY/AFP via Getty Images During his first official visit to the UK after Tony Blair had been elected Prime Minister, former PresidentBill Clintonturned down tea with theQueenin favor of taking in the sights and eating Indian food, according tonewly declassified documents. But a note from Blair’s private secretary, Phillip Barton — among the trove of documents released to the public recently — shows that when the president and his wife, former Secretary of StateHillary Clinton, were offered tea withQueen Elizabeth, they declined....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 347 words · James Davis

Bill Clinton Released from the Hospital After Treatment for Infection: 'We Will Continue to Monitor'

Photo: Allen J Schaben/Los Angeles Times/Shutterstock Bill Clintonhas been released from the hospital after several days following treatment for anon-COVID-related infection. On Sunday morning, a spokesperson for the former president, 75, released astatementfrom University of California Irvine Medical Center’s Dr. Alpesh N. Amin, who had overseen the team of doctors that treated Clinton. “On behalf of everyone at UC Irvine’s Medical Center, we were honored to have treated him and will continue to monitor his progress,” the statement concluded....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 402 words · Rebecca Bennett

Bill Clinton Remembers Bob Dole Fondly, Rues That Reaching Across Political Lines is 'Not In Fashion Today'

Bill Clinton (left), Bob Dole.Photo: JOYCE NALTCHAYAN/AFP via Getty As thelate Bob Dolelay in stateat the United States Capitol on Thursday, formerPresident Bill Clintonis remembering his 1996 presidential campaign opponent with fondness—and nostalgia. “In the next day, I’m going to Bob Dole’s funeral. He ran against me for president and we fought about a lot of things,” Clinton told PEOPLE in an interview previewing hisnew MasterClass serieson leadership that launches Dec....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 344 words · Jennifer Sawyer

Bill Clinton Says He Knew His Impeachment 'Wouldn't Succeed' — And He's 'Glad We Fought to the End'

Former President Bill Clinton’s relationship with then-22-year-old White House internMonica Lewinsky has been re-evaluatedin the wake of Donald Trump’s “p–y-grabbing” and the #MeToo movement. But Clinton still feels he was right to fight his 1998 impeachment, rather than resign. In an upcoming interview with Mo Rocca forCBS Sunday Morning,Clinton, 71, says he “knew” at the time that his impeachment “wouldn’t succeed” — and he’s still happy it didn’t. CBS SUNDAY MORNING...

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 353 words · Rachel Burton