Did you know Bill Clinton is a Vegan?
#15 Time
Made the cover of Time magazine's double issue - The 100 Most Influential People in the World - alongside Lady Gaga and Didier Drogba. [May 10, 2010]
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Time
Made the cover of Time magazine's double issue - The 100 Most Influential People in the World - alongside Lady Gaga and Didier Drogba. [May 10, 2010]
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Uncle Scrooge
Bill Clinton is an avid coin-collector. This is considered by many to be a strange hobby and his friends and family probably made fun of him a lot...
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Saxoholic...
Bill Clinton enjoys playing golf and the saxophone. He also collects saxophones, both miniature and life-size.
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Movies
Bill Clinton has said that "The Harmonists" is the movie that moved him the most deeply, and that "High Noon" is his favorite movie of all time.
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Abuse of Power
Pardoned his half-brother, Roger Clinton, thereby erasing his criminal record shortly before leaving the White House in January 2001. This can be considered by many as an outrageous abuse of power...
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Bilingual
Bill is fluent in German. He choose to study German in school, because according to his words, he was "impressed by the clarity and precision of the language".
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Money Maker...
In August 2001 he signed a book deal with publisher Alfred A. Knopf, for a $10-million advance.
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Codename Eagle
Secret Service codename was Eagle. The codename is usually picked up so that it matches the person's personality or some other characteristic of his looks, past or behavior.
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Puppet
Has his look-alike puppet in the French show "Les guignols de l'info". You can not escape ridicule even if you are a president...
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Heart surgery
Underwent emergency quadruple heart bypass surgery in September 2004 after experiencing an episode of angina. The former President had not suffered a coronary infarction, but some of his arteries were more than 90% clogged up. He later underwent corrective surgery for a partially collapsed lung in March 2005.
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Adopted
Bill Clinton is only the second United States President who has been adopted. The only previous President who was adopted was Gerald Ford.
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Elvis Mania
Bill Clinton is a huge fan of Elvis Presley. There are some rumors that he even went to his funeral in 1977...
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Allergies
His allergies include chocolate, dairy products, and flour. It must be tough living with a chocolate allergy...
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Vegan
Bill Clinton is a vegan since his heart surgery, eating only fruits, vegetables, and whole grain. It takes a lot of will power to put yourself under such a diet...
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Bill's Dream
Bill Clinton considered becoming a jazz musician early in his career. However, he later decided to pursue a more secure profession.
