A&E Biography Bill Clinton - Hope, Charisma, Controversy

A president who managed to overcome crises and scandals with his reputation intact, the life and work of Bill Clinton is profiled in this entry into the Biography series. Elected to the White House in 1996 and winning a second term four years later, Clinton's burning ambition to make it to the top in politics was never in doubt. On this program we see how the younger Clinton developed his personal strategy for power, with the words of friends and associates of the former president helping to shape his remarkable story. Some rarely seen footage helps provide a visual counterpart to the thoughts of allies such as James Carville and David Gergen, while the program also touches on Clinton's failings, such as the Monica Lewinsky scandal.