PRESIDENT

President William Jefferson (Bill) Clinton (D)

Elected 1992, term expires Jan. 2001; born, August 19, 1946, Hope, AR; home, Little Rock, AR; Georgetown University, B.S. 1968; Rhodes Scholar, Oxford University, 1968-70; Yale University, J.D. 1973; Baptist; married (Hillary Rodham).

Career: Professor, University of Arkansas, 1974-76; Democratic Nominee for U.S. House of Representatives, 1974; Arkansas Attorney General, 1976-78; Practicing attorney, 1981-82; Governor of Arkansas, 1978-80, 1982-92.

Office: The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20500, 202-456-1414. e-mail: president@whitehouse.gov.

VICE PRESIDENT

Vice President Albert (Al) Gore, Jr. (D)

Elected 1992, term expires, Jan. 2001; born, March 31, 1948, Washington, DC; home, Carthage, TN; Harvard University, B.A. 1969; Vanderbilt School of Religion, 1971-72; Vanderbilt Law School, 1974-76; Baptist; married (Tipper).

Career: Army, 1969-71 (Vietnam); Homebuilding business; Reporter, Nashville Tennessean, 1973-76; U.S. House of Representatives, 1976-84; U.S. Senate, 1984-92.

Office: The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20500, 202-456-1414. e-mail: vice.president@whitehouse.gov.

1996 Presidential Vote Clinton (D) 47,401,185 (49%) Dole (R) 39,197,469 (41%) Perot (I) 8,085,294 (8%)

1992 Presidential Vote Clinton (D) 44,908,233 (43%) Bush (R) 39,102,282 (37%) Perot (I) 19,741,048 (19%)

The People: Est. Pop. 1996: 265,284,000; Pop. 1990: 248,709,873, up 6.7% 1990-1996. 24.8% rural. Median age: 34.6 years. 13% 65 years and over. 75.6% White, 11.7% Black, 2.8% Asian, 1% American Indian, 9% Hispanic origin. Households: 55.1% married couple families; 25.6% married couple fams. w. children; 45.3% college educ.; median household income: $30,056; per capita income: $14,420; 64.2% owner occupied housing; median house value: $79,100; median monthly rent: $374. 5.4% Unemployment. 1996 Voting age pop.: 196,511,000. 1996 Turnout: 96,456,345; 49% of VAP. Registered Voters (1996): 146,211,960.

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