Special Programs

Duration:

1 minute, 52 seconds

In celebration of the 10th anniversary of President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home NHS, former President Bill Clinton share memories of his time spent in Hope, Arkansas and looks ahead to the future with lessons learned from his past.

 

President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site is hosting special events and programs throughout 2022. Free of charge!

Monthly Events
April
National Park Week Events:

Join us Monday, April 18 from 1:15 – 2:00 PM for a concert of Songs of Social Justice.
Join us Wednesday, April 20 from 11:15 AM – 12:00 PM for Steel Rails Tunes and Tales.
Join us Friday, April 22 from 1:15 – 2:00 PM for a concert of Songs of Hope and Inspiration.

May-December
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*Event disclaimer: Events and programs are subject to change, due to COVID-related requirements. President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site encourages everyone to call the park site at 870-777-4455 for the most up-to-date information.

President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site

117 S. Hervey Street

Hope, Arkansas 71801

www.nps.gov/wicl

www.facebook.com/ClintonBirthplaceNPS

 

 

 

In this home on South Hervey Street, William Jefferson “Bill” Clinton spent the first four years of his life. Pictured is the front room of the home with fireplace, radio and furniture from the late 1940s.

NPS Photo

President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site is located in Hope, Arkansas. Hope is 30 miles east of Texarkana (on the Texas and Arkansas border) and 110 miles west of Little Rock, Arkansas, on Interstate 30. The site includes the Birthplace Home, a visitor center located in an adjacent historic home, and the Virginia Clinton Kelley Memorial Garden.

On August 19, 1946, Virginia Blythe gave birth to her son, William Jefferson Blythe, III. Named for his father, who died before he was born, he grew up to become William Jefferson Clinton - the 42nd president of the United States. He lived in this comfortable frame house in Hope with his widowed mother and her parents for four years after his birth in 1946.

In this house, he learned many of the life lessons that later defined his presidency and his emergence as a global statesman.

The non-profit Clinton Birthplace Foundation, Inc., acquired the home in 1994 and opened the restored house to the public three years later as President Bill Clinton’s 1st Home Museum & Exhibit Center. The foundation added the Virginia Clinton Kelley Memorial Garden to honor President Clinton’s mother. In 2010, the home was officially designated as a National Historic Site in the National Park System and the National Park Service assumed operation of the site in January 2011.

Check back for more information about special programming and events in 2021 to celebrate the decennial of President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site.