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The autobiography of former US President Bill Clinton is titled:
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Answer: Option D — My Life
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"My Life" is the autobiography of Bill Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States (1993-2001). It was published in June 2004 and became a best-seller.
About the book:
It is a long book (nearly 1,000 pages) covering Clinton's childhood in Hope and Hot Springs, Arkansas, his education at Georgetown, Oxford (as a Rhodes Scholar) and Yale, his years as Governor of Arkansas, and his two terms as President.
It discusses his achievements, such as economic growth and a balanced budget, as well as controversies such as the impeachment proceedings of 1998-99.
The audiobook version, read by Clinton, won a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album.
Memoirs of other US Presidents and First Ladies:
Barack Obama: "Dreams from My Father" (1995), "The Audacity of Hope" (2006) and "A Promised Land" (2020).
George W. Bush: "Decision Points" (2010).
Hillary Clinton: "Living History" (2003), "Hard Choices" (2014) and "What Happened" (2017).
Michelle Obama: "Becoming" (2018).
Jimmy Carter: "Keeping Faith" and many other books.
Ronald Reagan: "An American Life" (1990).
Bill Clinton's other works:
- "Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World" (2007).
- "The President Is Missing" (2018), a thriller co-written with the novelist James Patterson.
- "Citizen: My Life After the White House" (2024).
About Bill Clinton:
- He founded the Clinton Foundation after leaving office.
- He visited India in March 2000, the first visit by a US President in 22 years.
Why not the other options?
- ✗"A Promised Land" is Barack Obama's presidential memoir.
"Decision Points" is George W. Bush's memoir.
"Living History" is Hillary Clinton's memoir.
Quick tip
Remember: "My Life" = Bill Clinton (2004); "Living History" = Hillary Clinton; "A Promised Land" = Barack Obama; "Decision Points" = George W. Bush; "Becoming" = Michelle Obama.
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This question tests your understanding of Books & Authors, a key topic in the General Knowledge section. The detailed solution above uses a step-by-step approach to show the reasoning, and where available, a shortcut that helps you solve similar questions in under 90 seconds during the actual exam.
This topic covers famous books and their authors, including ancient Indian texts, works of the freedom struggle, classic and modern literature, autobiographies of famous people, and recently published books by well-known personalities. Questions usually name a book and ask for its author, or the other way round. Ancient and historical books, such as Arthashastra (Kautilya), Indica (Megasthenes) and Gitanjali (Rabindranath Tagore), are tested most often. Autobiographies are another favourite, so learn titles such as 'My Experiments with Truth' (Mahatma Gandhi) and 'Wings of Fire' (A. P. J. Abdul Kalam). Practise the books and authors questions below, written in the style of the general awareness sections of exams such as SSC, banking, railways, CUET GAT, MAH CET and CLAT. Each question comes with a detailed explanation that adds related facts, so every question helps you revise more than one point.