Over forty-thousand people have visited Hope, Arkansas since the Clinton Birthplace Museum was restored and opened in 1997 by the Clinton Birthplace Foundation.  Of the world’s 193 countries, citizens from 157 countries have come to visit President Bill Clinton’s first home,  the home he shared with his widowed mother and maternal grandparents Edith and Eldridge Cassidy.  The museum’s World Atlas Map is filled with red visitor pins from Antarctica to Greenland, all around the equator and almost everywhere in between.  Visitors make the pilgrimage because President Clinton’s ideas and policies have had an important impact in their lives and their ...   more »

19 August, President Clinton’s 61st Birthday Cake Competition:  Award and prizes for the closest replica as edible cake or dimensional artwork of little Billy Blythe Clinton’s 3rd birthday cake. Rules details of submission will be available in early summer. Winning cakes in both categories will be photographed, and prizes awarded. Winning edible cake will be shipped to President Clinton. Winning non-edible cake will become part of the museum’s permanent exhibits. All other cakes will be sold to benefit the museum. Evening celebration of birthday cakes with punch and cake, with party favors for old and young. Fundraiser for the museum ...   more »

4th of July
2nd weekend Clinton Birthplace Foundation will host music and poetry about Freedom’s responsibilities.
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Clinton Birthplace Essay Contest:
Inspired by Pres. Clinton’s essay for Boy’s Nation, this first of an annual competition is open to high school seniors. Short essays on various topics, with 2007 being “The Role of Leadership in Social Justice will be judged by historians and teachers from SW Arkansas area. The five winning essays will be read by their authors at an event honoring young scholars and leaders. Prizes will be awarded. Rules, formats and dates for submission will be available in the spring.
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