William Jefferson Clinton (né Blythe III; born August 19, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He was acquitted by the Senate and completed his term in office. According to some sources, Clinton was a death penalty opponent in his early years, but he eventually switched positions. Later, Clinton was the first president to pardon a death-row inmate since the federal death penalty was reinstated in 1988. He gave the nationally televised opening night address at the 1988 Democratic National Convention, but his speech, which was 33 minutes long and twice the length it was expected to be, was criticized for being too long and poorly delivered. Clinton presented himself both as a moderate and as a member of the New Democrat wing of the Democratic Party, and he headed the moderate Democratic Leadership Council in 1990 and 1991.