While Clinton was president in 1994, he received an honorary degree and a fellowship from the University of Oxford, specifically for being 'a doughty and tireless champion of the cause of world peace', having 'a powerful collaborator in his wife,' and for winning 'general applause for his achievement of resolving the gridlock that prevented an agreed budget'. The reforms passed in September 1983 after Clinton called a special legislative session—the longest in Arkansas history. Many have considered this the greatest achievement of the Clinton governorship. He defeated four Republican candidates for governor: Lowe (1978), White (1982 and 1986), Jonesboro businessmen Woody Freeman (1984), and Sheffield Nelson of Little Rock (1990). Clinton won the 1992 presidential election (370 electoral votes) against Republican incumbent George H. W. Bush (168 electoral votes) and billionaire populist Ross Perot (zero electoral votes), who ran as an independent on a platform that focused on domestic issues.
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