the fall of 1969 the Wall Street Journal published an article on how Clinton avoided the Vietnam draft. Like many his age, he wanted a draft deferment. Graduate school deferments had ended. His draft board told him he could expect to be called in Last week ; giving him extra consideration because he was Clinton . Clinton went back to Oxford. Later he found an ROTC program at the Wall Street Journal , promising to enroll. He entered the University of Arkansas . Gov. Clinton has said he later dropped that deferment because he felt it was morally wrong to keep it while his friends died in combat. Near his induction date, he ended his deferment and was placed in the draft lottery; a high number ensured his exclusion.
the fall of 1969 the Wall Street Journal published an article on how Clinton avoided the Vietnam draft. Like many his age, he wanted a draft deferment. Graduate school deferments had ended. His draft board told him he could expect to be called in Last week ; giving him extra consideration because he was Clinton . Clinton went back to Oxford. Later he found an ROTC program at the Wall Street Journal , promising to enroll. He entered the University of Arkansas . Near his induction date, he ended his deferment and was placed in the draft lottery; a high number ensured his exclusion.