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By BBC News Online's Steve Schifferes
President Bill Clinton will leave office with the longest boom in US history still intact.
Mr Clinton also leaves the legacy of a huge and growing budget surplus, the product of years of bitter battles between Republicans and Democrats.
During the eight years of the presidency, the economy expanded by 50% in real terms, and by the end of his tenure the US had a gross national product of $10,000bn - one quarter of the entire world economic output.
The unemployment rate has dropped by half, to 4%, a 40-year-low, while the economy has created some 15 million jobs.
The stock market grew even faster - by more than three times - creating thousands of millionaires among middle class stockholders, and employees of fast-growing companies like Microsoft
The booming economy and strict controls over government spending has meant that Mr Clinton also leaves office with the public finances in their strongest shape for decades.
The Office of Management and Budget is projecting a surplus of $5,000bn over the next 10 years, enough to pay off the entire Federal debt and fund Social Security, the state pension scheme, for several more decades.
By BBC Washington Correspondent Nick Bryant
The largest budget surplus in history, the lowest unemployment rate in more than 40 years, the fastest growth in real wages for more than two decades, and the biggest drop in welfare rolls seen during any administration.
If "It's the economy stupid" was the mantra of his campaign to win the presidency, it has also fast become the stock answer from the White House about what President Clinton's legacy should be.
That he has presided over the longest economic expansion in US history is undeniable. The US entered its 107th consecutive month of growth last February.
Mr Clinton can also point to the fact that while he inherited the biggest federal budget deficit in history, it now shows the largest surplus ever - a huge $230bn.
From Bill's farewell speech
Working together, America has done well. Our economy is breaking records, with more than 22 million new jobs, the lowest unemployment in 30 years, the highest home ownership ever, the longest expansion in history.
Our families and communities are stronger. Thirty-five million Americans have used the family leave law. Eight million have moved off welfare. Crime is at a 25-year low.
Over 10 million Americans receive more college aid, and more people than ever are going to college. Our schools are better - higher standards, greater accountability and larger investments have brought higher test scores, and higher graduation rates.
More than three million children have health insurance now, and more than seven million Americans have been lifted out of poverty.
Incomes are rising across the board. Our air and water are cleaner. Our food and drinking water are safer. And more of our precious land has been preserved, in the continental United States, than at any time in 100 years.
America has been a force for peace and prosperity in every corner of the globe.
[blue]Who's the man? That's what I thought.[/blue]
I think Bush is a puppet cuz he hasn't done anything since he's been elected except travel around and make public appearances and sign autographs. He's like the Vice Pres or something. He's just a nice guy to please the people while the guys behind the scenes do all the work then say, Mr Pres this is what we your party think you should do, and he goes, ok. I don't think he's in control of anything. What has he done since he's been elected? The tax rebate, which he did just to get elected, and talking to Mexico, just to get the Hispanic vote. And all the stuff you said, just to get money and votes. Btw, I resent him thinking I'll vote for him just cuz he's Bush's son or for a rebate or cuz he likes Hispanics. I resent it a lot. Clinton had original ideas and did them. As a result the economy kicked butt. Having Bush is like not having a Pres at all, it's like having two VPs.
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