The Golden Year of King Bhumibol From: The Washington Post | Date: February 3, 1997| Author: Sarah Booth Conroy | Copyright 1997 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

President Clinton and His Royal Highness King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Maharaj of Thailand, both play jazz, encourage the arts and have recently been celebrated with great hoopla.

Clinton is the first Democrat elected to a second term in the White House since Franklin Delano Roosevelt was, more than 50 years ago. Bhumibol, on the other hand, is the first Thai king to reign for 50 years, and the golden jubilee of his accession to the throne has been underway for more than a year.