Hillary Rodham Clinton

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in Chicago, Illinois, The United States

October 26, 1947

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http://clinton.senate.gov/

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Politics, Nonfiction, History

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Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (born October 26, 1947) is the 67th United States Secretary of State, serving within the administration of President Barack Obama.

She was a Senator from the state of New York from 2001 to 2009. As the wife of the 42nd, President of the United States, William Jefferson Clinton, Hillary served as First Lady from 1993 to 2001. In the 2008 election Clinton was a leading candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination.

A native of Illinois, Hillary Rodham attracted national attention in 1969 when she was chosen by her peers to be the first student commencement speaker at Wellesley College. As a graduate of Yale Law School, Class of 1973, she served temporarily as a Congressional legal counsel. Rodham moved to Ark...more Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (born October 26, 1947) is the 67th United States Secretary of State, serving within the administration of President Barack Obama.

She was a Senator from the state of New York from 2001 to 2009. As the wife of the 42nd, President of the United States, William Jefferson Clinton, Hillary served as First Lady from 1993 to 2001. In the 2008 election Clinton was a leading candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination.

A native of Illinois, Hillary Rodham attracted national attention in 1969 when she was chosen by her peers to be the first student commencement speaker at Wellesley College. As a graduate of Yale Law School, Class of 1973, she served temporarily as a Congressional legal counsel. Rodham moved to Arkansas in 1974, marrying Bill Clinton a year later. Hillary Rodham Clinton co-founded the Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families in 1977, and became the first female chair of the Legal Services Corporation in 1978. Named the first female partner at Rose Law Firm in 1979, she was twice listed as one of the 100 most influential lawyers in America. First Lady of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and 1983 to 1992 with husband Bill as Governor, Clinton successfully led a task force to reform Arkansas's education system. She has served on the board of directors of Wal-Mart as well as several other prominent corporations.

In 1994 as First Lady of the United States, her major initiative, the Clinton health care plan, failed to gain approval from the U.S. Congress. However, in 1997 and 1999, Clinton played a role in advocating for the establishment of the State Children's Health Insurance Program, the Adoption and Safe Families Act, and the Foster Care Independence Act. Her time as First Lady drew a polarized response from the American public. She is the only First Lady to have been subpoenaed, testifying before a federal grand jury in 1996 due to the Whitewater controversy, but was never charged with any wrongdoing in this or any of the other investigations during her husband's administration. The state of her marriage was the subject of considerable speculation following the Lewinsky scandal in 1998 that spurred Articles of Impeachment to be issued against her husband, Bill Clinton.

In January of 2000, Clinton was elected as senator to the State of New York after moving to the small suburban hamlet of Chappaqua in Westchester County. That election marked the first time an American First Lady had run for public office; Clinton was also the first female senator to represent New York. In the Senate, she initially supported the Bush administration on some foreign policy issues, including a vote for the Iraq War Resolution, subsequently opposing the administration on its conduct of the war in Iraq, and most domestic issues. Senator Clinton was re-elected by a wide margin in 2006. In the 2008 presidential nomination race, Hillary Clinton won more primaries and delegates than any other female candidate in American history, but narrowly lost to Senator Barack Obama. As Secretary of State, Clinton became the first former First Lady to serve in a president's cabinet
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Average rating: 3.68 · 11,223 ratings · 708 reviews · 32 distinct works · Similar authors

	Living History 3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 10,117 ratings — published 2003 — 33 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	It Takes a Village 3.52 of 5 stars 3.52 avg rating — 840 ratings — published 1995 — 18 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Invitation To The White House : At Home With History by Hillary Rodham Clinton (Foreword), Carl Sferrazza Anthony (Introduction) 3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2000 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dear Socks, Dear Buddy: Kids' Letters to the First Pets 3.46 of 5 stars 3.46 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 1998 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hillary Clinton Speech at the 2008 Democratic National Convention - Full Text 4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2008	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Books By Hillary Rodham Clinton (Study Guide): It Takes A Village, Living History, An Invitation To The White House: At Home With History 2.75 of 5 stars 2.75 avg rating — 4 ratings	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Report of the U. S. A. Submitted to the U. N. High Commissioner for Human Rights in Conjunction with the Universal Periodic Review 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	New Memoir 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — expected publication 2014	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Untitled Memoir 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — expected publication 2014	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eine Welt für Kinder 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1996	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“If I want to knock a story off the front page, I just change my hairstyle.”
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“In the bible it says you have to forgive seventy times seven. I want you all to know, I'm keeping a chart.”
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“Every moment wasted looking back, keeps us from moving forward.”
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William Jefferson Clinton

This poll will examine the choices for the William Jefferson Clinton reading selection which will be the next President covered in the Presidential Series. The order for the Presidents selected was determined by the group membership.

This selection will begin on June 13th and will continue for three - four months - depending upon the length of the selection.

This discussion will be led by Bryan. Bryan has an extraordinary background and will be a great moderator to lead this discussion. He has assumed the responsibilities for the Presidential Series reads and will be leading these book discussions.

We have added all of the books nominated on the William Jefferson Clinton thread and a few others. However, if you do not see your favorite book on this list; then just comment or pop me a note and I will immediately add it to this poll.

You can always change your vote at any time; so nothing is lost. Some of the Clinton books deal with only a certain period of his life, some may be multi-volume (if that is ever the case - I always add both separately), some deal with other topics too; some are all encompassing, others deal with specific events in Clinton's life or presidency and others are by the man, himself and some are about Hillary.

Before making your selection, please try to look up your choice and make sure it really is a book you are interested in; do not be lured in by the title. Also, check out the author and what others have said about the book before you (reviewers who you trust). Then of course, make your selection.

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Bill Clinton

18 votes, 25.7%

by Michael Takiff

14 votes, 20.0%

Dick Morris

7 votes, 10.0%

The Agenda Inside the Clinton White House

Bob Woodward

6 votes, 8.6%

Taylor Branch

6 votes, 8.6%

The Survivor Bill Clinton in the White House

by John F. Harris

5 votes, 7.1%

The Natural The Misunderstood Presidency of Bill Clinton

by Joe Klein

3 votes, 4.3%

Bob Woodward

2 votes, 2.9%

Spin Cycle How the White House and the Media Manipulate the News

by Howard Kurtz

2 votes, 2.9%

by Elizabeth Drew

2 votes, 2.9%

Hillary Rodham Clinton

2 votes, 2.9%

First In His Class A Biography Of Bill Clinton

David Maraniss

1 vote, 1.4%

From the Center to the Edge The Politics and Policies of the Clinton Presidency

by William C. Berman

1 vote, 1.4%

by R. Emmett Tyrrell

1 vote, 1.4%

Showdown The Struggle Between the Gingrich Congress and the Clinton White House

by Elizabeth Drew

0 votes, 0.0%

Clinton's World Remaking American Foreign Policy

by William G. Hyland

0 votes, 0.0%

The Breach Inside the Impeachment and Trial of William Jefferson Clinton

Peter Baker

0 votes, 0.0%

Highwire From the Backwoods to the Beltway - The Education of Bill Clinton

by John Brummett

0 votes, 0.0%

Clintonomics How Bill Clinton Reengineered the Reagan Revolution

by Jack Godwin

0 votes, 0.0%

Dead Center Clinton-Gore Leadership and the Perils of Moderation

by James MacGregor Burns

0 votes, 0.0%

High Hopes The Clinton Presidency and the Politics of Ambition

by Stanley Renshon

0 votes, 0.0%

An Affair of State The Investigation, Impeachment, and Trial of President Clinton

Richard A. Posner

0 votes, 0.0%

70 total votes

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