Clinton Hillary Rodham - Hillary Clinton: in her own words

Hillary Clinton in Her Own Words

Copyright 2014 Lisa Rogak

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ISBN 978-1-58005-534-5

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Hillary Clinton in her own words / [edited by] Lisa Rogak.

pages cm

1. Clinton, Hillary Rodham--Quotations. 2. Presidential candidates--United States--Quotations. 3. Legislators--United States--Quotations. 4. Women legislators--United States--Quotations. 5. Presidents spouses--United States--Quotations. I. Rogak, Lisa, 1962-

E887.C55H53 2014

328.73092--dc23

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Contents

Ive had every opportunity and blessing in my own life, and I want the same for all Americans. Until that day comes, you will always find me on the front lines of democracy: fighting for the future.

Hillary Rodham Clinton concedes her bid for the presidency, June 7, 2008

I TS HARD TO BELIEVE that Hillary Clinton has been making headlines for several decades, but once her term as one of the most admired secretaries of state in history drew to a close in 2012, all eyes naturally turned to what her plans would be during the years leading up to the 2016 presidential campaign season.

Representative Nancy Pelosi recently admitted to MSNBC that she was excited by the prospect of seeing a second Clinton in the Oval Office. She could be president of the United States and she would be great, Pelosi said. She would go into the White House as well prepared... or better prepared... than almost anybody who has served in that office in a very long time.

Surprisingly, even her most dogged detractors concede that it would be difficult to run against her. The Republican Party is incapable of competing at that level, said none other than Newt Gingrich during an appearance on NBCs Meet the Press. First of all, shes very formidable as a person, he said. Shes a very competent person. Shes married to the most popular Democrat in the country, and they both think [it] would be good for her to be president. It makes it virtually impossible to stop her for the nomination.

She has certainly proven that she has the stamina and fortitude to serve as president: In her tenure as secretary of state, by her own estimation, she traveled to 112 countries, clocking close to a million miles, a schedule that would send most of her Washington cohorts falling by the wayside.

And early public sentiment is overwhelmingly favorable: A December 2012 Washington Post poll found that 68 percent of Americans approved of her accomplishments as secretary of state, 66 percent had a favorable opinion of her, and 57 percent would support her as a presidential candidate.

With these figures, its not surprising that Clinton was named as the most admired woman for the eleventh year in a row in a recent Gallup Poll; in all, shes made the list seventeen times, more than any other woman. Interest in Clinton only continues to climb; plus, she has a cool factor that was only enhanced when the Texts from Hillary Tumblr site went viral almost from the first post in spring 2012, showing her in sunglasses on the C-17 military plane she customarily traveled on and texting on her BlackBerry.

No less than Hollywood has taken notice: Rodham, a much-buzzed-about screenplay that is gaining traction, covers Clintons formidable twenty-something years and is rumored to be on the fast track for green-lighting; actresses rumored to be clamoring for the lead include Emma Stone, Ellen Page, and Lena Dunham.

But Hillary is more than just politics; after all, shes held numerous important leadership positions in her career, from high-powered lawyer to two-term First Lady, in addition to being a respected senator and secretary of state. Plus, shes been through more than a few rough-and-tumble periods in her life; indeed, many men and women around the world have followed her as shes been knocked down through the years only to pick herself right up again.

In this way, Hillary Clinton in Her Own Words accomplishes several purposes, regardless of what her plans for 2016 turn out to be. First, the book will appeal to politically minded readers who can learn where shes stood on a wide variety of issues over the years; it will serve as a refresher course for those who have followed her life over the decades shes spent in public life as well as provide an introduction for younger readers who may be acquainted with the former First Lady only as a world diplomat.

Next, her words will educate businesspeople who want to learn about her philosophies on leadership. After all, her roaring success as secretary of state was due in no small part to her ability to negotiate and communicate with world leaders often holding very different agendas.

Finally, Clintons words will motivate and inspire people around the world who look to her as an example of the courage and fortitude they can source in their own lives.

Regardless of your reason for picking up Hillary Clinton in Her Own Words, after reading her words on everything from motherhood to the role of government, you will undoubtedly come away with a new understanding and broader picture of the woman who just may become the next president of the United States.

1947: Hillary Rodham is born in Chicago to Hugh and Dorothy Rodham on October 26.

1961: Fourteen-year-old Hillary writes a letter to NASA asking what she should study in college in order to become an astronaut. The letter she receives in response informs her that women cannot become astronauts.

1964: Hillary signs on as a volunteer in the presidential campaign of Barry Goldwater, a Republican.

1965: She enrolls at Wellesley College.

1969: Hillary graduates from Wellesley College, where she becomes the first student in the schools history to give the commencement speech. She enrolls at Yale Law School in the fall.

1970: While at Yale Law School, she meets fellow student Bill Clinton.

1973: Hillary graduates from Yale Law School.

1974: In January, Hillary moves to Washington, DC, to become a member of the congressional legal staff involved in preparing the case for impeachment against President Richard Nixon. In August, Hillary accepts a job at the University of Arkansas School of Law in Fayetteville, in part to be closer to Bill.

1975: Hillary and Bill marry on October 10.

1976: After Bill is elected attorney general of Arkansas, Hillary lands a job at Rose Law Firm and they move to Little Rock.