Hillary Clinton is an American politician and the presumptive Democratic Party nominee. She is a former United States Secretary of State, U.S. Senator, and First Lady of the United States. From 2009 to 2013, she was the 67th Secretary of State, serving under President Barack Obama. Before that, she was the junior United States Senator from New York from 2001 to 2009. She is married to former President of the United States Bill Clinton in 1975.
Here are some interesting facts about Hillary Clinton
1. Birth Date
Hillary Clinton was born on Oct. 26, 1947, in Chicago, Ill. to Hugh and Dorothy Rodham. She was raised in Park Ridge, Illinois along with her two younger brothers Hugh Jr. and Anthony.
2. Young Hillary not interested in politics
Young Hillary Rodham wasn’t initially interested in politics, she had dreamed of “becoming a baseball player, a journalist, and an astronaut,” according to the National Constitution Center.
3. Where she studied ?
She attended Wellesley College and Yale Law School, where she met her husband. After she completed her law degree, she also took postgraduate classes at Yale Child Study Center.
4. Clinton worked several very different jobs
Clinton worked several very different jobs during her summers in college. Clinton spent the summer of 1969 working in a canning factory in Alaska. In the summer of 1971, Clinton worked on a subcommittee for Sen. Walter Mondale in Washington, D.C.
5. About political movement
Clinton was once a Republican, even campaigning for Barry Goldwater in 1964. She switched parties in 1968, and went on to work for Democratic nominee George McGovern in 1972 and Jimmy Carter in 1976.
6. In 1974, Clinton became a member of the presidential impeachment inquiry staff during the Watergate scandal. President Richard Nixon resigned later that year.
7. When Hillary Rodham became Hillary Rodham Clinton!
After marrying Bill Clinton in 1975, Hillary announced that she would be keeping her maiden name. The decision upset both her own and Bill Clinton’s mothers, and it was not until 1982 that Hillary adopted her husband’s surname.
8. Bill and Hillary : the First and the only Couple ever to be fingerprinted by FBI
She is also, according to author Sally Bedell Smith, the first presidential spouse to be subpoenaed. Bill and Hillary Clinton are the first and only first couple to be fingerprinted by the FBI. The reason because of an incident that occurred during the Clinton presidency called “Filegate” in June 1996. Allegations arose that the First Administration had improper access to FBI documents between 1993 and 1994.
9. Hillary Clinton vs. Edmund Hillary
In 1995, when Hillary met mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary in Nepal, she reported to the press that her name had been after the famed climber. However, in 2006, she denied the story by saying it as a family myth.
10. When Hillary Clinton won a Grammy Award!
She won the 1997 Grammy for best spoken word album for the audio version of her book, “It Takes a Village”.
11. First female senator
Hillary was both senator and first lady for 20 days. She was sworn in as a U.S. senator on Jan. 1, 2001, and Bill left the White House on the 20th.
12. In addition to serving as first lady, Clinton has had several other “firsts.”
Clinton is the first presidential spouse to earn a postgraduate degree and the first to be elected to national office.
13. Hillary Clinton loves hot pepper
She can’t get enough of hot peppers and she puts hot sauce on everything – including salad.
14. What a gift by Bill Clinton to Hillary!
Before his marriage proposal, in a secret act, Bill Clinton had purchased a small house that Hillary once remarked that she liked. When she accepted his proposal, he revealed that they owned that house.
15. Hillary was rejected twice
At the age of 13, Hillary applied to NASA requesting to be accepted as a member into its astronaut program and she was rejected citing her gender. At 27, she made a try to join the Marines, but was rejected citing her poor vision and being too old.
16. Almost two decades that she drove a car!
According to the reports, Hillary hasn’t driven a car since 1996.
17. Hillary’s book: NO. 1 political book!
Her 2014 book “Hard Choices” ranked as the No. 1 political book of 2014.
18. Hillary married Bill Clinton just to make him President!
Many observers and biographers have echoed their suspicions that Hillary and Bill’s marriage was and is based on political ambition to reenergize the Democratic Party and establish the presidency for Bill, rather than on love.
19. 19 times on the cover of Time Magazine
So far, 19th times, Hillary Clinton has been on the cover of the Time Magazine, the most by any women politician of the United States of America.
20. Most travelled Secretary of State ever!
112 countries in four years, travelled almost 1 million miles and spent more about 25% of her time on the road (and in the air). These are the facts that are enough to make her the most travelled Secretary of State of the United States.
21. How Hillary and Bill Clinton named their daughter!
They named their daughter, Chelsea Victoria Clinton, after Joni Mitchell’s song “Chelsea Morning”.
22. And her favorite book is…
Hillary Clinton’s favorite book is Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s “The Brothers Karamazov” – a 19th century Russian philosophical novel that hits on big questions of morality, faith, and free will.
22 Interesting Facts About Hillary Clinton
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