Living History

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Headline, 2003 - Legislators - 562 pages

One of the most intelligent and influential women in America reflects on her eight years as First Lady of the United States in a revealing book -personal, political and newsmaking. During her husband's two administrations, Hillary Rodham Clinton redefined the position of First Lady. How this intensely private woman not only survived but prevailed is the dramatic tale of her book.

Hillary Clinton shares the untold story of her White House years and recalls the challenging process by which she came to define herself as a wife, a mother, and a formidable politician in her own right. Mrs Clinton was the first First Lady who played a direct role in shaping domestic policy; she was an unofficial ambassador for human rights and democracy around the world; and she helped save the Presidency during the impeachment crisis.

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About the author (2003)

Hillary Clinton was brought up in Chicago and educated at Wellesley College and Yale, after which she practised as a lawyer and was active in promoting children's rights. She married Bill Clinton in 1975 and became America's First Lady when he was elected President in 1993. She is the junior senator from New York.

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