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Hillary Rodham

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  • Name Hillary Rodham 
    Birth 26 Oct 1947  Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Siblings 2 Siblings 
    Person ID I73848  Geneagraphie
    Last Modified 7 Mar 2016 

    Father Hugh Ellsworth Rodham,   b. 1911   d. 1993 (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Dorothy Howell 
    Family ID F29955  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 42nd President William Jefferson Clinton,   b. 19 Aug 1946, Hope, Hempstead Co., Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 11 Oct 1975 
    Children 
    +1. Chelsea Victoria Clinton,   b. 27 Feb 1980, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F29953  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2000 

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    • Hillary Rodham Clinton arrived at the White House after serving as First Lady of Arkansas for 12 years. During
      that time she had managed many roles: wife, mother, and homemaker; full-time partner in a law firm; and chairwoman of an education committee that set public school standards in Arkansas. On many occasions Hillary Clinton has spoken about the need "to find the right balance in our lives." For her, the elements of that balance are family, work, and public service. Hillary Diane Rodham was born in Chicago, Illinois, on October 26, 1947, daughter of Hugh and Dorothy Rodham. Her father owned a fabric store, and her mother was a full-time mother and homemaker. Mrs. Rodham encouraged Hillary to go to college and pursue a profession, even though she had never done so herself. Hillary and her younger brothers, Hugh and Tony, grew up in Park Ridge, Illinois, as a close-knit family. Her brothers played football, while Hillary enjoyed tennis, swimming, ballet, softball, volleyball, and skating. An excellent student, she was also a Girl Scout and a member of the local Methodist youth group. She entered Wellesley College in 1965. Graduating with honors, she moved on to Yale Law School, where she served on the Board of Editors of the Yale Review of Law and Social Action. While at Yale she developed her concern for protecting the interests of children and families. It was there, too, that she met Bill Clinton, a fellow student.
      In 1973 Hillary became a staff attorney for the Children's Defense Fund. A year later she was recruited by the Impeachment Inquiry staff of the judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives. Hillary left Washington and "followed her heart to Arkansas," marrying Bill Clinton in 1975. The couple taught together on the law faculty of the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. Their daughter, Chelsea, was born in 1980. In Arkansas, Hillary worked tirelessly on behalf of children and families. She founded the Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families and served on the board of the Arkansas Children's Hospital. In addition to serving as chairwoman of the Arkansas Education Standards Committee, she introduced a pioneering program called the Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters. It soon became a model for other states. The program sent teachers into the homes of underprivileged families to train parents to work with their children in school preparedness and literacy. In recognition of her professional and personal accomplishments, Hillary was named Arkansas' Woman of the Year in 1983 and its Young Mother of the Year in 1984. Like her predecessors, Hillary Rodham Clinton brings her own special talents to the role of First Lady. Since her arrival at the White House, Mrs. Clinton has taken delight in using it as a showcase for the performing arts, American cuisine, and crafts. The President appointed her to head his Task Force on National Health Care Reform, one of his highest priorities on taking office. As the President remarked: "We have a First Lady of many talents ... who most of all can bring people together around complex and difficult issues to hammer out consensus and get things done."
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      Hillary scores historic win in New York
      November 7, 2000
      Web posted at: 11:49 p.m. EST (0449 GMT)

      NEW YORK (CNN) -- Hillary Rodham Clinton became the first sitting first lady to win an elected office when she beat Republican Rep. Rick Lazio in her New York bid for a seat in the U.S. Senate,.
      Clinton said the race was decided by voters who cast ballots over issues such as jobs, health care, education, Social Security and abortion rights.
      She acknowledged it was a hard fought race, but promised to reach across party lines "to bring progress to all of New York families."
      "Today we voted as Democrats and Republicans. Tomorrow, we begin again as New Yorkers," she told supporters.
      Clinton thanked everyone who spent time or talked with her during the campaign, telling them, "You taught me, you tested me and you shared with me your challenges and your concerns."
      She also thanked outgoing Democratic Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan for his half century of service to New York and the country.
      Earlier, President Clinton had said he would help his wife her write her acceptance speech.
      "I'm the first president in history with a wife in the Senate, and I like it," he said. Just before Hillary Clinton spoke, Lazio told his supporters, "I feel like the Mets. We came in second."
      He told his supporters to stop booing after he mentioned Clinton's name, telling them, "She has won this race and it's time for us to march together forward."
      This was one of the most-watched and expensive Senate races. By mid-October, Democrat Clinton, Republican Lazio and one-time candidate New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani had spent $78 million.
      The seat became available when Democrat Daniel Patrick Moynihan decided not to seek re-election after 24 years in the Senate.
      The race was expected to be settled not in Manhattan but in the rolling hills of upstate New York, where 45 percent of New Yorker voters live.
      Lazio jumped into the race mid-stream when Giuliani bowed out, announcing he had prostate cancer.
      The former prosecutor and four-term Long Island member of Congress presented himself as the only "native" New Yorker in the race and a moderate in touch with "mainstream New York."
      He also pushed his plan to lower federal income tax rates, make Social Security taxes deductible from federal returns, and eliminate the estate tax and the so-called marriage penalty tax.
      He also did his best to paint his opponent as a liberal "carpetbagger" and said she had left behind a poor record on education in Arkansas, even though it was Bill Clinton and not Hillary Clinton who held the office of governor.
      Clinton campaigned using a variation of her husband's 1992 campaign mantra, "It's the economy, stupid."
      Clinton reached out to upstate voters, vowing to improve the economic picture there. She said her plan would yield 200,000 New York jobs over six years.
      It included specific tax credits to encourage business investment, especially in the high-tech sector, and to reward job creation. She also called for targeted personal tax cuts, such as for college tuition and long-term care.
      While Clinton stood on solid ground in New York City, she repeatedly visited the suburbs, campaigning intensively on issues that appeal to voters there such as education, health care and the environment.
      In her last full month of campaigning, Clinton aired a television spot chastising Lazio for "sneaking out of Washington so he could campaign back home." Clinton also noted that Lazio "skipped 59 0f 60 votes in Congress."
      This was the first time a first lady ran for a political office. President Bill Clinton campaigned on his wife's behalf.
      The president, first lady and daughter Chelsea voted in Chappaqua, New York, the community where they bought a home.
      One of Lazio's weaknesses appeared to be his youthful appearance and questions about whether he had the experience or stature to be effective in the Senate. He was also widely thought to have hurt his chances when, in the first debate, he walked over to Clinton shaking papers in her face while challenging her on campaign finance reform.



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