Photograph, Bill Clinton and Family

 
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Photograph, Bill Clinton and Family
Photograph, Bill Clinton and Family
Photograph, Bill Clinton and Family
Photograph, Bill Clinton and Family

Photograph, Bill Clinton and Family

Object number2015.011.25
DateOctober 3, 1991
Associated LocationLittle Rock, Arkansas
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions9 × 10 3/4 in. (22.9 × 27.3 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
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    DescriptionA black and white photograph of Bill Clinton with his wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton, and their daughter, Chelsea. This photograph was taken on October 3, 1991 after Clinton announced his candidacy for President of the United States outside of the Old State House Museum in Little Rock. They are standing behind a podium, in front of a row of United States flags, and holding hands. Hillary has her hand outstretched and is waving to the crowd. It is an Associated Press Leafdesk photograph.

    William “Bill” Jefferson Clinton, born William Jefferson Blythe IV, was born in Hope, Arkansas on August 19, 1946. Clinton was the fortieth and forty-second governor of Arkansas, as well as the forty-second president of the United States. He married his wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton, in 1975 and their daughter, Chelsea, was born in 1980.

    Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton was born on October 26, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois. Aside from being a former first lady of Arkansas and a former first lady of the United States, Hillary held many other political offices. When she was elected as a United State senator from New York, Hillary became the first woman elected to the Senate. She served as Secretary of State during President Barack Obama’s administration. Hillary was the only United States first lady to keep an office in the West Wing, as well as the only first lady to run for president. She married her husband, Bill Clinton, in 1974, and their daughter, Chelsea, was born in 1980.
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