Photograph, Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton

 
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Photograph, Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton
Photograph, Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton
Photograph, Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton
Photograph, Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton

Photograph, Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton

Object number2015.011.31
DateJanuary 9, 1979
Associated LocationLittle Rock, Arkansas
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions10 3/4 × 8 in. (27.3 × 20.3 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. This photograph was taken on January 9, 1979, while Clinton recieved a standing ovation as he entered the House Chamber. Clinton became the youngest governor in the nation, as well as Arkansas' youngest governor since John S. Roane in 1849. Clinton is standing in front of the House Chamber with his arm around his wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton. It is an Associated Press Laserphoto.

    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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