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Hilary Clinton
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Campaigned for Barry Goldwater
Hillary Clinton started off as a young Republican, and in her early years of college campaigned for Barry Goldwater in 1964. -
Changed to Democrat
In 1968, Hillary Clinton was inspired to work in the public service field after hearing a speech from Martin Luther King. Jr. in Chicago. -
College Years
During her college years, Clinton first came to Washington, D.C., to work on U.S. Senator Walter Mondale's subcommittee on migrant workers. -
Presidential Impeachment Inquiry Staff
Became a member of the presidential impeachment inquiry staff, advising the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives during the Watergate Scandal. -
Chariman of Lagal Services Corporation
Hillary joined the Rose Law Firm in Little Rock and in 1977 was appointed to part-time chairman of the Legal Services Corporation by President Carter. -
100 Most Powerful Lawyers in America
Years after graduating from Yale as a lawyer, Clinton was named 100 Most Powerful Lawyers in America by the National Law Journal. -
Clinton's in the White House
After her husband became president in 1993, he selected Hillary to head the Task Force on National Health Care and Reform. -
Women's Rights Activist
Working with then attorney general Janet Reno, in 1995 she helped create the Violence Against Women office in Department of Justice, and working with then secretary of state Madeline Albright she traveled extensively to nations around the world to promote equal rights for women. -
Children's Health Insurance Program
Clinton became an influential part in the creation of the Children's Health Insurance Program, which provided state funding for children whose parents could not afford to pay for their health care, and she was also instrumental in the passing of the Adoption and Safe Families Act, a series of reforms aimed at American adoption and foster-care systems. -
United States Senator
Hillary Clinton was elected United States Senator from New York on November 7, 2000. She is the first First Lady elected to the United States Senate and the first woman elected statewide in New York. -
National Office
When she was sworn in on January 3, 2001, Clinton became the first wife of a president to seek and win national office and the first woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate from New York. -
First Presidential Election
After beginning her campaign as the front-runner for the nomination during the Democratic primaries, she was eventually edged out by Barack Obama in June 2008 and ended her campaign several days later. -
U.S. Secretary of State
Barack Obama nominated Hillary Clinton as secretary of state and was officially approved by the Senate as the 67th U.S. secretary of state on January 21, 2009. -
Clinton for President
On April 12, Clinton's campaign chairperson John D. Podesta announced via email that the former secretary of state is entering the race to secure the Democratic presidential nomination for the 2016 elections.
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