Hillary Clinton Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research provides a look at the life of Hillary Clinton, the 2016 Democratic nominee for president.
Personal
- Birth date: October 26, 1947
- Birth place: Chicago, Illinois
- Birth name: Hillary Diane Rodham
- Father: Hugh Rodham, a businessman
- Mother: Dorothy (Howell) Rodham
- Marriage: Bill Clinton (October 11, 1975-present)
Education
- Wellesley College, B.A., 1969
- Yale University Law School, J.D., 1973
Hillary and Bill Clinton met in the Yale Law Library in the early 1970s.
She is the first former First Lady to be elected to the US Senate and to hold a federal cabinet-level position.
Early Career
- 1964 – Worked on the presidential campaign of Republican candidate Barry Goldwater.
She is also a former secretary of state and the first woman in American history to be nominated by a major party.
Author's summary: Hillary Clinton is a former US secretary of state and presidential nominee.