Hillary Clinton: The Essential Documents of a Life in Politics

By Lawrence W. Baker

Hillary Rodham Clinton is the first First Lady to serve in Congress at the same time (as U.S. senator of New York). She is also the first former First Lady to run for president. What are the convictions that have guided her successful career, and how have these opinions evolved over time? "Hillary Clinton: The Essential Documents of a Life in Politics" provides 30 of Clinton's speeches, speeches, and memoir excerpts on the most important issues of the day and her experiences in public life as First Lady, senator, secretary of state, and presidential candidate. This collection of primary documents enables readers to better understand Hillary Clinton's perspective on important events in recent U.S. history, from the 2008 presidential election to the killing of Bin Laden to the attack on the U.S. Diplomatic Mission in Benghazi, Libya, as well as addressing her overarching political philosophy and views. The book provides invaluable context for understanding these documents through headnotes that introduce each document and a detailed biographical essay about Clinton's life. As important as the selected primary documents themselves is the careful impartiality and nonpartisanship of the book's presentation--a rarity when it comes to examinations of Clinton.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1440839743
• ISBN13: 9781440839740
• Release Date: December 2050
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Length: 199 Pages