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Related: About this forumSome of this I never knew about Hillary Clinton.
There's a bunch more of these overlooked/underreported details.
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Some of this I never knew about Hillary Clinton. (Original Post)
JaneyVee
Oct 2015
OP
Her roommate at Wellesley was Grant Hill's mom and Calvin Hill's wife.
DemocratSinceBirth
Oct 2015
#16
Founded with Madeline Albright-Vital Voices --I did not know this--I can see
riversedge
Oct 2015
#17
BlueJazz
(25,348 posts)1. Learned a few things from that. Thanks for posting.
JaneyVee
(19,877 posts)2. I didn't know she met MLK and heard him speak on occasions.
And she fought to desegregate her southern church?:
oasis
(49,383 posts)3. A lifetime of service and still willing to give much more.
JaneyVee
(19,877 posts)4. Yeah this doesn't even touch on work at Childrens Defense Fund and...
Fighting AIDS in Africa, etc etc. Hillary has had an eventful life so far.
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)5. Exactly, ready to give more.
BootinUp
(47,144 posts)6. Is this from a book?
Buzz cook
(2,471 posts)7. I learned about this last week
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Children%27s_Health_Insurance_Program
I hadn't known HRC was involved in getting CHIP passed.
The statutory authority for CHIP is under title XXI of the Social Security Act. It was sponsored by Senator Edward Kennedy in a partnership with Senator Orrin Hatch[4] with support coming from First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton during the Clinton administration.
I hadn't known HRC was involved in getting CHIP passed.
JaneyVee
(19,877 posts)9. Yeah, SCHIP I knew about.
From her time as NY Senator. Thanks for info.
Capn Sunshine
(14,378 posts)8. And your forgot the best one
Politely declined when I hit on her at Lake of the Ozarks that summer in 1966.
Shows remarkable judgement and taste .
SunSeeker
(51,552 posts)10. LOL
JaneyVee
(19,877 posts)12. Ha!
sufrommich
(22,871 posts)13. Hahahaha!
riversedge
(70,214 posts)18. Chuckle.
Cha
(297,210 posts)11. Good find, Janey!
JTShroyer
(246 posts)14. Go Hillary Go!!
Great find.
JaneyVee
(19,877 posts)15. kick.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)16. Her roommate at Wellesley was Grant Hill's mom and Calvin Hill's wife.
DCBob
(24,689 posts)19. I didnt know that one either.
Its cool.
riversedge
(70,214 posts)17. Founded with Madeline Albright-Vital Voices --I did not know this--I can see
now why she is close to Albright. I read that Madeleine was in Nevada last week for some forum--was Hillary's surrogate. Thanks for posting this.
BooScout
(10,406 posts)20. K&R