Former Secretary of State and Sen. Hillary Clinton: A Timeline

...during four years as Secretary of State...  ...visits 112 countries...
...travels 956,733 miles...
Jan. 23 - More than five hours of testimony on Benghazi.
Feb. 1 - Final day as Secretary of State.
June 10 - Hard Choices released (Simon & Schuster). +


Jan. 20 - Age on Inauguration Day 69 years, 2.9 months.


2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019


Nov. 7 - Elected to the U.S. Senate from New York def. Rep. Rick Lazio by 55% to 43%.

Living History (Simon & Schuster, June 9)


Nov. 7 - Re-elected to the U.S. Senate with 67% of the vote def. former Yonkers Mayor John Spencer.  (Spent $34.4 million).
Jan. 20 - Announces she is forming a presidential exploratory committee.
June 7 - Announces she is suspending her candidacy and endorsing Obama.
Jan. 21 - Sworn in as Secretary of State.
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009

 
Bill Clinton again elected Governor. Oct. 3 - Bill Clinton announces he is running for president. Nov. 3 - Bill Clinton elected president with 43% of the vote. Jan. 20 - Bill Clinton sworn in. 
Jan. 25 - Names HRC chair of health care task force.
...First Lady... ...of the United States...
It Takes a Village (Simon & Schuster)

...for eight years...

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

 
Feb. 27 - Daughter Chelsea born.  Bill Clinton defeated in re-election bid.
Bill Clinton again elected Governor.
Bill Clinton again elected Governor.
...First Lady of Arkansas for total of 12 years and partner at Rose Law Firm...
Bill Clinton again elected Governor.



1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

 
Summer work at Children's Defense Fund. Summer work on migrant problems for Sen. Mondale subcommittee. Summer and fall - Work on voter registration and GOTV for Democrats/McGovern presidential campaign in Texas. Receives J.D. from Yale Law School. 
Postgraduate study at Yale Child Study Center.
Staff of House Judiciary Committee during Watergate.
Teaches at Univ. of Arkansas Law School in Fayetteville.
Oct. 11 - Marries Bill Clinton. Joins the Rose Law Firm.  Bill Clinton elected Attorney General of Arkansas. HRC is Indiana director of field ops. for Carter.

Pres. Carter appoints HRC to board of the Legal Services Corp. 
Bill Clinton elected Governor of Arkansas. 
Full partner of the Rose Law Firm.
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979

 

Attends Maine Township East High in Park Ridge, IL for three years then Maine Township South.

In the fall goes door-to-door for Barry Goldwater. Graduates from Maine Township South High School in Park Ridge, IL. 
Starts at Wellesley College.


Volunteers for Eugene McCarthy.
Summer intern for House Republican Conference.
Elected student government president.
Graduates from Wellesley College, commencement speaker.  Summer job gutting fish in Valdez, AK.
Enters Yale Law School.
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

 
Brother Hugh, Jr. born.


Eugene Field Elementary School in Park Ridge, IL, 1953-57.
Brother Anthony born.


Emerson Middle School in Parke Ridge, IL, 1957-61.


1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

 







Born Oct. 26, 1947 in Chicago, IL, to Hugh and Dorothy Rodham.  (He worked in the textile industry and she was a homemaker).


1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949


See also:  Hillary for America July 31, 2015 press release "Hillary Clinton Releases Health, Financial Records."

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