Billary aesthetics

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Hillary Clinton’s portrait shows her smiling broadly in a black pantsuit, one hand on a chair and the other on a table. I often paused to look at this painting on my walks because I was truly amazed by Hillary Clinton as First Lady. She hosted a fundraiser for Joe in 1996, when he was running to hold on to his Senate seat. Wearing a beautiful brown St. John knit pantsuit, she spoke at first from a podium and then came and spoke to what felt like every single person in the room one-on-one. I was so impressed by how she was able to instantly change topics and speak with such insight on each of them. She must have an encyclopedic memory. Hillary and Joe ran against each other in the 2008 presidential election. (It was supposed to be “her year,” but then Barack Obama won the Iowa caucus.) When Barack was assembling his cabinet, Joe supported her for secretary of state. She and Joe had a good working relationship, having spent eight years together in the Senate. Once Joe became president, we started inviting the Clintons to the White House. I saw her in a different way—as one of the greatest politicians of our time, as well as a singularly kind person. She’d say, “Anything I can help you with, call me,” and she meant it. I don’t think you ever really know who your friends are going to be until things get rough and they stick around. As Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said: “The world is all messed up. The nation is sick. Trouble is in this land; confusion all around… But I know, somehow, that only when it is dark enough can you see the stars.” In 2024, Hillary and Bill stuck with us through the entirety of the hard summer. Hillary had been through so much and seemed to have gained deep knowledge and grace as a result. I felt very lucky that she was willing to share it with me. When Joe decided to get out of the race in 2024, we had them come to dinner to talk about the afterlife—what they did, what mistakes they felt they’d made, setting up their foundation, giving speeches. They left the White House when they were in their fifties, and Joe and I were much older, so our situation was different. Still, they had a lot of wisdom to share. After that, Hillary and I made plans for time alone, and we had tea for about three hours. The relationship blossomed into something meaningful. Hillary and Bill ended up being good friends. Interestingly, Hillary chose to put several elements of her life into her official White House portrait. She stands confidently in the Blue Room in front of the fireplace mantel. On the table beside her is her book It Takes a Village and her White House china.

Jill Biden's book- View from the East Wing

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This is the message of a man who, no matter what happens, will always defend and protect his wife.

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Still a baddie

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It's uncanny how real this photo looks, but yeah pretty cool

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I’m a diplomat. I’m not supposed to take it personally.

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Still relevant

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I hope everyone has seen this! Bill playing, Hillary and Chelsea dancing!

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💕💕💕

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Finally found a very cute video I was searching for days, instant reblog

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Happy Birthday to Hillary Rodham Clinton! I hope you will have the best day with your family and friends.

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"Probably more has been written or said about our marriage than about any other in America. I’ve always been amazed at the people who felt free to analyze, criticize, and pontificate about it. After being married for nearly thirty years and observing my friends’ experiences with separations, reconciliations, and divorces, I’ve learned that marriage, with all its magic and misery, its contentments and disappointments, remains a mystery, not easy for those in it to understand and largely inaccessible to outsiders. On October 11, 1975, I didn’t know any of that. All I knew then was that I loved Hillary, the life, work, and friends we now had in common, and the promise of what we could do together. I was proud of her, too, and thrilled to be in a relationship that might not ever be perfect, but would certainly never be boring."

--Bill Clinton, My Life

"After all that has happened since, I’m often asked why Bill and I have stayed together. It’s not a question I welcome, but given the public nature of our lives, it’s one I know will be asked again and again. What can I say to explain a love that has persisted for decades and has grown through our shared experiences of parenting a daughter, burying our parents and tending our extended families, a lifetime’s worth of friends, a common faith and an abiding commitment to our country? All I know is that no one understands me better and no one can make me laugh the way Bill does. Even after all these years, he is still the most interesting, energizing and fully alive person I have ever met. Bill Clinton and I started a conversation in the spring of 1971, and more than thirty years later we’re still talking."

--Hillary Rodham Clinton, Living History.

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Bill and Hillary wishing each other a happy 50th anniversary of social media

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Gosh this is so emotional , Happy Anniversary you lovebirds

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"When I first saw him in the law school’s student lounge, he was holding forth before a rapt audience of fellow students. As I walked by, I heard him say: “. . . and not only that, we grow the biggest watermelons in the world!” I asked a friend, “Who is that?” “Oh, that’s Bill Clinton,” he said. “He’s from Arkansas, and that’s all he ever talks about.” We would run into each other around campus, but we never actually met until one night at the Yale law library the following spring. I was studying in the library, and Bill was standing out in the hall talking to another student, Jeff Gleckel, who was trying to persuade Bill to write for the Yale Law Journal. I noticed that he kept looking over at me. He had been doing a lot of that. So I stood up from the desk, walked over to him and said, “If you’re going to keep looking at me, and I’m going to keep looking back, we might as well be introduced. I’m Hillary Rodham.” That was it. The way Bill tells the story, he couldn’t remember his own name."

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Half a century of marriage, here's to many more

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Post White House

Bill served two terms. Following their time in the White House, their shared political journey continued. Hillary went on to serve as a U.S. Senator after winning the elections in 2000, then she ran for President in 2008 but lost the nomination to Barack Obama who then appointed her as Secretary of State, and became the first woman to be nominated for President by a major political party in 2016. Throughout her campaigns and public life, Bill has been a constant and often vocal supporter, underscoring their continuous personal and professional unity. Bill founded the Clinton Foundation and has been doing great work all around the world for 25 years and was joined by both Hillary and Chelsea. Hillary has also got her own initiatives. Now, approaching their 80s, they continue to do their good work and try to help where they can but also are grandparents to three wonderful kids: Charlotte, Aidan and Jasper. A relationship that started more than 50 years ago and 50 years of marriage. Still going strong and still loving each other. Happy anniversary!

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The Early Years

After their wedding, Hillary and Bill went back to their jobs as university professors. But soon they changed career paths. ( not before having their honeymoon in December in Mexico, unusually with Hillary’s family).

Bill became AG while Hillary joined a law firm. It was their first official step in their political lives, opening them to new opportunities. These first years of their marriage were mostly dedicated to their careers, and Bill became one of the youngest Governors of Arkansas to ever be elected. In 1979 they decided to expand their family. After months of trying, they finally got news of Hillary expecting after a trip to Bermuda. Chelsea was born on the 27th of February 1980.

They both said that being Chelsea’s parent was their greatest accomplishment. Even though they were both desperate to be parents and would have loved to have more kids, Chelsea was their only child and their world. 

Unfortunately 1980 also brought Bill’s defeat as he lost re-election. It was thanks to Hillary’s love and having Chelsea in their lives, that Bill got through that difficult period.

In 1982, Bill got elected again and stayed Governor until he ran and then won the Presidential campaign in 1991.

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The photos are precious

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Billary anniversary week

The beginning

A love story that began among the walls of Yale Law School. After spending months noticing each other down the corridors, finally, one day in the spring of 1971, they had their first introduction. Hillary Rodham saw Bill Clinton staring at her in the library and walked over to introduce herself. He was so stunned that he temporarily forgot his name. A few weeks later, he waited for her outside of the classroom. They spent the afternoon together having their first date around the empty Yale Art Gallery and had dinner. From then on they were inseparable. They graduated in 1973. Bill took her for a holiday in Europe where he proposed for the first time before they had to go their separate ways: Bill back in Arkansas while Hillary had a job in Massachusetts. They stayed in touch by phone and a couple of visits. Bill proposed a second time, but Hillary was still hesitant to marry him as they were about to have hard times ahead. She joined Nixon's impeachment inquiry staff while Bill decided to run as Congressman. She eventually moved to Arkansas to be with him and said "yes" when Bill surprised her by buying a small brick house she had once casually admired. They married on October 11, 1975, in the living room of that very home.

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Someone suggested we put a coconut tree as a logo in my bio. “Absolutely fucking not!” cried Meena, dropping her voice as she realized I was on the phone to former presidents in the next room. She couldn’t help edging toward the door to eavesdrop. She overheard Bill Clinton yelling for Hillary, who was in another part of their house in New York, and then the two of them struggling to create a conference call. Their reaction was effusive. Others were more guarded. To all of them, I said: I’m in it to win. I intend to earn this. I hope I have your support. I welcome your ideas. In my notes of the calls: Barack Obama: Saddle up! Joe did what I hoped he would do. But you have to earn it. Michelle and I are supportive but not going to put a finger on the scale right now. Let Joe have his moment. Think through timing. The Clintons: Bill: Oh my God, I’m so relieved! Send me anywhere. Make this your own campaign. Hillary: We’re thrilled the president endorsed you. We’ll do whatever we can—we’ll jump on a plane, we’ll get on Amtrak. I want to be part of your war council. [...] Bernie Sanders: I supported Joe because he was the strongest voice for the working class. Please focus on the working class, not just on abortion. Gretchen Whitmer: I believe you’ll win, but I need to let the dust settle, talk to my colleagues before I make a public statement. Nancy Pelosi: I’m so sad about Joe. It’s so tragic. My heart is broken. But now it’s you! It’s important there’s a process, we have a great bench. We should have some kind of primary, not an anointment. J. B. Pritzker: As governor of Illinois, I’m the convention host. I can’t commit. Gavin Newsom: Hiking. Will call back. (He never did.)

From 107 Days- Kamala Harris Notice the difference?

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“I was kinda worried I looked like a table cloth at a diner but she said it was cool so I’m feeling good.”

billy boy forever making his girl laugh

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protect jetlagged sleepy hillary always

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Dafuq.

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Blast from the past

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Rachel Maddow asks Hillary Clinton on what she would tell her younger self