-Pratiti Nath
Hillary Clinton, the name buzzing
all over the world these days – apart from certain Donald Trump of course! By
now everyone has a grasp of this influential politician, the former US
secretary of state and first lady. This democrat US presidential nominee is
going to create history. If she wins, she will be the first female President of
the oldest democracy in the world and the most important person in the world!
Win or lose Hillary Rodham Clinton, is a source of inspiration for many and a
legend in her own terms. Sure we know all the nitty gritty details about her
public life but there still remains certain mystery surrounding this woman – as
woman are a bundle of mystery.
1. She comes from a family of republican background. Her parents Hugh E. Rodham and Dorothy Howell Rodham are republicans. Her father owned a drapery business and her mother is a homemaker. She herself has been an activist belonging to the republican party in Wellesley College, Massachusetts.
Did you know Bill Clinton proposed her twice before she said yes? Well, you know now! Here are some more interesting facts about this mighty lady which will startle you.
1. She comes from a family of republican background. Her parents Hugh E. Rodham and Dorothy Howell Rodham are republicans. Her father owned a drapery business and her mother is a homemaker. She herself has been an activist belonging to the republican party in Wellesley College, Massachusetts.
Clinton meets with United States House Minority
Leader Robert H. Michel, right, and U.S. House Minority Whip Newt Gingrich,
left, in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on February 16, 1993. (Photo:
Brad Markel/ZUMA Press/Newscom
2. 12 year old Hillary was bitten with the space bug and wanted to be an
astronaut. However, her application was rejected by NASA as the space research
organisation didn’t accept women then.
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3. She was featured in the Life Magazine in 1969
for her commencement speech as a student at Wellesley. Her brilliantly
articulated speech criticizing Senator Edward W. Brooke received a standing
ovation from the audience.
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4. She was a contestant at the television quiz show
College Bowl. She has also sung live on
Saturday Night Live. This is because of her excellent memory of tunes
and singing capabilities. She can remember tunes after hearing once.
5. She was in the group of lawyers which impeached
the then US President Richard Nixon in 1974. She was amongst the 3 female
lawyers in a team of 43 lawyers.
6. When her husband became the US President in the
1990s, she shifted the office of the first lady from the East Wing to the West
Wing. Until then East Wing, the relatively lesser known region was the seat of
power for the first lady, away from the President’s office. Hillary wanted to
be close to the action centre.
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7. At the age of 14 she met Martin Luther King Jr and was influenced by him. The youth minister of the local church introduced
her to Martin Luther King Junior.
8. During her term as the Secretary of State, she
has visited 112 nations in 4 years. She flew around 956,733 miles. That’s
a turnover of one nation every two weeks.
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9. Hillary is a Grammy winner just like Obama. Both
of them have won Grammies in the non-musical category. The audio version of her
book “It takes a Village” won her the Grammy award for the best spoken word in
the non-musical album category in 1997.
10. Hillary is a self-confessed lover of chillies.
Her favourite snack is hot chilly peppers and she literally indulges in hot
sauces with everything she eats.
So there you go! Shedding some light into the mystery named “HILLARY CLINTON”
