Hillary Clinton: The Almost President - A Biography of Hillary Clinton

HILLARY CLINTON: The Almost President - A Biography of Hillary Clinton For the better part of three decades, Hillary Clinton has been a name to take heed of. Initially, the people of the United States knew her as the sharp, attractive wife of sharp, attractive Bill Clinton as he ran for president in 1992. We all remember her as the embattled first lady when she became the center of one of the United State's worst presidential scandals. But, that's not the full view available when it comes to Hillary Clinton. There is so much to unpack and digest--it feels silly that the world-at-large sees her as this stock figure. In reality, she is very much like the rest of us. She has flaws, misgivings, and deceits. However, she may be one of the most powerful women of all time. You could say the rest of it just comes with the job.In 2008, when she ran for president opposite Barack Obama, she gathered the most votes for a woman in a primary...ever. Clinton, as we all know, lost that battle to the eventual two-term president. However, she took on the prestigious role of Secretary of State and served honorably for many years. Fresh in the minds of everyone, however, must be the 2016 election. This time, Clinton came into the race as an undisputed front-runner. She was eventually opposed by Bernie Sanders in one of the more divisive primary cycles to date for the Democrats. However, by the time Summer 2016 rolled around, she had become the first woman to ever be nominated to run for president by a major American political party (read: Republicans or Democrats). However, she lost the scandal-plagued presidential election to a very unpopular presidential candidate and she has now decided to become simply, "an activist citizen". Hers is a tale of democracy, triumph, and plenty of tragedy. However, there are lessons to be learned at every turn. No one has looked so squarely into the maw of politics and been turned away quite so extravagantly--save, maybe, the inimitable William Jennings Bryan. But, with any good politician (or bad, if you so choose) the best way to really surmise their impact is to look at their record before it became obscured by black limos and secret service members. This biography looks at the life, career and times of Hillary Clinton, America's Almost-President, to uncover the driving forces that make here nonetheless one of the most important icons of the 21st century.