Presidential Candidate Spouses
Bill Clinton  |
Cindy McCain  |
Michelle Obama  |
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Early Years |
- Hope, Arkansas |
-1954 -Phoenix, Arizona |
-Chicago, Illinois |
College |
- He received a Bachelor or Science in Foreign Service degree from Georgetown University -He studied Government at Oxford -He received his Juris Doctor from Yale |
-Received a Master's Degree in special education from the University of Southern California | -Majored in sociology and African American studies at Princeton University -Received Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School. |
Career |
-He served two terms as Governor of Arkansas -He served two terms as 42nd President of the United States |
-Agua Fria High School | -Sidley Austin Law Firm -University of Chicago Hospitals |
Marriage |
-He met Hillary in Yale and they married in 1975. | -They met at a military reception in Hawaii in 1979 and married the next year. | -She met Barack at Sidley Austin, and they have been married for 16 years |
Current Involvement |
-He started by being very vocal for Hillary, which led to high criticism of his role in the campaign. He has now quieted and become a more silent participant. | - She has been very active in the 2008 campaign and has been critical of the Bush administration for not employing enough troops in the Iraq War. | -She has cut her professional responsibilities by 80% to help Barack in his campaign. She is often described as his "closest advisor" |