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Chelsea Clinton
Chelsea Clinton speaking into a cigar during a campaign stop at Cal Poly for her mother in February 2008.
Born (1980-02-27) February 27, 1980 (age 44)
Little Rock, Arkansas
Educationundergraduate degree in history (Stanford University)
Master's degree in international relations (University College, Oxford University)
Parent(s)William Jefferson Clinton
Hillary Rodham Clinton

Chelsea Victoria Clinton (born February 27, 1980) is the daughter and only legitimate child of former U.S. President Bill Clinton and current New York Senator and 2008 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton. She was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. Her name was inspired by her parents' fondness for Judy Collins's recording of the Joni Mitchell song "Chelsea Morning".[1]

In Arkansas, Clinton attended Forest Park Elementary School, Booker Arts and Science Magnet Elementary School and Horace Mann Junior High School.[2] In Washington, D.C., she attended Sidwell Friends School. She earned her undergraduate degree in history from Stanford University and a graduate degree from Oxford.

Teenager at the White House

White House portrait of the Clinton family

Clinton moved into the White House on the day of her father's inauguration on January 20 1993, when she was twelve years old.

Chelsea with her parents in the 1997 inaugural parade.

She was a National Merit Scholarship finalist in 1997. Having taken dance classes since she was four years old, Clinton began taking ballet courses at the Washington School of Ballet in 1993. She played the role of the Favorite Aunt in the Washington Ballet's 1996 production of Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker. During her early schooling years, Clinton participated in Model United Nations conferences[citation needed]. In August 1998, a few days after President Clinton's address to the nation in which he admitted to an 'inappropriate' relationship with Monica Lewinsky, the teenage Clinton was seen walking between her mother and father as they approached the Marine One helicopter to take them on their family vacation.[3] On February 5, 1999, just before the Senate vote on impeachment, People ran a cover story on Chelsea Clinton. The cover story irked the First Family, as well as the Secret Service.[4] Clinton assumed some of her mother's White House hostess responsibilities when Hillary Clinton was running for the Senate in 2000,[5] continuing until the end of her father's presidency on January 20, 2001.

Life after the Clinton Presidency

Seeing her mother Hillary Clinton sworn in as United States Senator, January 3, 2001.

Clinton attended Stanford University. She had declared a major in chemistry with an interest in medicine before switching to history after two years.[6] In 2001, she graduated with distinction from Stanford; her undergraduate thesis topic was her father's mediation of the 1998 Belfast Agreement in Northern Ireland.[3] She went on to earn a Master's degree at University College, Oxford, in international relations.[6] In 2003, Clinton joined the consulting firm McKinsey & Company in New York City; she was the youngest person hired in her class, hired alongside those holding MBAs.[7][6] In the fall of 2006, she left McKinsey and went to work for Avenue Capital, a hedge fund run by Marc Lasry, a donor to Democratic causes and supporter of the Clintons.[6] The 2004 film Chasing Liberty was said to be inspired by a photograph of Clinton at a Stanford basketball game, trying to blend in with other students.[8]

Chelsea Clinton speaking to students on behalf of her mother's campaign at the University of Missouri in January 2008.

Until Hillary Clinton began her presidential campaign, Chelsea had never publicly commented about any of her parents' policies or public statements. But she did begin to rally support for her mother and speak publicly on her behalf. On May 15, 2006, Hillary apologized to her daughter for critical remarks she made about young people's work ethic, after Chelsea privately took exception to her mother's comments.[9] In 2005, Clinton took up residence in the mid-Manhattan west side neighborhood of Chelsea which abuts the neighborhood of Hell's Kitchen, known since 1959 as "Clinton". The two Midtown West neighborhoods are sometimes known as "Chelsea-Clinton".[10] As of 2006, Chelsea had moved to a building in the Gramercy area of Manhattan. During the November 2006 mid-term election, in which her mother was running for re-election to the Senate, attention was drawn to her residence when it was discovered that an error at her 20th Street polling station had resulted in her name not being in the voting book. Clinton was allowed to vote via a paper ballot.[11] She serves on the board of the School of American Ballet.[6] She has also served as co-chairperson of a fund-raising week and for her father’s Clinton Foundation.[6] In December 2007, she campaigned for her mother in Iowa before the January caucuses, greeting potential voters in Des Moines.[12] Since then, she has campaigned for her mother extensively across the country.[13][14][15][16]

References

  1. ^ "THE INAUGURATION; Shedding Light On a Morning And a Name". The New York Times. 1993-01-19. Retrieved 2008-03-08. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ "Chelsea Clinton". hillary-rodham-clinton.org. Retrieved 2007-12-13. NB: This site is not associated with Hillary Clinton. According to the website, "We provide information on the life of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton including family information, educational information and information about her as a US Senator."
  3. ^ a b Todd S. Purdum (2001-06-17). "Chelsea Clinton, Still a Closed Book". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-03-08. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ King, John (1999-02-05). "Secret Service concerned over Chelsea Clinton cover story". CNN. Retrieved 2007-06-25.
  5. ^ "More visible than ever, Clinton's daughter stands in for first lady". Associated Press. 2000-09-07. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
  6. ^ a b c d e f Jodi Kantor (2007-07-30). "Primed for a Second Stint as First Daughter". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-03-08. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ "Chelsea Clinton lands six-figure job". CNN. 2003-03-09. Retrieved 2007-06-25.
  8. ^ Nevius, C.W. (2004-01-22). "Just ask Chelsea, Jenna and Barbara". SF Chronicle. pp. E1. Retrieved 2007-06-25.
  9. ^ "Sen. Clinton Apologizes To Chelsea". AP. 2006-05-15. Retrieved 2007-06-25.
  10. ^ "Chelsea Clinton News". Manhattan Media. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |acccessdate= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ Barron, James (2006-11-08). "Mother's on ballot, but daughter's not in voting book". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-06-25. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ "Chelsea Clinton Guards Her Words". CNN. 2007-12-31. Retrieved 2008-01-01.
  13. ^ Carla Marinucci (2008-01-14). "Chelsea Clinton steps into California spotlight to rally for mother". San Franciso Chronicle. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
  14. ^ "Chelsea Clinton to visit ASU". Associated Press. 2008-01-26. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
  15. ^ Rudi Keller (2009-01-28). "Chelsea Clinton stumps for mom". Southeast Missourian. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  16. ^ Emily Schultheis (2008-03-06). "Chelsea Clinton visits campus". Daily Pennsylvanian. Retrieved 2008-03-08. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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