7 interesting facts about Hillary Clinton you didn’t know!
Hillary Clinton is one of the tallest figures in American politics. Being the First Lady of the United States during the presidency of Bill Clinton from 1993 to 2001, and 67th United States Secretary of State from 2009 to 2013, and being a candidate for the Democratic Presidential nomination in the 2016 election, Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton has done it all.
However, there might still be many things you didn’t know about this inspiring personality. So, Here are 7 interesting facts about Hillary Clinton, you probably didn’t about:
1.Hillary is a Grammy winner!
Hillary Clinton won a Grammy in 1997 for Best Spoken Word Album for the audio version of her book “It Takes a Village.” Isn’t that amazing?
2. Clinton was once a Republican supporter!
Yes, you heard it right! The senior Democrat leader was once a republican. Hillary Clinton was once a Republican and campaigned for Barry Goldwater in 1964. But she changed parties in 1968 and went on to work for Democratic nominee George McGovern in 1972 and Jimmy Carter in 1976.
3. She once wanted to become an astronaut
Clinton once aspired of becoming an astronaut. While she was growing up in Park Ridge, Illinois, she once sent a letter to NASA asking how she could become an astronaut, and she received a response claiming that the agency did not employ women as astronauts.
4. Hillary has a thing for spicy food
Hillary Clinton loves spicy food. She always keeps a small bottle of Tabasco and red pepper flakes in her purse so that she can have spicy food no matter where she goes. Well, that’s a rarity!
5.Hillary is the first women to hold the post of first lady and a senator
Hillary was elected to the United States Senate in November 2000, having been the First Lady of the United States between January 1993 to 2001. After doing so she became the first-ever woman to have held both posts. Creating history since ages!
6. Hillary was part of the presidential impeachment inquiry of President Richard Nixon.
The prominent lawyer, Hillary Clinton, as a young attorney in 1974, worked for John Doar, who was the Special Counsel to the Judiciary Committee of the US House of Representatives he was in charge of inquiry scrutinizing to impeach Richard Nixon during the Watergate Scandal.
7.Hillary’s first trial was a ‘rat’s ass’ case
In one of Hillary Clinton’s first trials before a jury, she represented a canning company that had been sued by someone who claimed they found the rear portion of a rat in a can. Although she won the case, she became the subject of her husband’s jokes for a long time over what he called her “rat’s ass” case.
