--- title: Hillary Clinton's Father's Tombstone Knocked Over description: Police say it could be an act of political vandalism canonical: https://time.com/3822447/hillary-clinton-father-tombstone-vandalism/ author: Nolan Feeney article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-04-15T11:36:15.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:41:44.247Z article:section: Politics og:title: Hillary Clinton's Father's Tombstone Knocked Over in Pennsylvania og:description: Police say it could be an act of political vandalism og:url: https://time.com/3822447/hillary-clinton-father-tombstone-vandalism/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Hillary Clinton's Father's Tombstone Knocked Over in Pennsylvania twitter:description: Police say it could be an act of political vandalism twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Hillary Clinton's Father's Tombstone Knocked Over in Pennsylvania > Sponsored content. 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Watch the top 10 moments from Hillary Clinton's career in politics._  by [Nolan Feeney](https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Apr 15, 2015 11:36 AM UTC  by [Nolan Feeney](https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Apr 15, 2015 11:36 AM UTC The tombstone of Hillary Clinton’s father, Hugh Rodham, [was upturned](http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/gravestone-of-hillary-clinton-s-father-toppled-in-scranton-cemetery-1.1863651) in what Pennsylvania police say may have been an act of political vandalism. “I’m not sure how else it would have fallen over,” Scranton Police Chief Carl Graziano told the _Scranton Times-Tribune._ Clinton, who announced her second presidential bid on Sunday, is the Democratic front-runner for the 2016 election. Washburn Street Cemetery caretaker Paul McGloin said the stone had been upright in its proper place on Friday and was fixed by Tuesday afternoon after someone tipped off police about the toppled stone. “I hope this had nothing to do with politics because that’s just wrong,” McGloin said. \[[_Scranton Times-Tribune_](http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/gravestone-of-hillary-clinton-s-father-toppled-in-scranton-cemetery-1.1863651)\] _Read next:_ [_Hillary Clinton’s Van Is Named for Scooby Doo_](http://time.com/3819355/hillary-clinton-scooby-doo-van/?iid=time%5Freadnext) [_Listen to the most important stories of the day._](http://time.com/newsletter/the-brief/autoplay/?xid=spl-fullbrief-article) ## Transcript You know, I'm not sittin' here some little woman standing here by my man like Tammy Wynette. I'm sittin' here because I love him, and I respect him. Now is our chance to beat the historical odds, and give the American people the health security they need. If there is one message that echoes forth from this. Let it be that human rights are women's rights and women's rights are human rights once and for all. The great story here for anybody willing to find it and write about it and explain it is this vast right- wing conspiracy that has been conspiring. Against my husband since the day he announced for president. I would be happy to, when you give me the signed letters. Well, right here. Right here. When you give me. Right here. Sign it right now. We'll shake. We'll shake on this, Ray. No, no, I want your signature, cause I think that everybody wants to see you signing something that you said you were for. You know, I have so many opportunities from this country. I just don't wanna see us fall backwards. Although we weren't able to shatter that highest, hardest glass ceiling this time, thanks to you, it's got about 18 million cracks in it. The battle to stop Al Qaeda and its affiliates. Does not end with one death. 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