Hillary Clinton: little girl smiling in a white dress with a bicycle behind her. Hillary: splashing the water with her feet while attending college. Clinton: meeting President Ronald Reagan with her husband, Bill.
Rarely seen photos of the Democratic presidential nominee reveal the human behind the First Lady, Senator, Secretary of State and all the other titles that attached to a woman who has been at the pinnacle of American politics for 25 years.
This gallery traces Clinton’s development growth from a young girl to a college student and then wife to Bill. The photos have a deeply personal nature.
Clinton and her daughter, Chelsea, will speak Thursday at the Democratic National Convention. Bill spoke on Tuesday night, calling his wife the “best darn change maker” he has ever known; as President Barack Obama cast Hillary as the only choice for the presidency during his speech Wednesday night to the DNC.
Hillary at Lake Waban on the Wellesley College Campus, 1969.Wellesley College ArchivesHillary, c. 1960.Courtesy William J. Clinton Presidential LibraryHillary at Lake Waban on the Wellesley College Campus, 1969.Courtesy Wellesley College ArchivesHillary as an intern with Congress, Summer 1968.Courtesy William J. Clinton Presidential LibraryHillary joins students and a faculty member at the Wellesley College Alumnae Council Student Panel, 1968.Courtesy Wellesley College ArchivesHillary (center) attends a student rally at Wellesley College, October 8, 1968.Wellesley College ArchivesHillary (center) attends a student rally at Wellesley College, October 8, 1968.Courtesy Wellesley College ArchivesHillary at commencement with Ruth M. Adams, president of Wellesley, and distinguished guests, 1969.Wellesley College ArchivesBill and Hillary at Yale Law School, 1972.Courtesy Clinton FoundationHillary (bottom right) and her classmates at Yale, 1973.Courtesy William J. Clinton Presidential LibraryHillary and Bill on their wedding day, October 11, 1975.Courtesy William J. Clinton Presidential LibraryHillary and Bill on their wedding day, October 11, 1975.Courtesy Clinton FoundationHillary and Bill playing volleyball, Fayetteville, N.C., 1975.Courtesy William J. Clinton Presidential LibraryHillary, c. 1979.Courtesy Butler Center, Arkansas Studies Institute, Little RockHillary and Bill, c. 1979.Courtesy Butler Center, Arkansas Studies Institute, Little RockHillary and Bill, c. 1979.Courtesy Butler Center, Arkansas Studies Institute, Little RockHillary and Bill, c. 1979.Courtesy Butler Center, Arkansas Studies Institute, Little RockHillary and Bill meeting President Reagan, March 1983.Courtesy William J. Clinton Presidential LibraryHillary, c. 1976 or 1980. Courtesy Butler Center, Arkansas Studies Institute, Little RockBill and Hillary Clinton celebrate victory in the Democratic runoff in Little Rock, Ark. June 8, 1982.AP
