--- ---  # Watch Jimmy Fallon Interview Hillary Clinton for the Job of President  by [Eliana Dockterman](https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Correspondent Jan 15, 2016 12:56 PM UTC  Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton during an interview with host Jimmy Fallon on Jan. 14, 2016 Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton during an interview with host Jimmy Fallon on Jan. 14, 2016Douglas Gorenstein—NBC/Getty Images  by [Eliana Dockterman](https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Correspondent Jan 15, 2016 12:56 PM UTC Is Hillary Clinton qualified to be president? Jimmy Fallon tried to find out by giving the former Secretary of State a faux job interview for the biggest job in the world during _The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon_ on Thursday night. “How’d you hear about the position?” Fallon began. “Fourth grade social studies,” Clinton answered. Clinton said she thought she had the experience and qualifications needed to tackle the job. “I have references,” she said. Among her strengths, she said she’s “tenacious,” “determined” and “can get results.” She can also type “in a pinch.” Fallon ended the segment by joking, “Is there an email address we can follow you at?” In other parts of the segment, Clinton addressed her potential Republican opponents. Fallon suggested that Clinton start a drinking game during the Republican debates: Every time she hears her name, she takes a shot. “I don’t think I’d make it through the first half hour,” she said, laughing. When asked if she had seen Donald Trump on _The Tonight Show_ she said that she had not. “He’s a lot more obsessed with me than I am of him,” she said. When asked if she was intimidated by Trump, she said simply, “No.” Hillary Clinton Interviewed by Jimmy Fallon for President ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4182209/watch-jimmy-fallon-interview-hillary-clinton-for-the-job-of-president/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4182209/watch-jimmy-fallon-interview-hillary-clinton-for-the-job-of-president/"},"headline":"Watch Jimmy Fallon Interview Hillary Clinton for the Job of President","datePublished":"2016-01-15T12:56:59.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T14:10:01.088Z","description":"When asked how she heard about the position, Clinton replied: \"Fourth grade social studies\"","url":"https://time.com/4182209/watch-jimmy-fallon-interview-hillary-clinton-for-the-job-of-president/","keywords":["2016 Election","2016 Election topic"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbb58c1be238d018f/698879450a4a22fb1a9c7ec2/gettyimages-505033594.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eliana Dockterman","jobTitle":"Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbb58c1be238d018f/698879450a4a22fb1a9c7ec2/gettyimages-505033594.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon - Season 3","caption":"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon - Season 3","creditText":"Douglas Gorenstein—NBC/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/2016-election/","name":"2016 Election"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4182209/watch-jimmy-fallon-interview-hillary-clinton-for-the-job-of-president/","name":"Watch Jimmy Fallon Interview Hillary Clinton for the Job of President"}}]}] ```