--- title: DNC: Chelsea Clinton Introduces Her Mom to the Convention description: "People ask me all the time how she does it." canonical: https://time.com/4429785/dnc-chelsea-clinton-introduction/ author: Maya Rhodan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-07-29T02:36:53.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:43:54.448Z article:section: Politics og:title: Chelsea Clinton Introduces Her Mom to the Convention og:description: "People ask me all the time how she does it." og:url: https://time.com/4429785/dnc-chelsea-clinton-introduction/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8544aace2b5c970b/6988a036e20a878c22a91d66/hillary-clinton7.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2596 og:image:height: 1460 og:image:alt: DEM 2016 Convention og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Chelsea Clinton Introduces Her Mom to the Convention twitter:description: "People ask me all the time how she does it." twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8544aace2b5c970b/6988a036e20a878c22a91d66/hillary-clinton7.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Chelsea Clinton Introduces Her Mom to the Democratic Convention > Sponsored content. 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Chelsea Clinton speaks during the final day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, PA, on July 28, 2016. Mark J. Terrill—AP by [Maya Rhodan / Philadelphia](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan / Philadelphia Jul 29, 2016 2:36 AM UTC After three nights of speeches by politicians and everyday Americans whose lives have been touched by the Democratic presidential nominee, delegates heard from the one person whose life Hillary Clinton has most shaped. Chelsea Clinton took the stage at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday to mark a deeply personal moment in history. Her mother, the former Secretary of State, was due to become the first woman to accept a party’s nomination in the nation’s history. And it was her job to introduce her. “I’m here as a proud American, a proud Democrat, a proud mother, and tonight in particular a very, very proud daughter,” Chelsea said. On Thursday night we learned about the Hillary Clinton only her daughter knows. And compared to the introductory speech delivered by her Republican counterpart Ivanka Trump, Clinton’s speech was more fluff than stuff. Speaking in a near whisper, Chelsea talked about moments around the dinner table spent discussing a “A Wrinkle in Time,” trips to the Dinosaur National Monument, soccer games and the local library. She also recalled the letters her mom would leave for her when she traveled out of town for work. “I loved that my parents expected me to have opinions and to back them up with facts,” she said. “I never once doubted that they cared about my thoughts and ideas. And I always, always knew how deeply they loved me.” True to form, however, Chelsea relayed her mother’s many accomplishments—honing in on the softer topics, the work the now-Democratic nominee has done throughout her career for families, children, and women. “People ask me all the time how she does it. How she keeps going amid the sound and fury of politics,” she said. “Here’s how. She never forgets who she is fighting for.” ### See Rare Photos of a Young Hillary Clinton  Hillary at Lake Waban on the Wellesley College Campus, 1969. Wellesley College Archives  Hillary, c. 1960. Courtesy William J. Clinton Presidential Library  Hillary at Lake Waban on the Wellesley College Campus, 1969. Courtesy Wellesley College Archives  Hillary as an intern with Congress, Summer 1968. Courtesy William J. Clinton Presidential Library  Hillary joins students and a faculty member at the Wellesley College Alumnae Council Student Panel, 1968. Courtesy Wellesley College Archives  Hillary (center) attends a student rally at Wellesley College, October 8, 1968. Wellesley College Archives  Hillary (center) attends a student rally at Wellesley College, October 8, 1968. Courtesy Wellesley College Archives  Hillary at commencement with Ruth M. Adams, president of Wellesley, and distinguished guests, 1969. Wellesley College Archives  Bill and Hillary at Yale Law School, 1972. Courtesy Clinton Foundation  Hillary (bottom right) and her classmates at Yale, 1973. Courtesy William J. Clinton Presidential Library  Hillary and Bill on their wedding day, October 11, 1975. Courtesy William J. Clinton Presidential Library  Hillary and Bill on their wedding day, October 11, 1975. Courtesy Clinton Foundation  Hillary and Bill playing volleyball, Fayetteville, N.C., 1975. Courtesy William J. Clinton Presidential Library  Hillary, c. 1979. Courtesy Butler Center, Arkansas Studies Institute, Little Rock  Hillary and Bill, c. 1979. Courtesy Butler Center, Arkansas Studies Institute, Little Rock  Hillary and Bill, c. 1979. Courtesy Butler Center, Arkansas Studies Institute, Little Rock  Hillary and Bill, c. 1979. Courtesy Butler Center, Arkansas Studies Institute, Little Rock  Hillary and Bill meeting President Reagan, March 1983. Courtesy William J. Clinton Presidential Library  Hillary, c. 1976 or 1980. Courtesy Butler Center, Arkansas Studies Institute, Little Rock  Bill and Hillary Clinton celebrate victory in the Democratic runoff in Little Rock, Ark. June 8, 1982. AP Emilia Sykes, a 30-year-old delegate from Akron and a member of Ohio’s House of Representatives, could relate to Clinton’s sentiments. Her mother, Barbara, was on the city council when she was born. “I was literally born into politics,” she told TIME ahead of Clinton’s speech. Her mom later became a state Representative. Her father Vernon was also a Representative, the seat she holds now was once held by both her mother and her father. As a child of politicians, Sykes has been a jack-of-all trades for her campaigning parents. Yet, like Clinton, she’s also had to stand by and watch her mom face criticism and name-calling. “I’ve listened to people say horrible, nasty, untrue things about my mother,” Sykes said. Those statements left her either “outraged and ready to cry or ready to start swinging.” But Sykes says she relates to the younger Clinton even more for standing by her mom no matter what. “I can really appreciate Chelsea sticking with her mom and wanting to be her biggest cheerleader,” says Sykes. **Read More:** [_Transcript of Chelsea Clinton’s Speech Introducing Her Mother_](http://time.com/4428940/dnc-chelsea-clinton-speech-transcript-video/) And on Thursday, in subdued tones, eight years after taking the same stage to deliver a different speech—a speech to announce the candidate who’d left 18 million cracks in the biggest glass ceiling, but hadn’t crashed through—Chelsea grew emotional when she mentioned her own grandmother, Dorothy, who passed away in 2011\. Her grandma, she said, would be “so, so proud.” “I hope that my children will someday be as proud of me as I am of my mother. She makes me proud every single day,” Chelsea said. “And to everyone watching tonight, I know with all my heart that my mother will make us proud as our next President.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4429785/dnc-chelsea-clinton-introduction/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4429785/dnc-chelsea-clinton-introduction/"},"headline":"Chelsea Clinton Introduces Her Mom to the Democratic Convention","datePublished":"2016-07-29T02:36:53.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-19T07:43:54.448Z","description":"'People ask me all the time how she does it'","url":"https://time.com/4429785/dnc-chelsea-clinton-introduction/","keywords":["Democratic National Convention","Hillary Clinton","2016 Election","chelsea clinton"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8544aace2b5c970b/6988a036e20a878c22a91d66/hillary-clinton7.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Maya Rhodan / Philadelphia"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8544aace2b5c970b/6988a036e20a878c22a91d66/hillary-clinton7.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"DEM 2016 Convention","caption":"DEM 2016 Convention","creditText":"Mark J. 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