Hillary Clinton: The Essential Documents of a Life in Politics

Providing a key resource for students of American history interested in one of the most prominent political figures of the past quarter-century, this book presents 30 speeches of Hillary Clinton throughout her political career, ranging from first lady of Arkansas to senator to U.S. secretary of state.

• Presents valuable primary documents featuring the voice of one of the most prominent and important political figures of the last 25 years

• Provides readers and researchers with insight into the opinions of someone who has been the spouse of a state governor as well as of a U.S. president and herself been a U.S. senator, presidential candidate, and U.S. secretary of state

• Places Clinton's career, political decisions, and policy choices in the wider social, political, and cultural context of late 20th- and early 21st-century America

• Shows readers how Clinton's stances on issues have evolved—or stayed the same—during her four decades of life in the public eye