HRC: State Secrets and the Rebirth of Hillary Clinton

by Jonathan Allen

  2 “American politics may be headed back” Jonathan Martin and Maggie Haberman, “2016: Hillary Clinton vs. Jeb Bush?” Politico, November 8, 2012.

  3 “I hope she goes” Nancy Pelosi, interview by Andrea Mitchell, First Read, NBC, December 18, 2012.

  4 “gay rights are human rights” Hillary Clinton, remarks in recognition of World Human Rights Day, December 6, 2011, U.S. Department of State.

  5 “late-to-the-party caution” Charles Babington, “Hillary Clinton Joins Other Dems in Backing Gay Marriage,” Associated Press, March 18, 2013.

  6 “Don’t tell me the Democrats” Katie Glueck, “McConnell: Dems 2016 Lineup ‘Rerun of the Golden Girls,’ ” Politico, March 15, 2013.

  7 Chelsea also recommended Nicholas Confessore and Amy Chozick, “Unease at Clinton Foundation over Finances and Ambitions,” New York Times, August 13, 2013.

  8 Chelsea grew concerned Ibid.

  9 Teneo expanded rapidly “About Teneo,” Teneo: Integrated Counsel for a Borderless World, http://bit.ly/19HzMpy, accessed September 6, 2013.

  10 “exclusively with the CEOs” Ibid.

  11 Bill had severed his financial ties Maggie Haberman, “Bill Clinton Changes Relationship with Teneo,” Politico, February 19, 2012.

  12 “You can do CGI or Teneo” Josh Margolin, “There’ll Be Hill to Pay!” New York Post, March 1, 2012.

  13 nearly twice as long Bill Clinton, statement on the death of Mother Teresa, September 5, 1997, http://1.usa.gov/15jTl7z.

  14 “I couldn’t have accomplished” Bill Clinton, statement, March 1, 2012, Clinton Foundation, http://bit.ly/19HAdQC.

  15 on June 4, 2012 Huma Abedin to Thomas M. Gibbons, State Department bureau of legislative affairs, and Richard C. Visek, State Department bureau of the legal adviser, July 5, 2013, to satisfy request from Senator Chuck Grassley, http://1.usa.gov/17HVTLw, accessed September 6, 2013.

  16 Abedin’s dual relationship Maggie Haberman, Glenn Thrush, and John Bresnahan, “Huma Abedin Allowed to Represent Clients While at State,” Politico, May 16, 2013.

  17 provided “strategic advice” Abedin to Gibbons and Visek.

  18 “So far the State Department and Ms. Abedin” Chuck Grassley, “State Department on ‘Special Government Employees,’ ” July 25, 2013, Office of Senator Chuck Grassley, http://1.usa.gov/15jU7BG.

  TWENTY-ONE: THE LAST GLASS CEILING

  1 “work my heart out” Robert Koenig and Jo Mannies, “Game Change? McCaskill Endorses a Hillary Clinton Run for President in 2016,” St. Louis Beacon, February 1, 2013.

  2 by making six changes to the bio Hunter Schwarz, “6 Changes Hillary Clinton Made to Her Twitter Bio,” BuzzFeed, June 10, 2013.

  3 from 64 percent in April to 58 percent Andrew Dugan, “Hillary Clinton Is Still Popular, More So Than Obama, Biden,” Gallup, April 23, 2013.

  4 “Once Clinton left” Paul Steinhauser and Ashley Killough, “What’s Behind the Drop in Hillary Clinton’s Numbers,” Political Ticker, CNN, June 10, 2013.

  5 thought they could better position Olivia Nuzzi, “Anthony Weiner Intern Reveals Why She, Others Joined New York Mayoral Campaign,” New York Daily News, July 30, 2013.

  6 “another stress test” Maggie Haberman, “Concern Grows for Huma Abedin Within Clinton World,” Politico, July 30, 2013.

  7 Reines even gave an on-the-record interview Amy Chozick and Michael M. Grynbaum, “Coming to an Old Friend’s Aid, with an Eye on the Clinton Image,” New York Times, August 1, 2013.

  8 The New Republic published Alec MacGillis, “Scandal Inc.: How Doug Band Drove a Wedge Through a Political Dynasty,” New Republic, September 22, 2013.

  9 “I love you, darling” Amy Chozick, “Biden and Clinton—Friends with Awkward Twist,” New York Times, September 14, 2013.

  EPILOGUE

  1 Hillary’s standing plummeted Peter Nicholas, “Hillary Clinton’s Ratings Slip in New WSJ/NBC poll,” Wall Street Journal, October 31, 2013.

  2 a long-overdue reality check Frank Bruni, “Hillary in 2016? Not So Fast,” New York Times, November 4, 2013.

  3 the reasons Warren could beat Hillary Noam Scheiber, “Hillary’s Nightmare?” The New Republic, November 10, 2013.

  4 Christie’s 22-point win New Jersey gubernatorial election results, New York Times online, November 6, 2013.

  5 to head the Republican Governors Association Alexander Burns, “Bobby Jindal, Chris Christie to Lead RGA,” Politico, October 8, 2012.

  6 two-and-a-half percentage points Virginia Board of Elections, election-night results, November 5, 2013.

  7 secretly signed a letter Conor Skelding, “At an Emily’s List Event, No Doubt About Hillary 2016,” Capital New York, October 29, 2013.

  8 Priorities USA was in talks Ruby Cramer, “Obama Campaign Manager in Talks to Head Hillary Clinton Project,” BuzzFeed, November 13, 2013.

  SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

  The following works provided insight into domestic politics, the relationship between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, and foreign policy, both in theory and in practice.

  Alter, Jonathan. The Promise: President Obama, Year One. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2010.

  Bergen, Peter. Manhunt: The Ten-Year Search for Bin Laden from 9/11 to Abbottabad. New York: Crown, 2012.

  Chandrasekaran, Rajiv. Little America: The War Within the War for Afghanistan. New York: Knopf, 2012.

  The Department of State. The First Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR): Leading Through Civilian Power. Washington, D.C., 2010.

  The Department of State. Final Commissioner General’s Report on the USA Pavilion at Shanghai Expo 2010. Washington, D.C., 2010.

  Heilemann, John, and Mark Halperin. Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime. New York: HarperCollins, 2010.

  Mann, James. The Obamians: The Struggle Inside the White House to Redefine American Power. New York: Viking, 2012.

  Nasr, Vali. The Dispensable Nation: American Foreign Policy in Retreat. New York: Doubleday, 2013.

  Nye, Joseph S., Jr. The Future of Power. New York: PublicAffairs, 2011.

  Thrush, Glenn. Obama’s Last Stand. New York: Random House, 2012.

  Woodward, Bob. Obama’s Wars. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2010.