Hillary Rodham Clinton in Conversation with Kara Swisher - 92Y, New York
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Hillary Rodham Clinton in Conversation with Kara Swisher

A live taping of Recode Decode, hosted by Kara Swisher
Hillary Rodham Clinton and Kara Swisher

The 2018 U.S. Midterm elections are on the horizon, and democracy is under attack.

From the erosion of our cultural norms and institutions, to the weaponization of social media, to the assault on the press: never before has our country—or any country—been witness to such significant and extraordinary change. It's a moment that deserves candid reflection, and one that would be advantaged from two of the strongest voices in politics and technology: Hillary Rodham Clinton and Kara Swisher.

Hillary Rodham Clinton

Hillary Rodham Clinton has spent four decades in public service as an advocate, attorney, First Lady, U.S. Senator, U.S. Secretary of State, and presidential candidate …

Hillary Rodham Clinton

Hillary Rodham Clinton has spent four decades in public service as an advocate, attorney, First Lady, U.S. Senator, U.S. Secretary of State, and presidential candidate.

Hillary Clinton was born in Chicago, Illinois on October 26, 1947. After graduating from Wellesley College and Yale Law School, she began her life-long work on behalf of children and families by joining the Children’s Defense Fund. In 1974, she moved to Arkansas, where she married Bill Clinton and became a successful attorney while also raising their daughter, Chelsea. During her 12 years as First Lady of Arkansas, she was Chairwoman of the Arkansas Education Standards Committee, co-founded the Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, and served on the boards of the Arkansas Children's Hospital, and the Children's Defense Fund.

As First Lady of the United States, from 1993 to 2001, Hillary Clinton championed health care for all Americans and led successful bipartisan efforts to improve the adoption and foster care systems, reduce teen pregnancy, and create the Children's Health Insurance Program. She traveled to more than 80 countries standing up for human rights, democracy, and civil society. Her speech in Beijing in 1995—where she declared that "human rights are women's rights, and women's rights are human rights"—inspired women worldwide and helped galvanize a global movement for women’s rights and opportunities.

In 2000, Clinton made history as the first First Lady elected to the United States Senate, and the first woman elected to statewide office in New York. As Senator, she worked across party lines to expand economic opportunity and access to quality, affordable health care. After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, she secured funding to rebuild New York and provide health care for first responders who risked their lives working at Ground Zero. She also championed the cause of our nation's military and fought for better health care and benefits for wounded service members, veterans, and members of the National Guard and Reserves. In 2006, Clinton was reelected to the Senate, winning 58 out of New York’s 62 counties.

In 2007, she began her historic campaign for president, winning 18 millions votes and becoming the first woman to ever win a presidential primary or caucus state. In the 2008 general election, she campaigned for Barack Obama and Joe Biden, and in December, she was nominated by President-elect Obama to be Secretary of State.

In her four years as America's chief diplomat and the President's principal foreign policy adviser, Clinton played a central role in restoring America’s standing in the world and strengthening its global leadership, visiting 112 countries over 4 years, restoring America’s standing in the world. Her "smart power" approach to foreign policy elevated American diplomacy and development and repositioned them for the 21st century—with new tools, technologies, and partners, including the private sector and civil society around the world. She led the effort to impose crippling sanctions on Iran, laying the foundation for a historic agreement to curb its nuclear program, and negotiated a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas that prevented a new war in the Middle East. Across the world, she defended universal values and pushed the frontiers of human rights.

In 2016, Clinton made history again by becoming the first woman nominated for president by a major U.S. political party. As the Democratic candidate for president, she campaigned on a vision of America that is “stronger together” and an agenda to make our economy work for everyone, not just those at the top. She won the national popular vote, earning the support of nearly 66 million Americans.

Hillary Rodham Clinton is the author of seven bestselling books, including her groundbreaking book on children, It Takes A Village (1996); Dear Socks, Dear Buddy (1998); An Invitation to the White House (2000); her memoir, Living History (2003), and Hard Choices (2014). In 2017 she released two books, What Happened and the picture book edition of It Takes a Village. What Happened spent 16 weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List. She and President Clinton reside in New York, have one daughter, Chelsea, and are the proud grandparents of Charlotte and Aidan.

Kara Swisher

Kara Swisher is the editor at large of Recode, the business and technology brand from Vox Media; host of the Recode Decode podcast, …

Kara Swisher

Kara Swisher is the editor at large of Recode, the business and technology brand from Vox Media; host of the Recode Decode podcast, a twice-weekly interview series featuring tech and media's key players about their big ideas and how they're changing the world; and co-executive producer of the Code Conference, a premiere conference series that hosts hard-hitting interviews with the media and tech industry’s leading players; host of Revolution a town hall-style TV series bringing together leading thinkers across technology, business and politics, produced in partnership with Recode and MSNBC and airing on MSNBC. She is also a columnist for The New York Times and an NBC contributor. Previously, Swisher covered digital issues at the Washington Post and Wall Street Journal. She is a graduate of Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and Columbia University’s School of Journalism. She is the author, most recently, of There Must Be a Pony in Here Somewhere: The AOL Time Warner Debacle and the Quest for a Digital Future and a contributor to Vanity Fair.

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