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President Of The United States

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In order to become president of the United States, one must meet several qualifications. These include being a naturally born citizen of the United States who is at least 35 years old and has resided in the U.S. for at least fourteen years. Hillary Clinton meets all of these qualifications. Clinton was born on October 26, 1947, in Chicago, Illinois. Her current age is 69. She was raised in Park Ridge, Illinois, which is a picturesque suburb located about fifteen miles from downtown Chicago (“Hillary Clinton- Government Official”1 ). She has been living in America her entire life and has been involved in politics from an early age. Clinton was inspired to work in public service after hearing a speech by the late Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. Since 1964, Clinton worked a variety of jobs during her summers as a college student for various committees and government officials. After graduating from Wellesley College in 1969, Clinton went on to attend Yale Law School where she graduated with honors in 1973. In 1975, Hillary Rodham married Bill Clinton. One year after they married, Hillary Clinton worked on Jimmy Carter’s campaign for president while her own husband was elected Attorney General. Bill Clinton was later elected governor in 1978, and served as a governor for twelve years. In the midst of her husband’s political career, Hillary Clinton also was involved in several different political avenues as well as practicing law. Even when her own husband was elected

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