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William Jefferson Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III; August 19, 1946) is an American politician who was the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Clinton was previously Governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and 1983 to 1992, and the Arkansas Attorney General from 1977 to 1979.
Bill Clinton Makes The Case For The Best ‘Darn Change-Maker’ He’s Met
By Eyder Peralta | NPR
Tuesday, July 26, 2016
The crowd cheers after formally nominating Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on the second day of the Democratic National Convention.
Aaron P. Bernstein / Getty Images
Even before the prime-time portion of the Democratic National Convention began, news was made on the floor of the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. If you’re just catching up, here’s what has happened so far:
— Hillary Clinton was officially nominated by her party to be the nominee for president of the United States. That’s a historic first.
— Sen. Bernie Sanders came onto the floor at the end of the roll call vote. He moved to suspend the rules and nominate Clinton by acclamation. The convention agreed, but some Sanders supporters staged a walkout.
— The prime-time program included a segment featuring mothers whose children — including Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner and Michael Brown — were killed in high-profile incidents, many involving police officers.
“I am here with Hillary Clinton because she is a leader and a mother who will say our children’s name,” Geneva Reed-Veal, the mother of Sandra Bland, said.
— President Bill Clinton opened his speech with this line: “In the spring of 1971, I met a girl.”
You’ll find a live stream of our joint broadcast with PBS at the top of this page. We will also keep this page updated with the latest as the night develops.
Update at 10:54 p.m. ET. Clinton Gets Personal:
President Bill Clinton delivered a speech long on biographical detail.
Clinton spoke about his wife’s journey — from a young woman with thick blond hair and big glasses he met in law school — to Clinton’s journey as a mother and a senator and a secretary of state.
Sometimes he got personal: He detailed she left him speechless and how he proposed two times before she said yes the third time. But most the speech was based on Clinton’s accomplishments as a public servant.
Bill Clinton painted a portrait of Hillary Clinton as a fighter who works relentlessly to make the world better.
“She’s the best darn change-maker I’ve ever met in my entire life,” Bill Clinton said.
Update at 10:12 p.m. ET. Clinton Takes The Stage:
Hillary Clinton’s husband, President Bill Clinton opened his speech with this line: “In the spring of 1971, I met a girl.”
The former president then launched into a story of how he met Hillary Clinton, how he wooed her and asked her to marry him.
Update at 10:04 p.m. ET. Clinton, The Fighter:
Former Secretary of State Madeline Albright really wrapped up what has been the theme of the night: Hillary Clinton is a fighter. She has fought for New York after Sept. 11, speakers said, for universal healthcare, for civil rights and for the little guy.
Albright said when she first came to the United States, Harry Truman was her first American president.
“Let’s [elect] someone with Truman’s fighting spirit, Hillary Clinton,” Albright said.
Update at 9:39 p.m. ET. Dean Screams:
Howard Dean, the former governor of Vermont, delivered a very formal speech in which he detailed the policy differences between Clinton and Trump
“Donald Trump will take us back to a time when insurance companies can deny you coverage if you have a pre-existing condition, or he will take you back to a time where insurance can charge you more just because you were a woman,” he said. “And what is he going to replace this with? Quote – ‘Something so much better. Yuge,’ no doubt. That’s it. That’s the whole plan right there. Six word plan for healthcare”
Dean said that Clinton would “finish the job” on healthcare.
But Dean finally got the crowd excited when he did what’s he’s known for: He screamed.
“This race is going to be won on the ground: in Colorado, and Iowa, and North Carolina, and Michigan, and Florida, and Ohio, and Pennsylvania,” he screamed. “And then we’re going to the White House.”
Update at 9:10 p.m. ET. ‘The Arc We Are On’:
We’re catching up a bit with a speech delivered by former Attorney General Eric Holder, who made the case for a president who can deal with complicated problems with nuance.
“At a time when the bonds between law enforcement and communities of color have frayed — when assassins target police in heinous attacks, and peaceful citizens have to question whether black lives truly matter, and they do, we need a president who understands the reality that I saw in my travels across our country as our nation’s 82nd attorney general,” Holder said.
Hillary Clinton, Holder said, will be the candidate who can end the mass incarceration of black men and who will take on what he called “systemic racism.”
“This election is about much more than politics,” Holder said. “It’s about the arc we are on, as a nation; the composition of our character, as a people; and the ideals — of equality, opportunity and justice — that have always made America great.”
Update at 8:49 p.m. ET. ‘Sure Took Y’all Long Enough’:
Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood, took on Donald Trump by saying that women would be his undoing come November.
“We’re going to be the reason you’re not elected,” Richards said.
And Richards conjured up the women who came before her.
Her great-grandmother grew up at time when women could not vote. But she saw her daughter, the late Ann Richards, be elected Texas governor.
“Tonight, we are closer than ever to putting a woman in the White House,” she said. “And I can almost hear Mom saying, ‘Well, it sure took y’all long enough.’ “
Update at 8:36 p.m. ET. ‘Hillary Will Say Our Children’s Names’
With a darkened arena and to a standing ovation, nine mothers whose children died in high-profile incidents, many involving police officers, came onstage.
They all wore red flowers on their lapels and stood in a semicircle.
“I am here with Hillary Clinton because she is a leader and a mother who will say our children’s name,” Geneva Reed-Veal, the mother of Sandra Bland, said.
Lucia McBath, Jordan Davis’ mother, said that Clinton isn’t “afraid to say that black lives matter.”
“She isn’t afraid to sit at a table with grieving mothers and bear the full force of our anguish. She doesn’t build walls around her heart,” McBath said.
“This isn’t about being politically correct,” Sybrina Fulton, Trayvon Martin’s mother, said in reference to Donald Trump. “This is about saving our children.”
Update at 8:17 p.m. ET. Blue Lives And Black Lives:
In a tone that is markedly different from the law-and-order one set at the Republican National Convention, Pittsburgh Chief of Police Cameron McLay made a case for dialogue.
He referenced both the killings of police and the killing of black men by police officers.
“We can support our police officers while at the same time making criminal justice reforms,” he said. “We can do both and we will do both.”
Update at 8:13 p.m. ET. A Lighter Moment:
Actress Elizabeth Banks provided the light moment of the evening, when she walked onstage the same way that Donald Trump did at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland — backlit and to the sound of Queen’s “We Are the Champions”:
Update at 8:07 p.m. ET. Historical Context:
Much like first lady Michelle Obama did yesterday, Donna Brazile, the incoming interim chair of the Democratic National Committee, put this election and Clinton into historical context.
“My friends, as a child, I sat in the back of the bus; I was told, time and time again, that God’s potential did not exist in people like me,” she said. “I’ve spent my life fighting to change that. And from the first day when I met Hillary Clinton, I’ve known that she’s someone who cares just as much and will fight just as hard for children.”
Update at 7:59 p.m. ET. ‘Revolution Is Not Over’:
NPR’s Sam Sanders followed some of the Bernie Sanders supporters out of the arena and into the media tent where they staged a silent sit-in.
“I think this is a great opportunity for us to show solidarity, No. 1,” said Melissa Michelson, a delegate from Los Angeles. “And No. 2, to get the message out that we still have a lot of work to do in this country and the political revolution is not over.”
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