WASHINGTON — The former leader of the free world cast a spell across a stilled ballroom as he recalled his history with the woman he hopes will be the next leader of the free world.
"We met and had our first date 36 years ago this month — this very month," Bill Clinton told hundreds of donors at a fundraiser last week as his wife looked on fondly. He said that by the next year, 1972, he was professing his love to Hillary Rodham and his belief that she was the best leader of their generation. "She's still the best," Clinton said to cheers, and he wrapped the New York senator in a hug.
Hillary Rodham Clinton has no more enthusiastic supporter than her husband in her bid to be the first female president. He is putting his strategic skills, fundraising clout and fabled charisma to work for her as the pair build a campaign juggernaut designed to crush her Democratic rivals.
The possibility of Bill Clinton returning to the White House he left six years ago raises some questions that are far touchier than whether Americans are ready for a "first gentleman." As an ex-president, how much influence would he have in his wife's administration? Will memories of the Monica Lewinsky scandal haunt Hillary Clinton's campaign and drive away voters? What's the status of the Clintons' marriage — and does it matter?
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