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1、LIVINGHISTORY___________________________HillaryRodhamClintonSimon&SchusterNewYork•London•Toronto•Sydney•SingaporeTomyparents,myhusband,mydaughterandallthegoodsoulsaroundtheworldwhoseinspiration,prayers,supportandloveblessedmyheartandsustainedmeintheyearsoflivinghistory.AUTHOR’SNOTEIn1959,Iwro
2、temyautobiographyforanassignmentinsixthgrade.Intwenty-ninepages,mosthalf-filledwithearnestscrawl,Idescribedmyparents,brothers,pets,house,hobbies,school,sportsandplansforthefuture.Forty-twoyearslater,Ibeganwritingan-othermemoir,thisoneabouttheeightyearsIspentintheWhiteHouselivinghistorywithBil
3、lClinton.IquicklyrealizedthatIcouldn’texplainmylifeasFirstLadywithoutgoingbacktothebeginning―howIbecamethewomanIwasthatfirstdayIwalkedintotheWhiteHouseonJanuary20,1993,totakeonanewroleandexperiencesthatwouldtestandtransformmeinunexpectedways.BythetimeIcrossedthethresholdoftheWhiteHouse,Ihadbe
4、enshapedbymyfam-ilyupbringing,education,religiousfaithandallthatIhadlearnedbefore―asthedaugh-terofastaunchconservativefatherandamoreliberalmother,astudentactivist,anadvo-cateforchildren,alawyer,Bill’swifeandChelsea’smom.Foreachchapter,thereweremoreideasIwantedtodiscussthanspaceallowed;morepeo
5、pletoincludethancouldbenamed;moreplacesvisitedthancouldbedescribed.IfImentionedeverybodywhohasimpressed,inspired,taught,influencedandhelpedmealongtheway,thisbookwouldbeseveralvolumeslong.AlthoughI’vehadtobeselec-tive,IhopethatI’veconveyedthepushandpullofeventsandrelationshipsthataffectedmeand
6、continuetoshapeandenrichmyworldtoday.SinceleavingtheWhiteHouseIhaveembarkedonanewphaseofmylifeasaU.S.SenatorfromNewYork,ahumblinganddauntingresponsibility.AcompleteaccountofmymovetoNewYork,campaignfortheSenateandthehonorofworkingforthepeoplewhoelectedmewillhavetobetoldanothertime,butIhopethis
7、memoirillustrateshowmysuccessasacandidatefortheSenatearoseoutofmyWhiteHouseexperiences.DuringmyyearsasFirstLady,Ibecameabetterstudentofhowgovernmentcanservepeople,howCongressreallyworks,howpeopleperceivepoliticsandpolicythroughthefilterofthem
