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1、LIVINGHISTORY___________________________HillaryRodhamClintonSimon&SchusterNewYork•London•Toronto•Sydney•SingaporeTomyparents,myhusband,mydaughterandallthegoodsoulsaroundtheworldwhoseinspiration,prayers,supportandloveblessedmyheartandsustainedmeintheyearsofliv
2、inghistory.AUTHOR’SNOTEIn1959,Iwrotemyautobiographyforanassignmentinsixthgrade.Intwenty-ninepages,mosthalf-filledwithearnestscrawl,Idescribedmyparents,brothers,pets,house,hobbies,school,sportsandplansforthefuture.Forty-twoyearslater,Ibeganwritingan-othermemoi
3、r,thisoneabouttheeightyearsIspentintheWhiteHouselivinghistorywithBillClinton.IquicklyrealizedthatIcouldn’texplainmylifeasFirstLadywithoutgoingbacktothebeginning―howIbecamethewomanIwasthatfirstdayIwalkedintotheWhiteHouseonJanuary20,1993,totakeonanewroleandexpe
4、riencesthatwouldtestandtransformmeinunexpectedways.BythetimeIcrossedthethresholdoftheWhiteHouse,Ihadbeenshapedbymyfam-ilyupbringing,education,religiousfaithandallthatIhadlearnedbefore―asthedaugh-terofastaunchconservativefatherandamoreliberalmother,astudentact
5、ivist,anadvo-cateforchildren,alawyer,Bill’swifeandChelsea’smom.Foreachchapter,thereweremoreideasIwantedtodiscussthanspaceallowed;morepeopletoincludethancouldbenamed;moreplacesvisitedthancouldbedescribed.IfImentionedeverybodywhohasimpressed,inspired,taught,inf
6、luencedandhelpedmealongtheway,thisbookwouldbeseveralvolumeslong.AlthoughI’vehadtobeselec-tive,IhopethatI’veconveyedthepushandpullofeventsandrelationshipsthataffectedmeandcontinuetoshapeandenrichmyworldtoday.SinceleavingtheWhiteHouseIhaveembarkedonanewphaseofm
7、ylifeasaU.S.SenatorfromNewYork,ahumblinganddauntingresponsibility.AcompleteaccountofmymovetoNewYork,campaignfortheSenateandthehonorofworkingforthepeoplewhoelectedmewillhavetobetoldanothertime,butIhopethismemoirillustrateshowmysuccessasacandidatefortheSenatear
8、oseoutofmyWhiteHouseexperiences.DuringmyyearsasFirstLady,Ibecameabetterstudentofhowgovernmentcanservepeople,howCongressreallyworks,howpeopleperceivepoliticsandpolicythroughthefilterofthem
