#7. “I’m not going to have some reporters pawing through our papers. We are the president.” -Hillary Clinton
Uhh… who is “we” madame secretary? Hillary Rodham Clinton always took an active role in her husband’s politics. But it’s telling that here that she considered herself a part of the administration, more than just the First Lady. Advisor George Stephanopoulous stated that Hillary, “established a wholly owned subsidiary within the White House, with its own staff, its own schedule and its own war room called the “Intensive Care Unit.”
She wasn’t the only First Lady to take such active roles however. Eleanor Roosevelt championed the New Deal. Edith Wilson actually guided Woodrow’s hand to sign bills while he was suffering from a stroke, and Nancy Reagan was reportedly responsible for the firing of Ronald’s chief of staff Don Regan.
