What Hillary Clinton sounded like 47 years ago

Hillary Rodham Clinton's student speech

Hillary Rodham Clinton's student speech Watch this video on YouTube. In 1969, Hillary Rodham, at age 21, was the first student ever to give a commencement speech at Wellesley College,…

In 1969, Hillary Rodham, at age 21, was the first student ever to give a commencement speech at Wellesley College, and the college has just released excerpts of it. I would not have recognized her voice, which was higher-pitched and had a faster rhythm, but she had the same intensity and self-assuredness then as she does now.

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