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With the year winding down, Hillary made the last few stops on her book tour. She sat down for a chat with Mary Beard.

She was welcomed enthusiastically at the Teen Vogue Summit.

Secretary Hillary Clinton (L) and Yara Shahidi speak onstage during The Teen Vogue Summit LA: Keynote Conversation with Hillary Rodham Clinton and actress Yara Shahidi on December 2, 2017 in Playa Vista, California. (Dec. 1, 2017 – Source: Vivien Killilea/Getty Images North America)

Secretary Hillary Clinton speaks onstage during The Teen Vogue Summit LA: Keynote Conversation with Hillary Rodham Clinton and actress Yara Shahidi on December 2, 2017 in Playa Vista, California. (Dec. 1, 2017 – Source: Vivien Killilea/Getty Images North America)

She spoke at a fundraiser for Congregation Beit Simchat Torah.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, left, waves to the crowd after speaking during a benefit to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum, right, and Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, Monday, Dec. 4, 2017, in New York. (Photo: AP/Julie Jacobson)

She held a book signing in Concord, NH and was honored by Big Sister Boston.

She reached out on social media and via email in defense of CHIP, Medicare and Medicaid and published an essay calling for radical empathy on Medium.

Again using social media, she reached out to those in the paths of the devastating wildfires in California.

Gloria Andruskewicz evacuated her home in Ventura, Calif., on Thursday, as wildfires closed in. Credit Hilary Swift for The New York Times

Then she headed to the west coast herself. She held a book signing in Seattle.

She mourned the unexpected passing of San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee and applauded the victory in Alabama of Doug Jones.

On the 13th she made her last scheduled book tour appearance in Vancouver.

In Los Angeles, she spoke at the Girls Build Leadership Summit.

She stopped by for a few televised chats. With Ellen DeGeneres and with Steve Harvey.

She “sang” lustily in and end-of-year video on The Daily Show.

Onward Together endorsed iVote, The Arena, Alliance for Youth, Latino Victory,  Voto Latino, and The Collective.

She sent out a warm Christmas greeting.

Gallup declared Hillary the Most Admired Woman for the 16th year in a row. She ended 2017 back on Broadway where she saw The Band’s Visit with Bill and Chelsea.

See much more at the archive for December 2017 >>>>

Happy New Year! Here’s to a Blue 2018!!! Onward! Let’s DO this!

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The book tour rolled on in November and Hillary stopped in for a chat with Trevor Noah.

She received the Democratic Woman of the Year Award.

Virginia and New Jersey elected Democratic governors and a blue wave rolled through state houses with blue implications for the mid-terms next November.

As if she wasn’t busy enough, Hillary took on editing responsibilities for the final print copy of Teen Vogue, a publication with increasingly respected political chops!

She dropped in on Seth Meyers.

On the anniversary of the first female major party candidate winning the popular vote there was no rending of garments or primal screams unto the skies. In fact we celebrated the new candidates who ran and won the day before what was expected to be a morose anniversary. We took to Twitter and sent a great big thank you kiss to Hillary … for everything!  #ThankYouHillary trended on Twitter in a completely spontaneous tweet storm.

Hillary was the keynote speaker at the Geisinger National Symposium, “From Crisis to Cure: Revitalizing America’s Healthcare System.”

On the 13th, Hillary was in New York to speak at The Child Mind Institute Summit: The State of Child & Adolescent Mental Health.

She was keynote speaker at UVA’s Women’s Global Leadership Forum.

Hillary Clinton delivered prepared remarks before sitting for a conversation with Virginia first lady Dorothy McAuliffe. (Photos by Dan Addison, University Communications)

She was interviewed by Mother Jones.

Onward Together endorsed Swing Left.

She was feted at Town Hall by a slew of stars at a Planned Parenthood fundraiser, and she saw the Tony Award winning Dear Evan Hansen.

John Leyba, The Denver Pos Hilary Clinton addresses the audience about her new book, “What Happened” on Nov. 16, 2017 at the Bellco Theatre at the Colorado Convention Center.

She spoke with April Ryan about sexual harassment.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during the Women in the World Summit at Lincoln Center in New York, Thursday, April 6, 2017. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

She also sat down with Rita Cosby.

She appeared in Atlanta and our friend Winston Groat attended.

On the eve of the anniversary weekend in Little Rock, Bill and Hillary Clinton made a joint appearance in Irving, Texas where Hillary also held a book signing.

Then the pair were off to Little Rock for the 25th anniversary of the 1992 election.

Bill and Hillary Clinton attend Clinton Foundation event in Little Rock, Arkansas celebrating 25 years since the 1992 presidential election victory. Saturday, November 18, 2017. (KATV)

Home again in Westchester, she spoke to a record crowd at the Business Council.

Time Magazine named What Happened the #1 book in the non-fiction category for 2017. Other publications and booksellers agreed.

She sat for a chat with Hugh Hewitt!

She sent a video to the Caijing Conference with a warning about North Korea.

She was received warmly in Boston, of course!

And so ended November!

See much more at the archives for November 2017 >>>>

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August was a month for organizing and also kicking back some for Hillary. She was  still putting the finishing touches on her book, but she was also getting Onward Together off the ground.

She was out and about with her girlfriends in New York and attended a special screening of ‘Wonder Woman’ with Bill.

It was a girl’s day out as Hillary Clinton and two friends shopped along New York’s Madison Avenue on Saturday

Hillary and Bill were among many big names at the wedding of Sophie Lasry, the daughter of Avenue Capital Group founder Marc Lasry.

Hillary and Bill Clinton were all smiles at the wedding of Sophie Lasry, the daughter of billionaire Marc Lasry on Sunday night in New York City. The former first couple waved to guests as they were escorted inside by Secret Service agents

Before leaving on vacation, Bill and Hillary attended a screening of ‘Rebel in the Rye,’ a biopic about J.D. Salinger.

And then the Clintons were off on vacation in Quebec!

Hillary and Bill Clinton strolled through North Hatley, in Quebec’s Eastern Townships, on Tuesday afternoon. (Radio-Canada)

They all were out for a boat ride on Lake Massawippi.

Hillary was sporting a fashionable chapeau while shopping at a popular bookstore in Knowlton, Quebec.

Hillary Clinton poses for a photo with Jessica Brown and her family (Photo courtesy Jessica Brown)

As August drew to a close, announcements began coming out about stops on Hillary;s upcoming book tour and speaking engagements.

See much more at the archive for August 2017 >>>>

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The Clintons began July at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre where they saw ‘Oslo’ and the audience gave them a standing ovation.

Hillary spent most of July working on her book. She did take time to respond to snarky tweets from the GOP.

Samantha Bee was selling a “Nasty Woman” shirt to benefit Planned Parenthood, and Hillary Clinton joined her advertising campaign.

Toward the end of July, Hillary announced the title of the new book she was working on tirelessly.

See much more at the archive for July 2017 >>>>

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On June 2 Hillary was interviewed by Cheryl Strayed who wrote (and experienced) Wild and said she’s been reading mysteries. She mentioned Louise Penny. I went through every Louise Penny book this year as an escape from the political news.

Hillary Clinton was the guest of honor and the keynote speaker on June 6 at a Baltimore fundraiser for a youth program sponsored by Elijah Cummings.

Hillary was honored June 7 at the 2017 Stephan Weiss Apple Awards in New York City.

Hillary Clinton delivered the commencement address on June 8 at Medgar Evers College of the City University of New York which awarded her an honorary Doctor of Letters.

On June 10, she attended the commissioning of the U.S.S. Gabrielle Giffords.

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Christiane Amanpour conducted an interview with Hillary Clinton at the annual Women for Women International luncheon on May 2 in New York City.

Hillary was honored as Champion of the Century at the Planned Parenthood 100th anniversary gala on May 3.

On May 4, Hillary Clinton was honored at the Ms. Foundation for Women’s annual Gloria Awards and Gala. 

On May 6, Hillary attended Barbra Streisand’s concert and the Barclay’s Center and Babs gave her a shout out.

On the 15th, Hillary announced the launch of Onward Together.

On the 22nd she visited Oxford, Mississippi in memory of a friend.

Hillary Clinton and former NY Yankee, Bernie Williams, were honored by the Children’s Health Fund at their annual benefit on the 23rd at Cipriani. Hillary gave the keynote speech and Bernie provided music.

Also on the 23rd, both Clintons made an appearance at the Children’s Network Gala.

Hillary returned to Wellesley on the 26th to send off the class of 2017 with a rousing commencement speech replete with reminiscences and hope for the future.

Rain didn’t stop her from her traditional Memorial Day march in Chappaqua.

Hillary ended the month at CodeCon 2017.

See much more at the archive for May 2017 >>>>

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Samantha Bee introduced her and Nicholas Kristof conducted the interview when Hillary Clinton spoke at the Women in the World Summit at Lincoln Center in April.

Hillary, who has said she likes lipstick and wears it, attended a performance of the new Broadway hit, “War Paint” starring Patti LuPone and Christine Ebersole.  I am a HUGE fan of Patti LuPone.  Hillary is a huge supporter of women entrepreneurs.

Annie’s List, a progressive women’s organization in Texas, hosted Hillary Clinton at their Houston luncheon event.

Hillary modeled the shoes Katy Perry designed for her.

Hillary was beside Governor Cuomo as he signed New York’s free tuition bill into law.

Hillary Clinton was honored with the LGBT Center’s Trailblazer Award.

She made a surprise appearance at the Tribeca Film Festival.

See much more at the archive for April 2017 >>>>

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She was no longer running for office and had only begun writing her upcoming book, but Hillary began March with a visit to Boston. She participated in a “Fireside Chat” with Harvard students.

On the 7th, at the midtown New York Marriott Marquis, Hillary was honored with the 2017 Champion for Girls award by Girls, Inc.

On International Women’s Day, March 8, women participated in Day Without A Woman. Women wore red. Those who could afford to abstained from work and made no purchases.

At the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, Hillary participated in the annual Vital Voices Gala.

Andrea Mitchell was expelled from Tillerson’s State Department Press room. Nobody cried for her. No sympathy from the Hillary crowd.

On the 14th, Hillary was honored by the Girl Scouts for Women’s History Month.

Hillary Clinton is among the female leaders tributed in a photo series from New York-area Girl Scouts in celebration of Women’s History Month. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

Hillary was in Scranton for St. Patrick’s Day and spoke to Irish-American women there.

Hillary Clinton speaks at the Society of Irish Women’s annual dinner on St. Patrick’s Day Credit: AP

Then there were deaths of long-time friends and colleagues.

Chuck Berry

David Rockefeller

Northern Ireland’s Martin McGuinness

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is greeted by Martin McGuinness, Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister, at Stormont Castle, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Monday, Oct. 12, 2009. The U.S. Secretary of State met with local political leaders to dicsuss the Irish peace process. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)

Bill spoke at McGuinness’s funeral. Hillary cried.

Bill Clinton gently touches the coffin of Martin McGuinness

Meanwhile, the FBI stumbled on evidence that the Trump campaign had communicated with Russians.

On the 24th the American Health Care Act (AHCA), intended to replace the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) was defeated.  Hillary went on a tweetstorm.

As March was drawing to a close, Hillary spoke to Professional Business Women of California in San Francisco. 

She returned to Georgetown University, where she had spoken many times, to present the Hillary Rodham Clinton Awards for Advancing Peace and Security.

And March went out like a lamb.

See much more at the archive for March 2017 >>>>

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February began on a very high note with the announcement that Hillary was working on a new book scheduled to be published in the Fall. She had also re-signed with the Harry Walker agency. Both announcements foretold upcoming appearances and a book tour. We knew the drill.

On the heels of that news came the announcement that she would deliver the commencement address at her alma mater, Wellesley, in the Spring.

On the 1st, she and Bill attended another Broadway show, ‘In Transit,’ where again she was greeted with a standing ovation.

It was Black History Month and Liz Warren was rebuked by the Senate for attempting to read a letter from Coretta Scott King about Jeff Sessions who was up for confirmation as Attorney General. #ShePersisted was born.

Bill and Hillary dropped in to see Glenn Close in ‘Sunset Boulevard’ on Broadway to yet another standing ovation.

When Fashion Week rolled out, Hillary was the featured speaker at the First-Day-Of-Issue Oscar de la Renta Forever Stamp Dedication Ceremony at Grand Central Terminal in New York. Her personal pantsuit style ruled the runways that week, too!

At The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, both Clintons spoke at an event honoring Maya Angelou.

Then it was baby’s day out when Hillary and Chelsea brought Aidan to see ‘Sesame Street at Madison Square Garden.’

Big sister Charlotte accompanied her mom to her first protest.

As Democrats prepared to elect a new party chair, Hillary released a video urging Democrats to keep fighting.

Hillary ended the month family style in Hudson, NY with Bill, Chelsea, Marc, and the grandkids.

See much more at the archive for February 2017 >>>>

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