Clinton Hosts Iowa Events

On Tuesday, Hillary Rodham Clinton hosted two events in the key swing state of Iowa. She began the day at a community forum in Davenport. During the event, Clinton spoke about heath care saying that more needed to be done to give Iowans and Americans more affordable choices. She also spoke about gun control and called for background checks, reducing higher education costs, and fighting poverty. She also criticized Jeb Bush for his “stuff happens” comment in regards to the mass shooting in Oregon. Bush was campaigning nearby Bettendorf. After speaking briefly, Clinton took questions from the crowd. Videos from the event in Davenport are below.

Following the event, Clinton took the the streets in Davenport where she met with voters and went shopping in a local market. Later in the day, Clinton attended an organizing event at the Strawberry Farm Bed and Breakfast in Muscatine. Clinton, again, spoke about her plans as president, but she took a moment to talk about her Republican rivals and their difficulty naming any of her accomplishments as Secretary of State in the recent Republican debate. So, she sent them each a copy of her book! She said, “You know, I hear the Republicans talking from time to time in their debates and elsewhere and they say things like, ‘Oh, I don’t know what she accomplished as Secretary of State. She didn’t accomplish anything.’ I listened to that for a while. And then I thought maybe they just don’t know, so I have now sent each of them a copy of my book, Hard Choices, about what we did during those four years.” She joked that there are enough candidates running on the Republican ticket that they could start a book club. She then went on to discuss a number of her accomplishments at the State Department.

Tomorrow, Clinton remains in Iowa where she is scheduled to participate in events in Mt. Vernon and Councils Bluff. For all the latest, follow our Scheduled Events page and follow Clinton on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

UPDATE: Added video from Muscatine event.

News Source: The New York Times, Time

Hard Choices Paperback Release Date

Hillary Rodham Clinton’s memoir, Hard Choices, will be released in paperback on April 28. The paperback has a new cover featuring a tighter, color image of Clinton. You can pre-order the paperback from Amazon by clicking here.

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year and welcome to the updated Hillary Clinton Speeches!

It appears that 2015 is going to be an important year for Hillary Rodham Clinton and her supporters. With a 2016 presidential run announcement expected early in the year, everyone will be watching Clinton’s scheduled speeches in early 2015.

While everyone seems to be looking forward to 2015, 2014 was a very important year for Clinton. She returned to the political spectrum during the 2014 mid-term elections. While the Democrats had a rough year, Clinton was out in the field supporting Democratic candidates and making speeches that sounded more political in nature.

Another major story from 2014 was the release of Clinton’s memoir, Hard Choices. Released in June, the book quickly made the New York Times Bestsellers list. The book picked up where her first memoir, Living History, left off and primarily focused on her years as Secretary of State. Along with the release of Hard Choices, Clinton completed a book tour which included 47 appearances on television and in local bookstores.

The final story of the year was Clinton’s speech blitz. Over the course of 2014, Clinton delivered speeches for church groups, business organizations, colleges, and more from coast to coast, plus in the United States and Canada. This year, she made a total of 102 speeches and appearances (that were open to the public and not counting appearances for Hard Choices), and you can see an outline of the speeches on our 2014 page.

Finally, I want to thank everyone for reading the site and following along as Clinton, possibly, embarks on the next chapter of her political career. This year, Hillary Clinton Speeches recorded over 20,000 views, and the stats continue to grow. Thank you for following the site in 2014, and we will keep reporting into 2015 and beyond!

Image Source: CNN

Clinton Releases Cuba Statement

Today, President Barack Obama announced that the United States and Cuba would begin to exchange in normal diplomatic relations and that he would push for further reform of the US-Cuba policy. With the news came the release of prisoners in Cuba and the return of prisoners to Cuba. This included the release of Alan Gross, who had been imprisoned for five years.

While this move has been met with with some criticism, it is something that Hillary Rodham Clinton has called for. In her book, Hard Choices, Clinton called for an updated strategy in regard to Cuba. She released a statement tonight supporting this move stating:

“I am deeply relieved by Alan Gross’s safe return to the United States, and I support President Obama’s decision to change course on Cuba policy, while keeping the focus on our principal objective — supporting the aspirations of the Cuban people for freedom. It is great news that Alan is finally home with his family, where he belongs.

As secretary of state, I pushed for his release, stayed in touch with Alan’s wife, Judy, and their daughters, and called for a new direction in Cuba. Despite good intentions, our decades-long policy of isolation has only strengthened the Castro regime’s grip on power.

As I have said, the best way to bring change to Cuba is to expose its people to the values, information, and material comforts of the outside world. The goal of increased U.S. engagement in the days and years ahead should be to encourage real and lasting reforms for the Cuban people. And the other nations of the Americas should join us in this effort.”

News and Image Source: Politico

Clinton Appears on Colbert Report

Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Hillary Rodham Clinton made a surprise appearance on the Colbert Report. Stephen Colbert claimed that Clinton’s book Hard Choices is nothing but name dropping, and Clinton entered the studio, to the surprise of the audience, and the two engage in a hilarious exchange.

Video Source: YouTube

CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS

Sunday, July 27, 2014

Hillary Rodham Clinton appeared on CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS. She talked about a number of current events including the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, and blamed Russia and President Vladimir Putin for the downing of the plane. Clinton talked in depth about her personal experience with Putin saying, “He’s very tough. He’s a very arrogant person to deal with, which I think is a combination of this vision of Russia and some fundamental insecurity, because when you are dealing with him, he often acts as though he could care less.” She was also asked about the current conflict between Israel and Hamas and her book, Hard Choices.

The video above is only a clip from the interview. A full video will be posted when/if available.

Video Source: YouTube

News Source: CNN

Clinton Book Tour and Apperance Dates

Note: Since this post is being updated regularly, it will remain at the top of the home page for the next few weeks.

With the release of Hard Choices tomorrow, Hillary Rodham Clinton will be making a number of television appearances and attend a number of events and book signings over the next several weeks. This post will be updated regularly as dates are added. You may also follow the Book Tour page for a list of upcoming appearances as well. Videos for the events will be posted when/if available.

June 9 – Interview with Diane Sawyer (ABC)

June 10 – Good Morning America (ABC)

June 10 – Barnes & Noble Union Square (New York City)

June 10 – NBC (Cynthia McFadden)

June 11 – Chicago Ideas Week

June 12 – NPR’s Fresh Air

June 13 – Free Library of Philadelphia (PA)

June 13 – Prose & Politics (George Washington University)

June 14 – Costco Pentagon City (Arlington, VA)

June 15 – CBS Sunday Morning

June 16 – Toronto Region Board of Trade

June 16 – Harvard Book Store (Cambridge, Massachusetts)

June 17 – Fox News

June 17 – CNN Town Hall

June 18 – Edmonton, Canada

June 18 – University Book Store (Seattle, Washington)

June 19 – Barnes & Noble at The Grove (Los Angeles, California)

June 20 – BookPeople (Austin, Texas)

June 20 – The Long Center (Austin, Texas)

June 22 – Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland (Kansas City)

June 23 – Tattered Cover Colfax Store (Denver, Colorado)

June 25 – PBS NewHour

June 25 – Warwick’s Book Store (San Diego, California)

June 26 – Book Passage (San Francisco, California)

June 26 – SHN Orpheum Theatre (San Francisco, CA)

June 27 – Walmart (Little Rock, Arkansas)

June 27 – Books & Co (Books-A-Million), The Greene Shopping Center (Dayton, Ohio)

June 29 – Chappaqua Public Library (New York)

June 30 – Aspen Ideas Festival, Aspen Institute (Colorado)

July 3 – Waterstone’s Book Shop in Picadilly (London)

July 4 – ITV’s This Morning

July 5 – BBC’s Women’s Hour

July 5 – CSPAN’s Book TV

July 6 – Public Event Hosted by ZIET with Chrisopher Amend (Berlin)

July 15 – The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

July 17 – Bookends (New Jersey)

July 17 – Charlie Rose

July 19 – R.J. Julia Booksellers (Connecticut)

July 20 – Common Good Books (Minnesota)

July 26 – Sam’s Club (Massachusetts)

July 27 – CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS

July 29 – Northshire Books (New York)

August 6 – Book Revue (Long Island)

August 13 – Bunch of Grapes (Martha’s Vineyard)

August 16 – Bookhampton East Hampton (Long Island)

August 24 – Books & Books (Westhampton, NY)

Facebook Q&A

Monday, July 21, 2014

Hillary Rodham Clinton participated in a Q&A on Facebook. To read all the questions and Clinton’s answers, CLICK HERE. We highly recommend reading through the posts as the questions and answers are fascinating. Clinton answered questions about her career, current events, and future events, such as her thoughts on becoming a grandmother.

News Source: Washington Post

Charlie Rose

Thursday, July 17, 2014

Hillary Rodham Clinton appeared on PBS’s program Charlie Rose. The primary focus of the interview was Clinton’s time at the State Department and her book, Hard Choices. A number of current events were discussed, including Israel and the downing of a jetliner in Ukraine. Clinton made clear that she believed that Russia was behind the attack. She said, “There does seem to be some growing awareness that it probably had to be Russian insurgents. Now, how we determine that will require some forensics, but then if there is evidence pointing in that direction, the equipment had to have come from Russia. What more the Russians may or may not have done, we don’t know.”

Video Source: YouTube

News Source: Politico

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Hillary Rodham Clinton appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Stewart joked with Clinton about her next office (one without corners) before talking about her book, Hard Choices. Clinton spoke about the current events in Gaza and Israel. She was also asked about the amount of criticism she receives in the media and how she handles it. Clinton said, “I’ve been amazed at what a cottage industry it is, and so I kind of expect it would continue, so I’m not really paying a lot of attention. If it all stopped, a lot of people would lose their jobs.”

The full extended version of the interview is available on The Daily Show’s website. You may watch the videos in 4 parts: PART 1, PART 2, PART 3, and PART 4.

News Source: Newsweek