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This Does Nothing To Dispel The 'Bill Clinton As A Creeper' Meme

Ever wonder how Bill and Hillary found each other?

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Bill Clinton (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images)

Bill Clinton (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images)

I saw Hillary in a class that I am embarrassed to tell you I attended infrequently in law school, and I saw her and I thought, ‘Boy, that’s an interesting woman.’ And I got as close as I am almost to this microphone at the end of class, and I didn’t tap her on the shoulder. I said I’d better be careful, this may not be a temporary deal.

And I just kept kind of ogling her, and one night in the Yale library, which is a long, skinny room … Hillary’s at the other end, and I’m not paying attention … I was staring at her. All of the sudden, she closed her law book, walked the entire length of the library, walked to me and said, ‘Look, if you’re going to keep staring at me, and I’m going to keep staring back, we at least ought to know each other’s name. I’m Hillary Rodham, what’s your name?’ At the moment, I’m not sure I could remember my name, but anyway, that’s how this started.

— Bill Clinton, at a Hillary rally in Iowa, telling the origin story of this power couple.

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