Updated July 28, 2016 5:53 PM
If Clinton Is Elected, What Should She Do With Bill?
Introduction
Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesBill Clinton spoke as a loving and devoted husband Tuesday night at the Democratic convention. But if Hillary Clinton is elected in November, he will not just be the nation’s first first gentleman, he will enter the White House having spent eight years in the job his wife will be starting. How should a second President Clinton deal with the first one? What role should he play?
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A Second Co-Presidency, Without So Much Controversy
He'd be a political consigliere who could also undertake diplomatic missions. But something will have to be done with the Clinton Foundation.
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Bill Clinton Would Be an Ideal Middle East Envoy
No one knows the neighborhood better -- its leaders, civil society activists and local organizers who will make peace a reality.
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An Opportunity to Model Ideal Male Supportive Behavior
Picking china patterns, playing host and reading to children comes with the territory of being married to a president.
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Listen, Cookie, the First Spouse Has Better Things to Do
Maybe he can change the way we relegate some of our most talented people to the position of White House interior decorator.
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An Emissary for the Consequences of Climate Change
He could deal with the displacement, social upheavals, and conflicts that result from deforestation, drought, flooding and erosion.
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Make Bill Clinton an ambassador to rural poor communities. Or just put him in charge of the Easter egg hunt.
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