Happy Birthday, Hillary Clinton!

Today, Oct. 26, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton turns 63 years young! Happy birthday! Clinton was born Oct. 26, 1947, in Chicago to Dorothy Rodham and the late Hugh Rodham. Update, Oct. 26, 5:58 p.m.: A photo of the birthday cake Clinton received yesterday, at the screening of Inside the State Department, is over ...

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Today, Oct. 26, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton turns 63 years young! Happy birthday!

Today, Oct. 26, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton turns 63 years young! Happy birthday!

Clinton was born Oct. 26, 1947, in Chicago to Dorothy Rodham and the late Hugh Rodham.

Update, Oct. 26, 5:58 p.m.: A photo of the birthday cake Clinton received yesterday, at the screening of Inside the State Department, is over at FP‘s The Cable.

Preeti Aroon was copy chief at Foreign Policy from 2009 to 2016 and was an FP assistant editor from 2007 to 2009. Twitter: @pjaroonFP

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