Bill Clinton: Hillary 'Ablest Person in My Generation'

By    |   Tuesday, 20 September 2011 08:04 PM EDT ET

Hillary Clinton is the “ablest person in my generation,” former President Bill Clinton tells Newsmax — but he won’t speculate on the likelihood of Hillary running for the White House in 2016.

A recent poll found that Hillary is the most favored political figure on the scene today. Asked about her 2016 presidential prospects, Bill says: “You’ll have to ask her.

“But when we were kids and I met her and we started our now 40-year-plus conversation — I met her 41 years ago this last spring — pretty quick I decided that she was the ablest person in my generation. And nothing has happened in those 41 years to change my opinion.

“I may have been a better politician, at least on the first go-round, but I never met anybody I thought had a better combination of mind and heart.

“If she wants to come home, I’ll be happy. If she wants to serve, I’ll be happy. But she has to decide that. All I know is I’m glad that she’s serving now.”






Editor's Note: Read These Other Newsmax Exclusives:


© 2025 Newsmax. All rights reserved.


Politics
Hillary Clinton is the ablest person in my generation, former President Bill Clinton tells Newsmax but he won t speculate on the likelihood of Hillary running for the White House in 2016. A recent poll found that Hillary is the most favored political figure on the...
bill,clinton,hillary,ablest,president,generation
193
2011-04-20
Tuesday, 20 September 2011 08:04 PM
Newsmax Media, Inc.

View on Newsmax