Hillary Clinton made history this year, overcoming personal and political setbacks, to become the first woman to win the presidential nomination of a major U.S. political party. If she wins in November, she will go from first lady to former U.S. Senator from New York and former Secretary of State, to "Madam President.” She is one of the most famous people in the world, yet some who know her personally say she is guarded about revealing too much of her personality in public.
In Pictures: Hillary Clinton Through the Years
![Bill Clinton was elected president in 1992 and re-elected in 1996. (hillaryclinton.com)](https://gdb.voanews.com/29CBBBC6-0923-4E55-B4F0-4CA23B94C849_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Bill Clinton was elected president in 1992 and re-elected in 1996. (hillaryclinton.com)
![President Clinton makes a statement as first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton looks on at the White House, Saturday, Dec. 19, 1998 thanking those Democratic members of the House of Representatives who voted against impeachment and vowing to complete his term.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7A459540-81E0-4983-8EAE-53E132E66000_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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President Clinton makes a statement as first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton looks on at the White House, Saturday, Dec. 19, 1998 thanking those Democratic members of the House of Representatives who voted against impeachment and vowing to complete his term.
![In 2000, Hillary became the first woman to serve as U.S. senator from New York. In 2006, she was re-elected to the U.S. Senate with 67 percent of the vote. (hillaryclinton.com)](https://gdb.voanews.com/4AE901E3-B363-4863-BC4A-FF639056CC49_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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In 2000, Hillary became the first woman to serve as U.S. senator from New York. In 2006, she was re-elected to the U.S. Senate with 67 percent of the vote. (hillaryclinton.com)
![Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., left, gestures for time as Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., responds to a question during a Democratic presidential debate in Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)](https://gdb.voanews.com/2BA6600C-3E76-4583-9186-70B103919AE2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., left, gestures for time as Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., responds to a question during a Democratic presidential debate in Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)