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Beyond the pantsuits: Vogue profiles Clinton's path to cabinet
By: Nikki Schwab and Tara Palmeri
Washington Examiner
11/16/09 9:00 PM EST
In the style world, she's mostly known for her zeal for pantsuits, but that doesn't mean Vogue readers necessarily hold that against Hillary Clinton.
The fashion bible features a lengthy profile of Clinton in its December issue that explores why candidate Clinton decided to become Secretary Clinton. According to Vogue's Jonathan Van Meter, when Clinton was offered the Cabinet position (an offer that completely "stunned" Obama's former rival) her aides split into two camps, with her closest female advisers urging her to say no and her male advisers -- Philippe Reines and Andrew Shapiro -- cheering her to go work for the new administration.
Reines and Shapiro apparently were so persistent about their boss accepting the gig that they lied to her, telling Clinton it was Joe Biden's birthday (it was -- the next day), so she would call him, and he could convince her becoming secretary of state was the best choice.
In the end it was Obama who really swayed her, but it came down to the eleventh hour. Reines revealed to Vogue there was a statement prepared explaining why she decided to turn down the president. Clearly, they never needed it.
The issue hits newsstands Nov. 24.
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