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| Hillary Clinton Warns of ‘Moment of Reckoning’ in Speech Accepting Nomination | |
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| PHILADELPHIA — Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton, who sacrificed personal ambition for her husband’s political career and then rose to be a Democratic senator and secretary of state, became the first woman to accept a major party’s presidential nomination on Thursday night, a prize that generations of American women have dreamed about for one of their own. | PHILADELPHIA — Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton, who sacrificed personal ambition for her husband’s political career and then rose to be a Democratic senator and secretary of state, became the first woman to accept a major party’s presidential nomination on Thursday night, a prize that generations of American women have dreamed about for one of their own. |
| Declaring that the nation was at “a moment of reckoning,” Mrs. Clinton, 68, urged voters to unite against the divisive policy ideas and combative politics of the Republican nominee, Donald J. Trump. | Declaring that the nation was at “a moment of reckoning,” Mrs. Clinton, 68, urged voters to unite against the divisive policy ideas and combative politics of the Republican nominee, Donald J. Trump. |
| “Powerful forces are threatening to pull us apart, bonds of trust and respect are fraying,” Mrs. Clinton said. “And just as with our founders there are no guarantees. It truly is up to us. We have to decide whether we’re going to work together so we can all rise together.” | “Powerful forces are threatening to pull us apart, bonds of trust and respect are fraying,” Mrs. Clinton said. “And just as with our founders there are no guarantees. It truly is up to us. We have to decide whether we’re going to work together so we can all rise together.” |
| If elected, Mrs. Clinton would become the 45th president of the United States, as well as the first to be married to a former president, Bill Clinton, the nation’s 42nd. She would be the latest in a long line of Yale graduates and accomplished lawyers to lead the country, but she would also be the first mother and grandmother to be commander in chief, decades after women became heads of state elsewhere. | If elected, Mrs. Clinton would become the 45th president of the United States, as well as the first to be married to a former president, Bill Clinton, the nation’s 42nd. She would be the latest in a long line of Yale graduates and accomplished lawyers to lead the country, but she would also be the first mother and grandmother to be commander in chief, decades after women became heads of state elsewhere. |
| Mrs. Clinton chose her daughter, Chelsea, to introduce her, and the 36-year-old Ms. Clinton described how her mother grappled with personal and professional choices that defined generations of women. | Mrs. Clinton chose her daughter, Chelsea, to introduce her, and the 36-year-old Ms. Clinton described how her mother grappled with personal and professional choices that defined generations of women. |
| Then Mrs. Clinton, who has given only a few major speeches in her life, was to deliver her biggest yet. She sketched out a positive portrait of America that stood in sharp contrast with the grimmer vision of Mr. Trump, and of many voters who feel deeply unsettled by terrorism at home and abroad and the growing gap between rich and poor. | Then Mrs. Clinton, who has given only a few major speeches in her life, was to deliver her biggest yet. She sketched out a positive portrait of America that stood in sharp contrast with the grimmer vision of Mr. Trump, and of many voters who feel deeply unsettled by terrorism at home and abroad and the growing gap between rich and poor. |
| “We are cleareyed about what our country is up against, but we are not afraid,” Mrs. Clinton said. “We will rise to the challenge, just as we always have. | “We are cleareyed about what our country is up against, but we are not afraid,” Mrs. Clinton said. “We will rise to the challenge, just as we always have. |
| Her convention speech comes 47 years after the young Hillary Rodham wound up on the cover of Life magazine when she used her commencement address at Wellesley College to reckon with that era’s civic unrest and clashes between protesters and police officers. “Fear is always with us, but we just don’t have time for it,” she said. “Not now.” | Her convention speech comes 47 years after the young Hillary Rodham wound up on the cover of Life magazine when she used her commencement address at Wellesley College to reckon with that era’s civic unrest and clashes between protesters and police officers. “Fear is always with us, but we just don’t have time for it,” she said. “Not now.” |
| Her message to the millions of people watching her speech on television Thursday night was similar, as she planned to implore Americans to look past fear and tumult and to choose harmony over hatred. But this time, Mrs. Clinton was to speak to an audience that is deeply distrustful of her. Some 67 percent of all voters and 74 percent of independents said they do not trust Mrs. Clinton, in the latest New York Times/CBS News poll. | Her message to the millions of people watching her speech on television Thursday night was similar, as she planned to implore Americans to look past fear and tumult and to choose harmony over hatred. But this time, Mrs. Clinton was to speak to an audience that is deeply distrustful of her. Some 67 percent of all voters and 74 percent of independents said they do not trust Mrs. Clinton, in the latest New York Times/CBS News poll. |
| Mrs. Clinton’s mission — to rally Democrats behind her and urge Republicans and independents to consider giving her a chance — came after decades of political controversies and partisan attacks. She carries “chains the Clintons have forged in life, like Jacob Marley in ‘A Christmas Carol,’” said Barbara Perry, director of presidential studies at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center. | Mrs. Clinton’s mission — to rally Democrats behind her and urge Republicans and independents to consider giving her a chance — came after decades of political controversies and partisan attacks. She carries “chains the Clintons have forged in life, like Jacob Marley in ‘A Christmas Carol,’” said Barbara Perry, director of presidential studies at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center. |
| In the past, Mrs. Clinton has given speeches intended to change the country’s mind, to varying degrees of success. After the debacle of her health care effort, in 1995 Mrs. Clinton, against the advice of the West Wing, traveled to Beijing and declared, in a powder pink suit, that “women’s rights are human rights.” | In the past, Mrs. Clinton has given speeches intended to change the country’s mind, to varying degrees of success. After the debacle of her health care effort, in 1995 Mrs. Clinton, against the advice of the West Wing, traveled to Beijing and declared, in a powder pink suit, that “women’s rights are human rights.” |
| In 2008, after she had lost a brutal nominating battle to Barack Obama, Mrs. Clinton, who had shied away from discussions of gender in that race, declared, as her mother and daughter watched, “Although we were not able to shatter that highest, hardest glass ceiling this time, thanks to you it’s got about 18 million cracks in it.” | In 2008, after she had lost a brutal nominating battle to Barack Obama, Mrs. Clinton, who had shied away from discussions of gender in that race, declared, as her mother and daughter watched, “Although we were not able to shatter that highest, hardest glass ceiling this time, thanks to you it’s got about 18 million cracks in it.” |
| Aides suggested that the convention speech would not end up in that pantheon. “Stark, plain-spoken, but heartfelt,” was how Jennifer Palmieri, the campaign’s communications director, described Mrs. Clinton’s “best voice” during an interview on Thursday after working with the speechwriting team until 4 a.m. | Aides suggested that the convention speech would not end up in that pantheon. “Stark, plain-spoken, but heartfelt,” was how Jennifer Palmieri, the campaign’s communications director, described Mrs. Clinton’s “best voice” during an interview on Thursday after working with the speechwriting team until 4 a.m. |
| Nomination acceptance speeches are often the most personal that politicians ever make, a goal that Clinton advisers strived to meet by mining the early abandonment and abuse suffered by Mrs. Clinton’s mother, Dorothy Rodham. Her life provides “the context” and “the values that underpin” Mrs. Clinton’s message on Thursday night, said John D. Podesta, her campaign’s chairman. | Nomination acceptance speeches are often the most personal that politicians ever make, a goal that Clinton advisers strived to meet by mining the early abandonment and abuse suffered by Mrs. Clinton’s mother, Dorothy Rodham. Her life provides “the context” and “the values that underpin” Mrs. Clinton’s message on Thursday night, said John D. Podesta, her campaign’s chairman. |
| While a primary goal of the convention had been to improve Mrs. Clinton’s trust and likability, there had also been an acute awareness that she could not make her own remarks too much about herself and her own story, or voters who already dislike her could further recoil. | While a primary goal of the convention had been to improve Mrs. Clinton’s trust and likability, there had also been an acute awareness that she could not make her own remarks too much about herself and her own story, or voters who already dislike her could further recoil. |
| “When she actually tells you a story about her life, there’s an overlay of cynicism,” said Neera Tanden, a longtime policy adviser. | “When she actually tells you a story about her life, there’s an overlay of cynicism,” said Neera Tanden, a longtime policy adviser. |
| Instead, the campaign largely left Mrs. Clinton’s biographical story to her daughter and to a five-minute video produced by the TV writer Shonda Rhimes. | Instead, the campaign largely left Mrs. Clinton’s biographical story to her daughter and to a five-minute video produced by the TV writer Shonda Rhimes. |
| The origin story portrayed in the film largely centered on Mrs. Clinton’s mother, who was born into poverty and neglect on the day the Congress approved the right of women to vote, and went on to raise the woman who could become the first president. | The origin story portrayed in the film largely centered on Mrs. Clinton’s mother, who was born into poverty and neglect on the day the Congress approved the right of women to vote, and went on to raise the woman who could become the first president. |
| About six weeks ago, Mrs. Clinton started sketching down rough notes about what she wanted to say on the eve she accepts her party’s nomination. A month ago, discussions with her top policy adviser, Jake Sullivan, and the speechwriters Dan Schwerin and Megan Rooney, began to shape the speech, with advice from a variety of friends and former speechwriters. | About six weeks ago, Mrs. Clinton started sketching down rough notes about what she wanted to say on the eve she accepts her party’s nomination. A month ago, discussions with her top policy adviser, Jake Sullivan, and the speechwriters Dan Schwerin and Megan Rooney, began to shape the speech, with advice from a variety of friends and former speechwriters. |
| After Mr. Trump accepted the nomination in Cleveland, she told aides she wanted to deliver a speech that would be a “reckoning of which path are we going to go down,” Ms. Palmieri said. | After Mr. Trump accepted the nomination in Cleveland, she told aides she wanted to deliver a speech that would be a “reckoning of which path are we going to go down,” Ms. Palmieri said. |