Editing Chelsea Clinton (section)

==White House years==

[[File:Clinton family.jpg|thumb|right|upright|[[White House]] portrait of the Clintons]]

Chelsea moved into the White House with her parents and was given the [[Secret Service codename]] "Energy" on the day of [[Bill Clinton 1993 presidential inauguration|her father's first inauguration]] in January 1993.<ref>{{cite book|author=Walsh, Kenneth T.|year=2003|title=Air Force One: A History of the Presidents and Their Planes|publisher=[[Disney Hyperion|Hyperion]]|location=New York|isbn=978-1-4013-0004-3|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/airforceonehisto00wals}}</ref> Her parents wanted her to have a normal childhood, and they hoped to shield her from the media spotlight.<ref name="washpo96">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/inaug/players/chelsea.htm|last=Roberts, Roxanne|date=February 27, 1996|title=16 Candles for Chelsea|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=August 3, 2010|archive-date=May 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230515131444/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/inaug/players/chelsea.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

Hillary Clinton followed the advice of [[Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis]] on raising children in the White House, and asked the press to limit coverage of Chelsea to her participation in public events such as state visits.<ref name="Mani"/> [[Margaret Truman]], daughter of former president [[Harry S. Truman]], supported the Clintons, and in March 1993 wrote a letter to the editor of ''[[The New York Times]]'' about the damage that could be done if the press made Chelsea a subject of intense coverage.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/03/21/magazine/l-the-chelsea-show-151593.html|title=The Chelsea Show—Letter to the Editor|last=Daniel|first=Margaret Truman|date=March 21, 1993|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=March 8, 2016|archive-date=June 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601232848/https://www.nytimes.com/1993/03/21/magazine/l-the-chelsea-show-151593.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Following her attendance at Horace Mann Magnet Middle School in Little Rock, the Clintons decided to remove Chelsea from public school and send her to [[Sidwell Friends School]], a private school in Washington,&nbsp;D.C.<ref name="washpo96" /> A veteran of [[Model United Nations]],<ref>{{cite news |year=2001 |title=What is the Model UN? |url=https://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/munda/munmore.htm |access-date=August 14, 2010 |archive-date=August 15, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100815192346/http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/munda/munmore.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Clinton was a 1997 [[National Merit Scholar]]ship semifinalist.<ref name="stanford">{{cite magazine |date=April 30, 1997 |title=AllPolitics—Chelsea Stanford-Bound—April 30, 1997 |url=https://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1997/04/30/chelsea.choice/ |magazine=CNN/[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |access-date=August 3, 2010 |archive-date=November 19, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081119001536/http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1997/04/30/chelsea.choice/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She graduated from Sidwell in 1997; her father spoke at the graduation ceremony.<ref>{{cite news |author=Grier, Peter |date=May 15, 2010 |title=Which US presidents went back to high school ... for commencement? |work=[[The Christian Science Monitor]] |url=http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/DC-Decoder/2010/0515/Which-US-presidents-went-back-to-high-school-for-commencement |url-status=unfit |access-date=August 11, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100516194511/http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/DC-Decoder/2010/0515/Which-US-presidents-went-back-to-high-school-for-commencement |archive-date=May 16, 2010}}</ref> Media speculation regarding her choice of college resulted in heavy press coverage. She ultimately chose to attend [[Stanford University]].<ref name="Watson">{{cite book |author=Watson |first=Robert P. |url=https://archive.org/details/lifeinwhitehouse0000unse/page/160/mode/2up?view=theater |title=Life in the White House: A Social History of the First Family and the President's House |publisher=State University Press of New York |year=2004 |isbn=978-0-7914-6098-6 |pages=158–60}}</ref> [[File:1993 Clinton Inauguration.jpg|thumb|upright|Clinton rings a replica of the [[Liberty Bell]] at her father's [[First inauguration of Bill Clinton|first inauguration]]|alt=]]

Throughout her father's time in the White House, journalists debated the issue of allowing Clinton to retain her privacy. Most media outlets concluded that she should be off-limits due to her age, although [[Rush Limbaugh]]<ref name="washpo96" /> and ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' both broadcast material mocking her appearance.<ref name="ovalofficekids">{{cite news |last=Nevius |first=C.W. |date=January 22, 2004 |title=Just ask Chelsea, Jenna and Barbara: Escaping the glare of the spotlight isn't easy for kids whose dads work in the Oval Office |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |url=https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/nevius/article/Just-ask-Chelsea-Jenna-and-Barbara-Escaping-the-2808210.php |access-date=August 14, 2010 |archive-date=October 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018134742/http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/nevius/article/Just-ask-Chelsea-Jenna-and-Barbara-Escaping-the-2808210.php |url-status=live }}</ref> During this phase of her life, her father said, "We really work hard on making sure that Chelsea doesn't let other people define her sense of her own self-worth&nbsp;... It's tough when you are an adolescent&nbsp;... but I think she'll be ok."<ref name="people-interview">{{cite news |last=Jones |first=London Y. Jr. |author2=Clifford, Garry |date=December 28, 1992 |title=Bill Clinton & Hillary Rodham Clinton: People interview |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |url=https://people.com/archive/bill-clinton-hillary-rodham-clinton-vol-38-no-26/ |access-date=August 15, 2010 |archive-date=January 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170126095118/http://people.com/archive/bill-clinton-hillary-rodham-clinton-vol-38-no-26/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In early 1999, the Clintons learned of an article being planned by ''[[People Magazine|People]]'' that examined Chelsea's relationship with her parents in the wake of the impending vote on President Clinton's impeachment. The [[United States Secret Service|Secret Service]] told the magazine they had concerns that the story could compromise Chelsea's security. ''People'' ran the story anyway, and Bill and Hillary issued a statement expressing their disappointment. Carol Wallace, ''People''{{'}}s managing editor, felt that Chelsea, then 19, was "an eyewitness to family drama and historical events" and thus "a valid journalistic subject". The article, entitled "Grace Under Fire", was published in February 1999 with a cover photo of Chelsea and Hillary.<ref name="coverstory">{{cite news |last=King, John |date=February 5, 1999 |title=Secret Service Concerned over Chelsea Clinton Cover Story |publisher=CNN |url=https://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1999/02/05/chelsea.clinton.01/ |access-date=December 29, 2013 |archive-date=August 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130812194948/http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1999/02/05/chelsea.clinton.01/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

During her father's eight years in office, there were 32 stories in ''The New York Times'' and 87 network news stories about Chelsea. One author determined that she had received the most television coverage of all presidential children preceding her, although they noted that only she and [[Maureen Reagan]] had a full eight years as presidential children.<ref name="Watson" /> During the last year of her father's presidency, Chelsea assumed some White House hostess responsibilities when her mother was campaigning for the U.S. Senate, traveling with her father on several overseas trips and attending state dinners with him.<ref name="hostess">{{cite web |title=Newsroom/World View: NEWSROOM for August 28, 2000 |url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0008/28/nr.00.html |access-date=August 3, 2010 |publisher=CNN |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225413/http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0008/28/nr.00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== Activities ===
Although her father was a [[Southern Baptist]], Clinton was raised in and adheres to her mother's [[Methodism|Methodist faith]].<ref name="HuffPo rel">{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/06/is-a-jewish-wedding-ahead_n_486470.html|title=Is A Jewish Wedding Ahead For Chelsea Clinton?|last=Zoll|first=Rachel|date=March 4, 2010|work=HuffPost|agency=Associated Press|access-date=December 18, 2013|archive-date=December 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131221061057/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/06/is-a-jewish-wedding-ahead_n_486470.html|url-status=live}}</ref> As a teenager, she attended the [[Youth ministry|youth ministry group]] at [[Foundry United Methodist Church]] in Washington, where her parents sometimes joined her. An adult group leader thought Clinton to be "a terrific kid" and observed that she was treated as an equal in the group.<ref name="washpo96"/>

At age four, Clinton had begun taking dance classes in Arkansas,<ref name="CClinton">{{cite web |url=http://www.hillary-rodham-clinton.org/chelsea_clinton.html|year=2005|title=Chelsea Clinton|publisher=Hillary-Rodham-Clinton.org|access-date=August 6, 2010|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130810145800/http://www.hillary-rodham-clinton.org/chelsea_clinton.html|archive-date=August 10, 2013}}</ref> and she continued her dance training at the Washington School of Ballet for several years.<ref name="washpo96"/> She was cast in the role of the Favorite Aunt<ref name="FavAunt">{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1993-11-30-9311300044-story.html|title='Nutcracker' Keeps Chelsea On Her Toes|date=November 30, 1993|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|access-date=December 15, 2013|archive-date=June 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190619225603/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1993-11-30-9311300044-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> in the 1993 [[Washington Ballet]] production of [[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky|Tchaikovsky]]'s ''[[The Nutcracker]]''.<ref name="washpo96"/><ref name="washpogallery">{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/gallery/2010/07/02/GA2010070203262.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100703083614/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/gallery/2010/07/02/GA2010070203262.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 3, 2010|date=July 2, 2010|title=Chelsea Clinton through the years: from first daughter to bride-to-be|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=August 3, 2010}}</ref>