Painting a picture of a mother who had fought tirelessly for social causes, he worked to build voter trust in one of the most unpopular presidential nominees in recent history. Bill Clinton sought to soften the image of his wife last night as he gave Americans a tour of his life with the Democrats’ newly anointed presidential candidate. The crowd sat rapt as he told the story of the first time they spoke in a library at Yale, where they were both studying law. “In the spring of 1971, I met a girl,” he began in his Arkansas drawl.

Source: The Times July 27, 2016 04:30 UTC