Is Hillary Clinton smarter than Bill Clinton?

For what it's worth, one friend told me that the smart, charismatic, handsome Bill Clinton had his pick of girls at college but he pursued introverted, earnest, average-looking Hillary because her mind wowed him --that Hillary was the first woman he'd met that was smarter than him. read more

Back in 1993, a Washington Post reporter asked me which Clinton was smarter, Bill or Hillary. As a magazine journalist long residing in Arkansas, I’d never covered state government and would have described the president and first lady as friendly acquaintances, nothing more. read more

Bill Clinton was great at masking his intelligence with an unassuming, folksy charm. Hillary is many great things but she is not a natural politician. Contrary to what many people seem to think, Bill Clinton's intelligence is among the highest, if not the highest, of all the presidents. read more