Hillary Clinton Endorses Obama

June 7, 2008: In a speech at the National Building Museum in Washington D.C., Hillary Clinton suspended her campaign for the Democratic nomination and promised to help Barack Obama become the next president of the U.S.¹ Obama was declared the presumptive Democratic candidate on June 3, 2008.²

This endorsement was reiterated during the Obama Clinton Unity Rally on June 27, 2008.

Fast Facts

1. Speech lasted around 30 minutes
2. Location: National Building Museum, Washington D.C.
3. Thanked her supporters
4. Vowed to help Obama in his campaign
5. Pledged to work towards party unity
6. Some in the audience booed at mention of Obama's name³
7. June 24, 2008: Bill Clinton expressed his support for Obama
8. June 27, 2008: Clinton and Obama appeared at the Unity Rally in New Hampshire

Secret Meeting With Obama

1. Obama and Clinton met on June 5, 2008
2. Meeting took place at the home of Senator Dianne Feinstein in Washington, D.C.
3. The private, secretive meeting lasted an hour
4. Obama and Clinton left the meeting laughing⁴
5. Some suspected Obama-Clinton 'dream ticket' discussions
6. Aides from both campaigns denied these rumors⁵

Clinton's Obama Endorsement Quotes

"Today as I suspend my campaign, I congratulate him on the victory he has won and the extraordinary campaign he has won. I endorse him and throw my full support behind him and I ask of you to join me in working as hard for Barack Obama as you have for me."⁶—Hillary Clinton, The Associated Press

"We cannot let this moment slip away. We have come too far and we have accomplished too much."⁷—Hillary Clinton, The Guardian

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