The First Ladies Club: Hillary Clinton and Laura Bush for the Women of Afghanistan

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The First Ladies Club: Hillary Clinton and Laura Bush for the Women of Afghanistan

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former first lady Laura Bush may have been political opposites as first ladies, but they’re in lock step on one  important issue: improving the lives of women in Afghanistan.

In her introduction of Bush,  the guest of honor at the 10th anniversary celebration of the U.S.-Afghan Women’s Council, Clinton called herself and Mrs. Bush part of a “very small group.”

“And it’s a group that has made a great contribution in so many ways during the course of our country’s history,” she said.

She referenced Dolly Madison, who had famously saved White House treasures during the war of 1812, as one example of how America’s first ladies have influenced history.

“There are some stories which are well known, and other stories which have yet to be told, and, I hope, some stories that never see the light of day,” she joked to a laughing crowd.