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How the Clinton dynasty began: Ambition, sex and Hillary’s 'hideous Coke bottle glasses' laid out in screenplay of her romance with Bill
- Former Secretary of State and former President met as students at Yale
in 1972 - Screenplay written by Young Il Kim - with lots of creative licence
By Daniel Bates
PUBLISHED: 03:26 GMT, 14 May 2013 | UPDATED: 03:26 GMT, 14 May 2013
She was the nerdy feminist with an ‘awful haircut’ and ‘hideous Coke bottle glasses’.
He was a ‘Viking’ of a man with a six-inch beard who towered over everyone he met.
But this is this is how one of America’s greatest political dynasties began, according to the screenplay of Rodham, about the early life of Hillary Clinton.
The script, a copy of which has been shown to MailOnline by a Hollywood source, gives a riveting fictional account of how the former First Lady and future Presidential candidate met husband Bill - set to the soundtrack of Carly Simon’s You’re So Vain.
The way we were: Bill and Hillary pictured in their younger years after meeting at Yale in 1972There is romance and sex including one scene in which the pair ‘devour’ each other.
There is the ambition of the potential 2016 Presidential candidate who was chosen in her 20s to serve on the House Judiciary Committee which looked into impeaching President Richard Nixon.
But above all there is the story of somebody who refuses to let anything get in her way of getting to the top - man or woman.
MailOnline has been told by sources that the script has not yet received financial backing and is being extensively rewritten.
It is based on real events but screenwriter Young Il Kim, a South Korean who was living in New Jersey at the time he wrote it, has taken artistic licence when it comes to dialogue.
Love story: The screenplay Rodham tells how former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met husband, former president Bill ClintonMr Kim said the script was intended to show the ‘journey of a person who is faced with the impossible choice of her career ambitions and personal desires’.
He said: ‘This is a story about a woman who was a political rock star and had as bright a future coming out of Yale Law as Bill if not more.
‘And the story is about someone who is so assured of her destiny in Washington D.C. until she meets the one person in the world who makes her make this the most impossible dilemma.
‘And she faces this difficult choice when she is 26 in 1974, in an era when most women realize that they cannot have both a career and a family.’
As a result, the story is as much about the relationship between Mr Clinton and Mrs Clinton, whose maiden name is Rodham, as it is about her ascent to the White House.
Beauty: Hillary Clinton, pictured as a student in 1969, several years before she met her husband Bill
Driven: Hillary, center, with fellow students at Wellesley in 1969, is described as having 'hideous Coke bottle glasses' in the screenplayThe script details how the pair met at Yale College in 1972 in the law school library where she is tutoring a young Robert Reich, who would go on to be Labour Secretary in her husband’s administration.
Mrs Clinton is described as a ‘blonde girl whose face is hidden behind an awful haircut and a hideous pair of COKE-BOTTLE glasses’.
It reads: ‘Her tie-dyed T-shirt has a faded “AuH2O” on it. She’s the valedictorian of the 'look-like-s*** school of feminism.’
Mr Clinton is a ‘a VIKING of a man slows down to watch her. He has a full mane and a six-inch beard.’
The then Miss Rodham notices him gazing at her, slams her book shut and storms up to him to demand an explanation.
Her ‘piercing gaze’ leaves Mr Clinton speechless until the credits roll, set to the music of Carly Simon’s You’re So Vain.
Power couple: Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton on their wedding day, October 11, 1975 in Fayetteville, Arkansas
Work in progress: The screenplay Rodham which focuses on the love story of Bill and Hillary Clinton has been written by Young Il Kim