# If Hillary wins 2016, what redundancies will exist because of Bill's presidency? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [April 17, 2013, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-hillary-wins-2016-what-redundancies-will-exist-because-of-bills-presidency/655933 "2013-04-17T12:27:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2013, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-hillary-wins-2016-what-redundancies-will-exist-because-of-bills-presidency/655933/1 "2013-04-17T12:27:26Z")
Assume Hillary Clinton is our next president. What, if anything will be a duplication of effort in her administration, given the fact she was married to Bill during his? Are there any ways to save time and money because of this? Any additional problems that arise because of it? ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2013, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-hillary-wins-2016-what-redundancies-will-exist-because-of-bills-presidency/655933/2 "2013-04-17T14:06:45Z")
“If.” ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2013, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-hillary-wins-2016-what-redundancies-will-exist-because-of-bills-presidency/655933/3 "2013-04-17T14:37:46Z")
Well, the staff already knows her name so that’s a savings right there. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![yellowjacketcoder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/4bbf92/32.png) [@yellowjacketcoder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowjacketcoder)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2013, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-hillary-wins-2016-what-redundancies-will-exist-because-of-bills-presidency/655933/4 "2013-04-17T14:39:20Z")
There will be extremely minimal savings. The Clintons already have SS protection - that’s about it for savings. I imagine the presidency changes hugely in the span of 4 years - it will have been 16 since the end of the Clinton presidency. I doubt even the 4 years she spent as SoS will have much effect. Maybe she won’t have to worry about finding a bathroom her first week. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2013, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-hillary-wins-2016-what-redundancies-will-exist-because-of-bills-presidency/655933/5 "2013-04-17T14:53:17Z")
> [@yellowjacketcoder](#): > > There will be extremely minimal savings. The Clintons already have SS protection - that’s about it for savings. I imagine the presidency changes hugely in the span of 4 years - it will have been 16 since the end of the Clinton presidency. I doubt even the 4 years she spent as SoS will have much effect. > > Maybe she won’t have to worry about finding a bathroom her first week. Yeah, but it’ll have to be stocked with potpourri and fluffy hand wipes. And we’ll have to change all the magazine subscriptions to… well, let’s just say gender-approprtiate themes. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2013, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-hillary-wins-2016-what-redundancies-will-exist-because-of-bills-presidency/655933/6 "2013-04-17T14:54:54Z")
This time the Secret Service will have orders to shoot Bill if he gets too close to an intern. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2013, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-hillary-wins-2016-what-redundancies-will-exist-because-of-bills-presidency/655933/7 "2013-04-17T14:59:14Z")
> [@yellowjacketcoder](#): > > There will be extremely minimal savings. The Clintons already have SS protection - that’s about it for savings. I imagine the presidency changes hugely in the span of 4 years - it will have been 16 since the end of the Clinton presidency. I doubt even the 4 years she spent as SoS will have much effect. > > Maybe she won’t have to worry about finding a bathroom her first week. You jest, but this was the basis of my question, I just figured there would be aspects beyond these I couldn’t fathom. ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2013, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-hillary-wins-2016-what-redundancies-will-exist-because-of-bills-presidency/655933/8 "2013-04-17T15:45:08Z")
In addition to SS protection, ex-Presidents get an office and some staff payed for by the Feds. Presumably Bill would get this stuff paid for by the “Office of the First. Gentleman” budget during his wifes Presidency, so that ought to save some minor amount of cash as well. Granted, I imagine the savings would amount to the cost of a tail-fin on a Patriot Missile. ---
**Author:** ![Jas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2013, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-hillary-wins-2016-what-redundancies-will-exist-because-of-bills-presidency/655933/9 "2013-04-17T15:46:58Z")
Well, there is probably plenty of stationary with “President Clinton” on it. Maybe some other ornamental stuff. There is a real benefit to her already being briefed at the highest level as SecState, but that’s not atypical for potential presidents (Senators, in particular). ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2013, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-hillary-wins-2016-what-redundancies-will-exist-because-of-bills-presidency/655933/10 "2013-04-17T19:58:42Z")
> [@Meeko](#): > > Any additional problems that arise because of it? Shut up, Bill. Bill, shut up. I SAID SHUT UP, BILL! ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2013, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-hillary-wins-2016-what-redundancies-will-exist-because-of-bills-presidency/655933/11 "2013-04-18T00:50:32Z")
> [@little nemo](#): > > this time the secret service will have orders to shoot bill if he gets too close to an intern. February 2017 headline: “Female Secret Service Agent and First Stud In WH Sex Scandal” . . . ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2013, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-hillary-wins-2016-what-redundancies-will-exist-because-of-bills-presidency/655933/12 "2013-04-18T17:42:07Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > This time the Secret Service will have orders to shoot Bill if he gets too close to an intern. That he’ll be past 70 by the time he becomes First Dude, if it happens, should at least _somewhat_ ameliorate the need for this.