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There were always jokes about Hillary Clinton channeling Eleanor Roosevelt, but Eleanor Roosevelt was really instrumental at the UN, and would want to meet with various other delegates.

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Madeleine Albright
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: January 1
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Former United States Secretary Of State
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