Bill Clinton: Chelsea 'Is A Fine Person & I Give Her Mother A Lot Of Credit For It' (VIDEO)

Former President Bill Clinton talked to George Stephanopoulos about raising his daughter, Chelsea, and how she avoided all of the traps of growing up in the public eye as a politician's (or two politicians') kid. He told George, Chelsea's "a fine person and I give her mother a lot of credit for it," adding, "All I can say is we always thought she was our most important job." Bill also reflected on Chelsea's wedding, saying, "For Hillary and me it was a very special day and one I suppose I'll remember until the day I die."

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[pattyrenee]

05:47 PM on 09/22/2010

The Clinton's, stayed married. That is the number one most important aspect in a child's life. Stay together for the children. Kids can take the fights but not the separation of not having both parents at home. Period.

[Konnie]

06:31 PM on 09/22/2010

horse-hocky - i did that. my kids were miserable, and to this day have issues with their spouses.
witnessing a bad marriage does not teach lessons, it scars the soul.

[coastalcarla]

11:30 AM on 09/23/2010

BS. When you've got an abusive parent and constant fighting going on, the kids are better off with the abusive parent leaving the household. I know from personal experience.

[DandaPanda]

10:24 AM on 09/22/2010

I think both of them did a great job.

[Garrett Lawrence]

12:31 AM on 09/22/2010

Good to see that upon presidency, their responsibilities to their children are not ignored. I wonder how often this occurs. You can tell by the way he smiles that he is sincere and it shows in his daughter as well! Good to see.

[nana4g]

09:51 AM on 09/23/2010

With all due respect, an example of children taking a back seat to the career of parent(s) might be the children of George and Barbara Bush. It always seemed to me that they were "incidental", particularly after they no longer "needed" a parent in residence. It was nice Barbara could devote herself to her husband and his career, but, it seems in all that mattered, the parenting was distant, as with Reagan. Gerald Ford was not like that, as a parent, even though we learned from Ms Ford how difficult it was for her to basically single parent, she managed and their kids seem to have had a real relationship with their parents and, by extension, with the world outside the parents/family, navigating, etc. Maybe, GW Bush, too.

[blitznstitch]

10:09 PM on 09/21/2010

Mom's rock!

[jmcfan2]

07:46 PM on 09/21/2010

awwh papa clinton loves his chelsea.

[coco51]

04:32 PM on 09/21/2010

Now how can George ask Sarah the same about Bristol, I need to know who gets the credit.

[Lynda Filler]

03:38 PM on 09/21/2010

very nice..

[LovelyGirl]

03:32 PM on 09/21/2010

President Clinton looks great, but clearly aging.

[cardiaccare]

07:24 PM on 09/21/2010

We all age, and some look great.

[clarendon67]

03:26 PM on 09/21/2010

When the former president talks about his daughter you can see the love radiating from him. They did a terrific job in raising her in such pressure cooker environment.

[Gretel1or2]

02:02 PM on 09/21/2010

Proud papa Clinton :)

[DonnaKY]

12:03 PM on 09/21/2010

No matter if you like or dislike the Clintons, no one can say anything bad about Chelsea, she grew into a responsible & admirable young woman. It's too bad the Palins didn't take a page from the Clinton's book, but they really don't think that education or ethics are important to themselves or their kids, cash is king with them!!!

[isaidit]

02:16 PM on 09/21/2010

The Palins are not into reading so taking a page from the Clintons would have been of no avail, except leave the Clintons short of a page. What they should have taken from Bill is an intern, but alas, too late.

[ladylove114]

05:04 PM on 09/21/2010

You know it's easy not to have to worry about your daughter getting pregnant out of wedlock when, oh well, I can't be as mean as some of you.

[elann]

12:01 PM on 09/21/2010

That's about the most relaxed and sincere look on Clinton's face I've ever seen.
Chelsea is a lucky girl.

[mssreader]

02:57 PM on 09/21/2010

elann, oh you so right and you said it all.
let me be your first fan............

[Melissa]

11:36 PM on 09/21/2010

I wonder how she felt as a teenager when she had to face the press and her school friends because of the recklessness and low morals of this "wonderful father". Believe it or not, I am a big fan of Bill's but making him into something he was not, is silly.

[rowzeer]

12:38 AM on 09/22/2010

Being a bad father and being a bad husband are two totally different things. He may have hurt Chelsea with his philandering, but that doesn't take away the fact that he loves her.