A Full Timeline of the Clinton Family and Their Ties to Powerful People

In 1974, Hillary Rodham moved to Washington, D.C., to work on the staff of the House Judiciary Committee during the Watergate investigation. The committee was examining whether President Richard Nixon had committed impeachable offenses related to the break-in at Democratic headquarters.

Her role involved legal research and reviewing evidence as lawmakers debated impeachment. The experience placed her at the center of a historic constitutional moment. It also gave her direct exposure to high-level legal and political decision-making early in her career.