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As the spouse of then-Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton, Hillary Rodham was scrutinized and even demonized for having a career and for keeping her own last name.

The play, which ended its limited run on Sunday after 22 previews and 114 regular performances, became a must-see for many: attendees included the politicians Bill Clinton, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Michael R. Bloomberg and Nancy Pelosi; the journalists Barbara Walters, Charlie Rose and Tom Brokaw; and a host of performers, like Lucy Liu and Tony Bennett.

Stephanopoulos contributed $25,000 in 2012, 2013 and again last year to the charitable organization headed by former president Bill Clinton, Hillary Rodham Clinton and their daughter, Chelsea.

That is what happened in March, with the arrival of Bill Clinton; Hillary Rodham Clinton; their daughter, Chelsea; and her husband, Marc Mezvinsky.

His life was celebrated on Thursday at Riverside Church by a parade of political luminaries, including former President Bill Clinton; Hillary Rodham Clinton, the former senator and secretary of state; Representative Charles B. Rangel; Basil A. Paterson, the former New York secretary of state; the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson; the Rev. Al Sharpton; and George Gresham, the president of the hospital workers’ union, who was joined in the pulpit by union members holding “Thank you, Bill” placards.