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Stephen Jaffe/ReutersPresident Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton look at each other January 21 as they applaud a speaker at the winter meeting of the Democratic National Committee.

In this excerpt from Clinton, Inc: The Audacious Rebuilding Of A Political Machine, Daniel Halper,a political writer and online editor atThe Weekly Standard, compiles candid interviews with former Clinton administration aides, friends, and enemies to reveal how this dynamic political power couple positioned themselves for even greater success.

In 1988, when Bill first considered a run for the presidency, he and Hillary had also considered the idea that she replace him as governor of Arkansas. By the time of his first inaugural four years later, the White House clearly was in her sights. This was part of the understanding she always had with Bill Clinton.

He'd get his turn. She'd put up with his crap. And then she'd get her chance.And he'd do what he could to help her.

ReutersPresident Bill Clinton whispers to first lady Hillary Clinton during an event at the White House in this February 5, 1999 file photo.

Clinton aides told me they were astonished after Bill's taking office, at a time when Mrs. Clinton was viewed by a significant segment of the country as a shrill, polarizing radical, that this idea was such an active notion in the administration.

"Hillaryland was always, always, always a force," a senior Clinton aide recalls in a wide-ranging interview for this book. He worked within steps of the Oval Office during the administration and, like pretty much everyone else who hopes to have a career in Democratic politics, will speak only without attribution.

"If you fucked up and were found out by [Bill] Clinton, you got a promotion. If you fucked up and were found out by Hillary, your throat was slit and you were left on the tarmac with no ticket home. It was brutal."

Jim Watson/ReutersU.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivers remarks during a news conference at the U.S. Consulate in Vladivostok, September 9, 2012.

In those early days, Clinton critics were demanding the release of Hillary Clinton's records from her days as a partner at the Rose Law Firm in Little Rock as part of the investigation of a now largely forgotten early scandal known as Whitewater.

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Lanny Davis a Washington, D.C., insider who served as special counsel to former President Bill Clinton said Republicans talk so much about a Hillary Clinton run for the White House that hes getting the feeling theyre afraid of her.

Whats very amusing is the number of Republicans that are mentioning Hillary Clinton as being harmed by the election, Mr. Davis said during an interview on The Steve Malzberg Show on Newsmax TV. You think theyre worried? I mean, do you think?

He said hes watched with fascination as Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus has stated repeatedly that Mrs. Clinton, the former Secretary of State, ought to make a run for the presidency that the GOP would surely succeed if she did.

They cant take their eyes or minds or voices of Hillary Clinton, Mr. Davis said. It seems like theyre kind of afraid of her, wouldnt you say? Isnt it interesting how many times Reince Priebus says that he wants to run against Hillary Clinton? You think its because hes worried about Hillary Clinton?

Mr. Davis also refuted any notion that that sweeping Republican wins on Election Day were going to prove damaging to Mrs. Clinton, should she decide to run in 2016.

The answer is of course that Hillary Clinton was not on the ballot, Bill Clinton wasnt on the ballot, Barack Obama wasnt on the ballot, he said, Newsmax reported. But the American people did put on the ballot Washington, D.C., and its dysfunctionality, and President Obama does have very poor approval ratings and lots of other reasons.

Mr. Davis said hes not sure if Mrs. Clinton is running or not but that it was likely she would.

Im not convinced [shes running]. I have not talked to her. I have not asked her the question, he said, Newsmax reported. But I know her for 44 years, and knowing her as I do, she is a grandmother, she loves her life, she loves her privacy to the extent that she has any, and being a presidential candidate, much less being president, is a big decision. Do I think its likely? Yes, I do, because she is by far the most qualified of either any Democrat or Republican, but Im biased, of course. But she has not made her mind up for sure yet. Thats my guess.

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If Bill Clinton looks extra happy these days, chances are his newest family member is likely the cause.

The former President of the United States stopped by The Ellen DeGeneres Show Tuesday where he couldn't help but share his delight in being a grandparent for the very first time.

"Hillary and I only have one child and she's quite wonderful, but it's been a long time since she's been that age," Bill explained to Ellen DeGeneres when talking about his granddaughter, Charlotte Clinton Mezvinsky. "I told her the biggest hoot for me is watching them wake up to the worldShe never cries. She just soaks things up and if my mind worked like that, I'd be so happy."

And if you thought Bill was cheerful, Hillary Clinton is also loving every minute of her new title of grandma.

"She's a doting, giddy, deliriously happy grandmother," Bill explained with a smile on his face.

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Soon after Chelsea and husband Marc Mezvinsky welcomed their baby girl, both Bill and Hillary were by the couple's side. They even left the hospitaltogether as one happy family.

But as the weeks go by, both grandparents are reminding themselves that Charlotte isn't their own daughter.

"I told Hillary right when we we're going to the hospital for Chelsea to give birth and I said, now we have to remember this is not our child," he joked. "We have to show up when we're invited and do what we're asked. I suppose we'll have a chance to spoil her, but we haven't yet."

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