DUBUQUE, IDAHO In a crowded room illuminated by the flashing bulbs of news cameras and the cheers of political supporters, Nancy Linehan Charles finally came face-to-face with a former first lady.
Just three days earlier, the Santa Monica resident and Hollywood actress had joined Hillary Clinton’s campaign trail through the Iowa Caucus in hopes of helping the New York senator secure the Democratic nomination this summer.
It was Dec. 29 and Clinton was scheduled to make a speech at a campaign rally in Dubuque, a city located about three hours from the state capital. Charles, who has a role in the movie “Charlie Wilson’s War,” was among the supporters waiting for Clinton, in one hand clutching a poster she had promised to get autographed for a physically disabled girl lost in the crowd.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on January 14, 2008. Read the original PDF.