The same holds true of Bill The Clintooon... the media showed pics of him meeting JFK as a young man... Was he being picked and groomed for high leadership? Is it all orchestrated? YIKES!
If I were going to suggest a sponsor for Bill Clinton, I would look in the direction of Bush Sr.
But it does seem that both Clinton and Obama were groomed for their positions.
Both of them came to the presidency without any prior national recognition, and with marginal records in their elective roles.
And both of them came from homes without a father figure.