'Living History': Blytheville bookstore has signing for former First Lady
BLYTHEVILLE -- U.S. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y. visited "That Bookstore in Blytheville" from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday, where she autographed copies of her newly released autobiography, "Living History."
Many Arkansas residents were present at the signing, some who had history of their own with Clinton.
Lucretia McDonald, of Blytheville, reminisced about her days working with Bill Clinton's campaign for governor. According to McDonald, on one occasion, her late husband, Lavester McDonald, escorted the Clintons on a tour of Northeast Arkansas, beginning in Blytheville and ending in Earle.
During that trip, it was Lucretia McDonald's duty to watch Chelsea.
"I still have a book at home with some of Chelsea's first writings," she said.
Also at the signing was former CEO of Nucor, John Correnti.
"To tell the truth, I'm a Republican," Correnti said. "But I've been a Bill and Hillary fan for a long time.
Lashannon Spencer, political director for the Arkansas Democratic Party, commented on her favorite part of Clinton's book.
"How she describes actually meeting Bill ... I enjoyed how they were both willing to put their lives on hold so each one of them fulfilled their dreams," Spencer said.
Although Clinton saw plenty of supportive faces, a few individuals present at the signing weren't there to have books signed.
A group of protesters with the Website www.freerepublic.com congregated across the street from the bookstore wielding signs that read: "Honk if you think Hillary should never be president," and "America can't trust Hillary."
The group, which consisted of approximately a half-dozen individuals, included some who had traveled from as far away as Illinois.
"We enjoy doing this ... There's a group of us at every single book-signing," said Budge Rahe, of Pine Bluff, one of the protestors.