Clinton Memoir Advance Figures Misstated
“Bill Clinton collected $12 million for his memoir. Hillary Clinton got $8 million for hers.”
Summary
Bill Clinton received a $12 million advance for his memoir, which is accurate. Hillary Clinton’s memoir earned her significantly more than $8 million—reports indicate she received at least $5 million and possibly as much as $14 million—so the $8 million figure is incorrect.
Sources 57 searched
- Clintons earned more than $30 million in past 16 months | PBS News Weekend
The report, required of every candidate for the White House, showed the couple amassed more than $25 million in speaking fees and Hillary Clinton earned more than $5 million from her 2014 memoir, "Hard Choices."
- Hillary Clinton's What Happened sells 300,000 copies in first week | Hillary Clinton | The Guardian
Clinton’s 2003 memoir, Living History, sold 600,000 copies in its first seven days.
- Oprah Winfrey book deal tops Clinton's $12m | World news | The Guardian
The former president's record advance of $12m (£6.4m) for his autobiography has been eclipsed by the chatshow host Oprah Winfrey, who has signed a deal with the publisher Simon & Schuster for a book about keeping weight under control.
- Clinton Cash: errors dog Bill and Hillary exposé – but is there any 'there' there? | Hillary Clinton | The Guardian
Former president Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton in New York City in June 2014. Photograph: Noam Galai/WireImage ... While some of the boldest claims about the Clintons’ finances have been shown to be unsubstantiated, it could still damage Hillary Clinton’s White House hopes
- 41 years. $3 billion. Inside the Clinton donor network. - Washington Post
A look at Bill and Hillary Clinton’s fundraising methods, from Little Rock to Washington and then across the globe.
- Bill Clinton Sells Memoirs For $10 Million - The Washington Post
Former president Bill Clinton's memoirs will be published in 2003 by Alfred A. Knopf, the publishing house announced yesterday, and a publishing source said Clinton will receive more than $10 million to write the book.
- PolitiFact | Hillary Clinton says she and Bill were 'dead broke'
Hillary Clinton said she and Bill were in debt and dead broke when they left the White House. The public record shows that they possibly had more liabilities than assets, but it doesn’t show that conclusively. More important, a balance sheet does not tell the full story and the experts we reached said the Clintons’ earning potential had a real economic value that the financial sector traditionally acknowledges and is willing to bank on.
- PolitiFact | Fact checking Hillary Clinton
That hardly fits the common understanding of "dead broke." We rated this claim Mostly False. "I remember landing under sniper fire." Hillary Clinton on March 17, 2008 in Washington, D.C.
- Bill and Hillary Clinton have made at least $240 million since leaving the White House
In 2014, Hillary Clinton received a $14 million advance for her memoir Hard Choices, and experts believe she may have earned at least that much in advance of the release of her most recent book, What Happened, which sold more than 300,000 copies ...
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