Hillary and Bill Clinton have been married for over 50 years. Here's a timeline of their relationship.

The future president and first lady of the United States met in 1971 while studying together at Yale Law School, with their official meeting happening at the library.

At the 2016 Democratic National Convention, Bill Clinton shared the story of how he met Hillary at the Yale University Library after noticing her in class, saying, "She exuded this sense of strength and self-possession that I found magnetic."

Hillary Clinton didn't accept Bill Clinton's first proposal. "She said 'I can't do it,'" Bill Clinton said in his 2016 DNC speech.

His second proposal — when he was living in Arkansas and Hillary was living in Massachusetts — also failed.

But after Hillary Clinton got a job in Arkansas, they passed a house for sale, and she commented on how beautiful it was. Bill Clinton bought the property in secret and then told her, "You have to marry me now."

"The third time was the charm," he said in his DNC speech.

About two years after getting engaged, Hillary Clinton and Bill Clinton wed in the living room of their brand-new home in Arkansas, with a Methodist minister officiating.

Just 15 people attended the private ceremony, but the newlyweds welcomed hundreds of friends to a backyard reception.

Bill Clinton's first successful foray into politics came with his election to Arkansas Attorney General in 1976, when he ran unopposed.

His nomination and election followed a failed run for the House of Representatives in 1974. He lost to the Republican incumbent, John Paul Hammerschmidt.

After a two-year stint as the attorney general, Bill Clinton was elected the governor of Arkansas in 1978 at just 32 years old.

At the time, he was the youngest governor in the country and the second-youngest governor in the state of Arkansas's history.

Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton continued working as an attorney, becoming the first female partner at the Rose Law Firm in 1979.

The couple became parents to Chelsea Victoria Clinton in February 1980.

As the only child of the couple, Chelsea Clinton spent the first 12 years of her life in Arkansas before moving to Washington, DC, to become the first daughter.

Chelsea Clinton now serves as the vice chair of the Clinton Foundation and an adjunct professor at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health.

In the 1990s, the United States Office of Independent Counsel investigated the Clintons regarding their 1978 investment in 230 acres of riverfront land in Arkansas.

To develop the land into vacation homes, Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton formed the Whitewater Development Corporation with Jim McDougal and Susan McDougal.

The project failed, and Jim McDougal's savings and loan association also collapsed. Jim McDougal was convicted on 18 counts of fraud and conspiracy.

The Clintons came under investigation as prosecutors sought to examine whether they were involved in the fraud. They were cleared of any wrongdoing and denied any knowledge of it, but the scandal continued to follow them through to Bill Clinton's presidency when the House and Senate Banking committees held hearings on Whitewater and subpoenaed Clinton administration officials.

Hillary Clinton acknowledged the scandal in her 2003 memoir "Living History," writing that there were "public relations mistakes in how we handled the growing controversy'' and ''Whitewater never seemed real because it wasn't."

When "60 Minutes" reporter Steve Kroft asked about Arkansas newscaster Gennifer Flowers' claim that she had a 12-year affair with Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton made her feelings clear in a pointed response.

"I'm not sitting here, some little woman standing by my man like Tammy Wynette," Hillary Clinton said. "I'm sitting here because I love him, and I respect him, and I honor what he's been through and what we've been through together. And you know, if that's not enough for people, then heck — don't vote for him."

In the same interview, Bill Clinton denied having an affair with Flowers.

In 1992, Bill Clinton beat the Republican incumbent, George H.W. Bush, with 370 electoral votes against Bush's 168.

He was inaugurated on January 20, 1993.

He was re-elected for a second term in 1996.

Four years before the Monica Lewinsky scandal broke, Paula Jones, a former employee of the State of Arkansas' Industrial Development Commission, sued Bill Clinton, alleging he had exposed himself and propositioned her at a conference in Little Rock.

Clinton denied the claims, saying he didn't remember meeting her.

Judge Susan Webber Wright ruled in favor of Bill, stating that the claims did not amount to sexual assault and that Jones had no evidence she'd been punished or emotionally afflicted, The Washington Post reported.

Jones appealed for a settlement of $850,000, only $200,000 of which didn't go to legal fees.

In 1998, news broke of President Clinton's 1995 affair with then-22-year-old White House intern Monica Lewinsky, which eventually led to his impeachment by the House.

Several news outlets broke the story of the alleged sexual relationship in January of that year.

Bill Clinton denied the claims, and Hillary Clinton characterized the accusations against Bill as a "vast right-wing conspiracy."

Although Lewinsky initially denied the claims in an affidavit in the Paula Jones case, she later confirmed the relationship and testified twice in front of the grand jury. She also handed over to prosecutors a dark-blue dress that she alleged may contain physical evidence of her sexual relationship with Bill Clinton.

In an interview with ABC's Barbara Walters in 2003, Hillary Clinton shared the details of Bill's confession of the Lewinsky affair to Hillary.

"I was furious," she said. "I was dumbfounded, I was … just beside myself with anger and disappointment. You know, I couldn't imagine how he could have done that to me or to anyone else, and that's what I basically told him on that long-ago morning."

"He just kept saying that he was very sorry over and over again," she added.

In August 1998, amid his trial, Bill Clinton submitted to hours of videotaped testimony from Independent Counsel Ken Starr's prosecutors for the grand jury.

Clinton admitted to having an inappropriate relationship with Lewinsky.

During his second term, Bill Clinton was impeached in December 1998 by the House following the news of the Lewinsky scandal, on the grounds that he committed perjury and obstruction of justice.

The charges weren't drawn in response to Lewinsky, but to Paula Jones' lawsuit four years earlier.

The proceedings lasted two months. In February 1999, Bill Clinton was acquitted of perjury in a 55-45 vote and of obstruction with a 50-50 vote.

Once Bill Clinton's second term as president ended in 2001, the couple moved to Chappaqua, New York, to pursue other endeavors.

Bill Clinton began consulting for humanitarian and public policy groups while Hillary Clinton took her turn at elected office. She ran for and won a seat in the Senate, and served as a senator for New York from 2001 to 2009.

Though it had been five years since the Monica Lewinsky scandal, Hillary Clinton had yet to make comments about her own personal feelings regarding the affair.

But in her 2003 memoir "Living History," she wrote, "I didn't know whether our marriage could — or should — survive such a stinging betrayal, but I knew I had to work through my feelings carefully, on my own timetable."

She called the decision to stay with her husband one of "the most difficult decisions I have made in my life."

Hillary Clinton's campaign proved unsuccessful as Barack Obama, then a senator from Illinois, won the Iowa caucuses and ultimately the Democratic nomination.

"Although we weren't able to shatter that highest, hardest glass ceiling this time, thanks to you, it's got about 18 million cracks in it," she said in her speech announcing the suspension of her presidential campaign in June 2008.

After her loss in the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton detailed the moments following her concession, writing in her third memoir, "What Happened," that she lay in bed after she conceded to Trump and "stared at the ceiling."

She wrote of her husband's consolation, saying, "Bill took my hand, and we just lay there."

Just days after her loss, the Clintons settled back into Chappaqua and lay decidedly low, with a viral, since-deleted post on X showing Hillary exploring the scenery of Chappaqua with her dog.

She told NPR in an interview that she often takes walks with her husband, saying, "I had a lot to think about. And I think well when I'm walking. I sort of clear my mind."

Hillary released her third memoir, "What Happened," in September 2017, reflecting on her election journey, career, and personal life.

She included a sentimental ode to Bill Clinton in her book, reflecting on the high points of their 40-plus years together, writing, "He has been my partner in life and my greatest champion since the moment we met."

Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton announced they would be embarking on a speaking tour throughout the United States and Canada starting in November 2018.

The engagements were marketed as "An Evening with the Clintons" and focused on the 2016 election and pivotal moments from the Clintons' careers.

Following the passing of former President George H.W. Bush, the Clintons postponed their appearance in Sugar Land, Texas, to attend Bush's funeral services in Washington, DC.

After Biden endorsed Harris for president, the Clintons released a joint statement also expressing their support for her as the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee.

"We are honored to join the President in endorsing Vice President Harris and will do whatever we can to support her," the Clintons wrote. "Now is the time to support Kamala Harris and fight with everything we've got to elect her. America's future depends on it."

Both Clintons also spoke at the 2024 Democratic National Convention.

Harris proved unable to defeat Trump, losing the election with 226 electoral votes to Trump's 312.

Members of the media gathered outside the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center near the Clintons' home in Upstate New York, where the House Oversight Committee conducted the depositions.

While Bill Clinton's ties to Epstein stretch back to the early 2000s, Hillary Clinton has said she did not recall ever speaking to him.

"I had no idea about their criminal activities. I do not recall ever encountering Mr. Epstein. I never flew on his plane or visited his island home or offices," she said in the opening statement of her deposition.

Her statement continued: "You have compelled me to testify, fully aware that I have no knowledge that would assist your investigation, in order to distract attention from President Trump's actions and cover them up despite legitimate calls for answers."

Bill Clinton has repeatedly denied any knowledge of Epstein's crimes.