Article: Americans Predict Bill Clinton Would be Asset as First Spouse; Public favors an informal advisory role for the former president.(Survey)

Byline: Lydia Saad

Synopsis: Seven in 10 Americans predict Bill Clinton would be mostly helpful to a Hillary Clinton presidency should she be elected in 2008, and say he should give her informal policy guidance and represent the White House at ceremonies abroad. At the same time, Americans reject the idea of giving Bill Clinton an official policy role in the White House or having him serve out his wife's Senate term if she is elected president.

PRINCETON, NJ -- Former President Bill Clinton will enter uncharted waters should his wife, New York Sen. Hillary Clinton, succeed in capturing the presidency in 2008. Not only would he be the first man in a ...

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