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Bill Clinton at 70: possibly America's 'first gentleman'

Former president Bill Clinton celebrates his 70th birthday Friday poised to make history as America's inaugural "first gentleman" should his wife win the election and propel the couple back into the White House, roles reversed.

It remains unclear what role or what influence Clinton, the US president from 1993 to 2001, would have in this still undefined role — generally dubbed "first gentleman" but also occasionally "first mate," "first man" or even "first dude."
As elder statesman and orator without equal, he occupies a unique place in US politics. Popular at home and active overseas thanks to his Clinton Foundation, he has given little away about a possible White House career, take two.
Instead he has merely joked that he would like to "break the stranglehold that women have had on the job of presidential spouse."
White haired, with one of the most distinctive voices in the world and vegan since 2010 after suffering health problems, Clinton has campaigned tirelessly on his wife's behalf for months.

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