Bill Clinton Plans Oklahoma Campaign Stop

Former President Bill Clinton will be in Oklahoma later this month to campaign for his wife ahead of the February 5 Democratic presidential primary election, it was announced today.

Clinton will speak at the University of Oklahoma on January 30 and will be the star attraction at a fundraising event, said Betty McElderry, Democratic national committeewoman from Oklahoma.

Plans for the fundraiser and speech were revealed Thursday morning by Tamera Luzzatto, Hillary Clinton's chief of staff, during a breakfast meeting. The meeting was held at the home of Mike and Susan Turpen. Hosts included two former Oklahoma first ladies, Donna Nigh and Rhonda Walters, and Secretary of State Susan Savage.

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