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| 2015-05-11 |
| [NYT] The heavyset 60-year-old man who walked with a cane seemed an unlikely speaker at the glamorous launch party for a cosmetics company held in Santa Monica, Calif., in March. But Tony Rodham appeared at ease among the special guests and well-heeled investors, offering them encouragement as well as an invitation. "If there's anything I can ever do for any of you, let me know," Mr. Rodham said. "I'll be more than happy to do it." A promotional video of the party that the cosmetics company later released identified the speaker as "the youngest brother of former first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton," a relationship that has been Mr. Rodham's calling card since the days of the Clinton White House. On and off for two decades, the affable Mr. Rodham has tried to use his connections with his sister and his brother-in-law, former President Bill Clinton, to further a business career that has seen more failures than successes. The connections to the Clintons have given Mr. Rodham, a self-described "facilitator," a unique appeal and a range of opportunities, like addressing Chinese investor conferences and joining an advisory board of a company seeking permission to mine for gold in Haiti. But his business dealings have often invited public scrutiny and uncomfortable questions for the Clintons as Mr. Rodham has cycled through a variety of ventures, leveraging his ties to them and sometimes directly seeking their help. |
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