Famous Rhodes Scholars, 6-13
Here is the final set of Rhodes scholars, starting with Bill Clinton.
6. Bill Clinton
Former President Bill Clinton received his Rhodes scholarship in 1968. While at Oxford, he studied law and also played an active part in student life, particularly in protests against the Vietnam War. Fellow Rhodes scholar David E. Kendall later became Clinton's personal lawyer.
7. Strobe Talbott
Strobe Talbott, who also won his scholarship in 1968 and spent his time at Oxford translating Nikita Khrushchev's memoirs into English, was another of Clinton's Oxford friends. He went on to be Deputy Secretary of State from 1994 to 2001. Talbott was also president of the Brookings Institution -- a Washington, D.C.-based political research facility that helped negotiate an end to the war in Yugoslavia in 1999.
8. George Stephanopoulos
George Stephanopoulos used his 1984 Rhodes scholarship to earn a master's degree in theology. During the 1992 presidential campaign, Stephanopoulos served as Bill Clinton's senior political adviser, then as communications director during Clinton's presidency. He currently hosts the Sunday morning news show This Week and is the chief Washington correspondent for ABC news.
9. Kris Kristofferson
Well-known musician and actor Kris Kristofferson received his Rhodes scholarship in 1958. He studied English literature, and it was while he was at Oxford that he began his performing career. Since then, his hit records have won him several Grammys.
10. Terrence Malik
Best known as director of The Thin Red Line and Badlands, Terrence Malik won a Rhodes scholarship in 1966. He studied philosophy but had a disagreement with his adviser over his thesis (the concept of the world in the writings of Kierkegaard, Heidegger, and Wittgenstein) and left Oxford without finishing his doctorate.
11. Naomi Wolf
American author and feminist social critic Naomi Wolf used her time at Oxford from 1985 to 1987 to begin the research that eventually became the international best seller The Beauty Myth, which condemns the exploitation of women by the fashion and beauty industries.
12. Cory A. Booker
Cory A. Booker began his studies at Oxford in 1992, gaining an honors degree in modern history. He is now a Democratic politician and mayor of racially diverse Newark, New Jersey, the largest city in the state.
13. Randal Pinkett
Randal Pinkett, who earned a masters degree in computer science as a 1994 Rhodes scholar, gained celebrity status when he was hired by Donald Trump after winning season four of The Apprentice.
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