Chelsea Clinton's New Career Choice Was Inevitable

She's long been the quiet Clinton, the private Clinton, but now, Chelsea Clinton is ready for her close-up.


The 31-year-old former first daughter has just signed on to become an on-air "special correspondent," working on "Making a Difference" segments about people who volunteer for NBC Nightly News.

As surprising as it is to see Chelsea step out into the spotlight, though, in another way, doesn't her new gig seem almost ... inevitable?

After all, Bill and Hillary Clinton's only child is following a path that's already been walked by presidential daughters (George W. Bush's daughter Jenna Hager Bush is a correspondent for NBC's Today) and even the daughters of presidential candidates (Meghan McCain, John McCain's daughter, contributes to MSNBC). TV news is starting to feel like the go-to career choice for West Wing offspring.   More