Chelsea Clinton through the years: From first daughter to NBC correspondent

Chelsea Clinton, the former first daughter whom America met as a middle-schooler, has been hired by NBC as a special correspondent and will join the network’s news division.

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1992

America first fell in love with a preteen Chelsea Clinton, only 12 years old at the time of her father Bill's first presidential inauguration.

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1993

Chelsea, left, stands to the side as her father, Bill Clinton, takes the oath of office as the 42nd president of the United States.

Ed Reinke / AP

1995

Chelsea Clinton wears a traditional Hindu teep on her forehead, with her mother, first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, during a visit to a village outside Jessore, Bangladesh. As first daughter, Chelsea got to travel all over the world.

John Gaps III / AP

1996

Chelsea Clinton performs the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy during a dress rehearsal of the Washington Ballet's production of Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker," at George Mason University's Center for the Arts in Fairfax.

Doug Mills / AP

1996

Chelsea Clinton chats with future husband Marc Mezvinsky in Hilton Head, S.C. The couple met at a "Renaissance Weekend," an annual gathering of innovative leaders and their families.

Stephen Jaffe / Reuters

1997

Chelsea Clinton, second from right, and friends attend a pre-inaugural party for President Bill Clinton's second term.

Lucian Perkins / The Washington Post

1997

Chelsea Clinton, left, her father President Bill Clinton, and her mother, Hillary Rodham Clinton, walk along Pennsylvania Avenue during the inauguration ceremonies for President Clinton's second term.

James A. Parcell / The Washington Post

1997

Chelsea dances with her father, President Bill Clinton, during the Arkansas Ball in Washington.

Doug Mills / AP

1997

Chelsea jogs with her father along a bike path on Martha's Vineyard, Mass.

Ruth Fremson / AP

1997

The Clinton family leaves the White House for a Thanksgiving getaway at Camp David.

Frank Johnston / The Washington Post

1998

Chelsea Clinton attends the opening of the 65th anniversary season of the San Francisco Ballet with her date, Matthew Wilsey.

Ray Scotty Morris / AP

1999

Chelsea Clinton and former boyfriend Jeremy Kane attend the opening ceremony of the America's Millennium in Washington.

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2000

First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton and daughter Chelsea wear traditional hats during a visit to Phu Tang Village outside Hanoi.

Kevin Lamarque / Reuters

2001

Chelsea Clinton pitches a ball during an impromptu kickball game before the 110th Stanford University commencement ceremony.

Lou Dematteis / Reuters

2002

Chelsea Clinton and former boyfriend Ian Klass watch a match between Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi at the U.S. Open Tennis Tournament in New York.

Timothy A. Clary / AFP

2008

Chelsea Clinton reacts to applause after speaking on behalf of her mother, Hillary Rodham Clinton, during a presidential campaign event in Yankton, S.D.

Elise Amendola / AP

2009

Chelsea Clinton sits next to her father, former president Bill Clinton, and her future husband, Marc Mezvinsky, at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York.

Chip East / Reuters

2010

Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky attend the Haut Brion 75th Anniversary at the the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

Patrick McMullan / PatrickMcMullan.com

July 31, 2010

Former president Bill Clinton walks his daughter, Chelsea Clinton, down the aisle for her wedding.

Genevieve de Manio / AP

July 31, 2010

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, her mother, Dorothy Rodham, and Chelsea Clinton pose during the wedding of Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky at the Astor Courts estate in Rhinebeck, N.Y.

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July 31, 2010

Marc Mezvinsky, left, with his new mother-in-law, Hillary Rodham Clinton, his bride, Chelsea Clinton, and father-in-law, former president Bill Clinton, after the couple’s wedding in Rhinebeck, N.Y.

Barbara Kinney / AP

July 31, 2010

Chelsea Clinton marries Marc Mezvinsky in Rhinebeck, N.Y. The families kept a tight lid on the proceedings, rumored to cost millions of dollars.

Genevieve De Manio

Feb. 9, 2011

Marc Mezvinsky and Chelsea Clinton attend the amfAR New York Gala to kickoff Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Cipriani Wall Street in New York.

Andrew H. Walker / Getty Images

Sept. 22, 2011

Former president Bill Clinton stands on stage with his wife, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and their daughter, Chelsea Clinton, during the closing plenary session of the seventh annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative at the Sheraton New York Hotel in New York. Established in 2005 by the former president, the CGI assembles global leaders to develop and implement solutions to some of the world's most urgent problems.

Daniel Berehulak / Getty Images

Sept. 22, 2011

Chelsea Clinton speaks during a panel discussion regarding technologies for economic empowerment at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York.

Lucas Jackson / Reuters

Oct. 18, 2011

Clinton attends the George Washington University kickoff rally to launch the "GW Phones for Hope," as part of the 2012 Clinton Global Initiative University project to collect and recycle 20,000 used cellphones and use the proceeds to fund mobile health technology projects in developing countries.

Karen Bleier / AFP/Getty Images

Dec. 12, 2011

In this image released by NBC, host Brian Williams, left, interviews Chelsea Clinton, daughter of former president Bill Clinton, on "Rock Center with Brian Williams.”

Peter Kramer / AP

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