The Hillary Clinton and Robert Gates roundtable, held at The Jack Morton Auditorium Oct. 5 and aired as an hour-long CNN special, was mentioned in Vogue magazine’s recent profile of Clinton. The article, in Vogue’s December 2009 issue, cited the event as an example of how Clinton “plays well with others, especially older Republican men”:

“The evening was a reminder of something about Clinton: She is tough—more hawkish than most liberals; she’s comfortable with war talk in a boys’-club environment. “I think Hillary now prides herself on the fact that she’s part of the gravitas team,” says Chuck Todd, the NBC News chief White House correspondent. “Her, Joe Biden, Bob Gates…the over-60 crowd.” But it was also a reminder of something else: She is a rock star. Students camped out in line for hours to get tickets to the event, which sold out in minutes. When she first appeared onstage the audience leaped to their feet, and the applause was deafening. “They weren’t cheering Bob Gates,” said a fellow in uniform sitting next to me. And despite the gravity of the occasion, a young woman bellowed at the top of her lungs, “I love you, Hilllllary!!!!,” as if she were at a Lady Gaga concert. Seeming to acknowledge her superstar status, Clinton made a crack at the very end of the proceedings, saying that Gates had served most of his 43 years in public service “in secret” (referring to his CIA days). “And I have no secrets.” The crowd roared with laughter.”

Check out the Hatchet article on the event, which includes video.