Bill Would Polish US Image for Hill

Bill Clinton plans to serve as a sort of diplomat-in-chief should his wife take up residence in the West Wing, he tells the Guardian in London, where he's on a fundraising jog and book-promotion tour. Hillary envisions a mission for him to "restore America's standing" after years of a unilateral position that has "enraged the world," said Clinton.

The former prez uses the Guardian interview to cool speculation about his potential role in a second Clinton White House, as well as to often his wife's reputation as hyper-ambitious. He says she actively ruled out politics at an early age, telling him, "I don't know if people would ever want to vote for me. I'm just too outspoken." (More Bill Clinton stories.)