Dwire , who had three daughters from a previous marriage , met Kelley when she patronized the beauty salon he owned . They married on 3 January 1969 in Hope , Arkansas ; the ceremony was performed by the Rev. John Miles , and Bill Clinton served as the best man . He also played and sang at the reception . Earlier , in August , Clinton had watched the Chicago Democratic convention on television with Dwire . Family and friends of the bride discouraged the union because Dwire was an ex-convict , having served nine months in prison in 1962 for stock fraud
Chicago Democratic convention
1968 Democratic National Convention
Jeff Dwire