President Barack Obama met Wednesday with Hillary Clinton , his former secretary of state and potential Democratic successor , for about an hour in the Oval Office , a White House official said . The event was not on Obama 's schedule , and details on what the two discussed were scant . `` As is well known , President Obama and Secretary Clinton enjoy getting together in person on a regular basis . This afternoon they met privately in the Oval Office for about an hour to catch-up and enjoy an informal discussion on a wide range of issues , '' the White House official said . Nick Merrill , Clinton 's spokesman , told CNN in an email that her camp will `` defer to the White House on any details . '' It 's the first time the two have met in person since August , when they both attended a party at the Martha 's Vinyard home of Vernon Jordan , an aide to former President Bill Clinton . Obama was vacationing there with his family , and Clinton was there for a book signing event . More recently , Clinton has backed Obama 's decision to overhaul immigration rules and forestall deportations for the undocumented parents of U.S. citizens through executive action . Clinton , who lost to Obama during the hard-fought 2008 battle for the Democratic presidential nomination , is expected to make a decision about whether she 'll run again in early 2015 .
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