When Hillary Clinton After moving into the White House in 1993 as First Lady, she began to notice that some of her favorite wardrobe items were nowhere to be found.

“Until I left the White House, I didn’t know that my staff had hidden some clothes that I had brought with me,” the former Democratic presidential candidate recalled while discussing her latest book, Something Lost, Something Gained: Reflections on Life, Love, and Freedom during a book tour stop in New York.

“I didn’t know what happened to them,” she said as the Carnegie Hall audience burst into laughter. “Where is this Christmas sweater?” I know I had it somewhere!

During her speech, Clinton spoke about the enduring friendships she has maintained over the years, the focus of one of the chapters in her latest book. New York Times successful memoir.

“My very good friend Anna Wintour is here,” she added, joking that the iconic Vogue The editor “has been very tolerant of me and my status as, I’ll say, less than fashion icon.”

Moderator Mika Brzezinskiwho co-hosts MSNBC’s Morning Joe with her husband Joe Scarborough, interviewed Clinton about the book, which covers everything from her 50 years of marriage to her membership in the “exclusive club of former first ladies.”

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Brzezinski focused most of his questions on what’s happening in the news, particularly the election.

“I think the voters, as well as Vice President Harris and his campaign, are very, very well prepared for these last six days because what they know is that the polls are not reliable,” said Clinton, who noted that she had traveled all over the world. country speaking to the public over the past month.

“We also know that the Trump campaign and its allies know how to flood the area with numerous polls that are very favorable to it. So the most important thing to remember,” she added, “is that only who shows up and votes counts.”

During a conversation about reproductive rights, Brzezinski asked Clinton, “Am I wrong to fear the future?”

“We should fear the future,” Clinton responded. “If Trump were to be re-elected, there would be a national ban on abortion,” she continued. “Make no mistake, the agenda of Trump and his allies who wrote Project 2025 and all those working to get him re-elected have a deeply sexist and anti-women agenda.”

Project 2025, she added, “is a road map to eliminate democracy. And by suppressing democracy, it undermines not only our constitution, our institutions, the rule of law, but also our fundamental rights and freedoms. I think there might be higher stakes than what we’re seeing in this election. »

Citing a recent speech by Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan, Clinton said: “This Supreme Court, which never fails to side with Trump, may be returning some other very important rights to the states: gay marriage, contraception, and even certain rights. I speculated about interracial marriage.

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harrison the other hand, supports women’s reproductive and other freedoms — and will make a great president, she said.

As for whether a woman can lead the world’s largest economy and serve as commander in chief of the U.S. military, Clinton said, “The answer is obviously yes.”

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Something Lost, Something Gained: Thoughts on Life, Love, and Freedomis available now wherever books are sold.