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On Hillary's big night, many newspapers focused on Bill

PHILADELPHIA — Hillary Clinton became the first female nominee of a major political party on Tuesday night, but many newspapers featured photographs of her husband on Wednesday.

The Clintons share a moment during her primary night event at the Duggal Greenhouse in Brooklyn on June 7, 2016. (Photo: Timothy A. Clary, AFP/Getty Images)

PHILADELPHIA — Hillary Clinton became the first female nominee of a major political party on Tuesday night, but many newspapers featured photographs of her husband on Wednesday.

The former secretary of State secured enough delegates during the roll call of the states to formally become the Democratic nominee for president, and later in the night she appeared in a video live from New York.

But it was her husband — former president Bill Clinton — who appeared on many newspaper covers the following morning, after speaking on her behalf Tuesday night.

Fusion reporter Kelsey McKinney was among those pointing out the focus on Bill Clinton:

USA TODAY looked through the Newseum’s archive of front pages and found more examples of the former president taking Clinton’s moment. Below are a few:

The Bakersfield Californian covered almost its entire front page with Bill Clinton.

The Vindicator focused on the “boost from Bill” related to his speech.

It is worth noting, that the former president did not take all the front pages. There were still many papers that put the Democratic nominee or her supporters on the front.

The Dallas Morning News and The Wall Street Journal had a big picture of Clinton’s live broadcast.

The New York Times featured Clinton’s supporters.

Here's how USA TODAY played it:

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