Vogue paid tribute to Elizabeth Edwards, who passed away Tuesday, by enticing readers to look at a profile of the political wife from July 2007, written several months after her cancer had returned. The piece is accompanied by photos by Annie Leibowitz, including a photo of John Edwards holding Elizabeth tightly on an ornate couch. It also gives a glimpse into what Elizabeth was thinking before the National Enquirer rattled her life by exposing John’s extramarital affair. Back then the biggest controversy, besides John’s decision to stay in the race, was $400 haircuts.
“All you can say is that it was a mistake, and if you think a haircut that was too expensive means all the work he’s done on poverty is a sham, then don’t vote for him,” Elizabeth explained at the time.
She also talks glowingly about her husband.
“On the trip to New Hampshire, people kept saying, ‘You’re so strong, you’re so strong.’ But nobody is strong by themselves, and I’ve only been able to face all this stuff because I’ve been able to lean on John,” she said.
