Chelsea Clinton spoke at the UMKC in February 2014.
That speech and appearance were part of the opening of the Starr Women's Hall of Fame.
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41 Action News obtained e-mails and records surrounding that event first reported by the Washington Post.
One e-mail chain shows event organizers originally wanted Hillary Clinton to give that speech.
But when UMKC's Amy Loughman was told in an e-mail from the former secretary of state's agent to use $275,000 as a guideline, Loughman in an e-mail to UMKC's Curtis Crespino wrote "yikes".
Clinton's Democratic rival in the presidential race, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, has criticized Clinton for taking $675,000 in speaking fees from New York investment bank Goldman Sachs after she left the secretary of state's office.
CNN hosted a town hall forum in New Hampshire Wednesday in advance of that state's primary Tuesday.
Host Anderson Cooper and Clinton had an exchange about the Goldman Sachs money at that forum.Clinton:
Clinton: "Look I made speeches to a lot of groups. I told them what I thought, I answered questions."
Cooper: "But did you have to be paid $675,000?"
Clinton: "Well I don't know, that's what they offered. Every secretary of state that I know of has done that."
Cooper: "When they're out of office, usually they're not running for office."
Clinton: "Well I didn't know."
Cooper: "You didn't know you were going to run for president?"
Clinton: "I didn't."
Records show Chelsea Clinton charged $65,000 for her appearance which was privately funded by 25 local civic organizations.
While that $65,000 was far less money than what her mother's fee would've been, it was far more money than other celebrities considered for the same speech.
Feminist Gloria Steinem's potential fee was $30,000.
Political analyst Cokie Roberts potential fee was $40,000.
Magazine editor Tina Brown and veteran "60 Minutes" journalist Lesley Stahl's potential fees were $50.000 each.
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Andy Alcock can be reached at anderson.alcock@kshb.com.
