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Hillary and Bill Clinton stand together on the Pennsylvania primary election night on April 26. | AP Photo Hillary Clinton hints at job for Bill in White House

When it comes to what Bill Clinton's job would be in the White House, Hillary Clinton offered a hint on Monday — and it doesn't involve picking out the curtains.

During a discussion in Kentucky about manufacturing and jobs, the Democratic front-runner talked up the need for a manufacturing renaissance and suggested that her husband would be a big asset in that department.

"I’ve told my husband he’s got to come out of retirement and be in charge of this, because you know, he’s got more ideas a minute than anybody I know," Clinton said, as people smiled and laughed. "Gotta put people back to work and make it happen. So we’re going to give it all we’ve got, absolute full-in 100 percent effort, because I worry we won’t recognize our country if we don’t do this.”

Speaking before a crowd at an Ashland, Kentucky, restaurant that included members of several unions, Clinton implored Republican governors and legislatures to cease their anti-unionization efforts. A man addressed the region's coal dependence in the eastern half of the state, remarking that railroads could largely abandon Appalachia. "They need more places to work. They need business," the man said.

Another man voiced concern that despite the region's economic and geographic advantages, it lacked a partnership in government. Clinton pointed to her husband's New Market Tax Credit program, implemented in 2000, as one possible example.

"I know how disappointed people are in government and politics," Clinton said. "I know, people think, OK you come and you talk to us, you ask for our votes, and what do you do? You never produce. So I’m going to tell you what I’m going to do so you can hold me accountable."

Clinton continued, telling those present that "it's not rhetoric way up here and then nothing happens" that will bring about a positive difference, adding that it is necessary for partnerships and good ideas to be shared, and suggesting that her husband could play a helpful role.

Clinton has faced increased scrutiny and backlash from coal-producing areas of the country after boasting at a March town hall, "We're going to put a lot of coal companies and coal miners out of business." Though she followed up by saying that the United States should "make it clear that we don't want to forget those people," the remark created consternation in the coal community. On Sunday, Bill Clinton confronted protesters in West Virginia unhappy with his wife's comments.