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- 42nd President of the United States
- Married Hiliary Rodham in 1975
- Represented the Democratic Party

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- Plantiff who requests a filing of a civil suit involving a sexual harassment claims against Clinton

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- Investigates Clinton’s financial problems in Office, but expands to the contents of his alleged affair with Monica Lewinsky

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- Served as a White House Intern to Clinton
- Had an affair with Clinton between the time of 1995 through 1997

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Historical Background: The Beginnings of Clinton’s Presidency and Scandals

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Historical Background: The Beginnings of Clinton’s Presidency and Scandals

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The alleged sexual harassment encounter between Paula Jones and Clinton took place in Arkansas, shortly before he won the 1992 election. Jones made the decision to file a claim against Clinton, which was awaiting settlement. Clinton was also rumored to be apart of an alleged affair with a White House intern on his staff.

Political Impact: This event is significant as despite the fact that Clinton was involved with 2 sexually motivated encounters, he was still re-elected into office for a second term.

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January 17th, 1998: New Released about Clinton/Lewinsky Affair is Devoured by Media & Clinton Denies

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January 17th, 1998: New Released about Clinton/Lewinsky Affair is Devoured by Media & Clinton Denies

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An infamous new sources is tipped off about the Clinton's affair. Their affair was known to be active throughout a span of 2 years, all while Monica was employed as an intern in the office of President Bill Clinton’s Chief of Staff Leon Panetta.

On the same day of the tip off, Clinton denies his affair in a deposition during the Jones suit.

Social Impact: The news of the Clinton/Lewinsky affair took the media by storm. There was constant news coverage on the matter and was greatly consumed by the American public.

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January 7th 1998: Monica Gives a Personal Statement 

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January 7th 1998: Monica Gives a Personal Statement 

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Jones' lawyers subpoenaed Lewinsky, in hopes of being able argue that Clinton created a hostile environment that caused workplace harassment. Lewinsky accepts and submits an affidavit (a sworn statement documented in writing) that denies any sort of sexual relationship with Clinton

Social Impact: It would later be revealed that Monica Lewinsky lied on behalf of Clinton. Many theorize that she was guaranteed employment at the White House instead of her intern position if she helped corroborate his story. This outlines the toxic power dynamics that exists in the US workforce, even prominent in respectable government jobs and environments like the White House.

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January 12th 1998: Kenneth Starr's Investigation

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January 12th 1998: Kenneth Starr's Investigation

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Starr, who served as an independent council was in charge of investigating past business deals Clinton had made which mysteriously fell through.

Political Impact: In the past, Kenneth Starr was also in charge of investigating the Whitewater scandal which was a significant investment failure involving the Clintons. This goes to show how in the situation of Bill Clinton, after being involved in one scandal he was being heavily watched as a political leader of his country.

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This Day In History: Bill Clinton says "I did not have sexual relations with that woman"

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January 26th 1998: President Clinton Addresses Media (Primary Source)

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January 26th 1998: President Clinton Addresses Media (Primary Source)

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After the release of his alleged affair with Monica Lewinsky, Clinton denies the reports on live television. His address during this event becomes highly notable and quoted.

Political Impact: At minute 1 of the video Clinton says, "I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky". This holds a significant political impact as, Clinton's own words would be used against him in his own impeachment trial as found himself facing the consequences of lying in court when he had to speak on behalf of his alleged affair under oath.

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This Day In History: Bill Clinton says "I did not have sexual relations with that woman"

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February 10th 1998: Lewinsky Comes Forward

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February 10th 1998: Lewinsky Comes Forward

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Kenneth Starr comes into possessions of FBI recordings, documenting Lewinsky’s perspectives on the scandal. With these recordings, Starr is able to expand his investigations to findings leading towards whether or not Clinton had lied under oath during his deposition discussing his alleged affair with Monica Lewinsky. In early February Lewinsky was granted immunity by Starr, and she testified that Clinton and her were indeed romantically involved.

Social Impact: Lewinsky was a key part in helping Starr discover that Clinton lied in court. Although she made a positive impact on reprimanding Clinton for his actions, the US public, as well as many news outlets were quick to attack Monica Lewinsky. Many blamed her for initiating the affair and for an extended period of time was flamed for being the reason why Clinton was impeached.

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September 8th, 1998: Clinton’s Impeachment Inquiry 

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September 8th, 1998: Clinton’s Impeachment Inquiry 

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Shortly after it is revealed that Lewinsky and Clinton were confirmed to be romantically involved, the House of Representatives open an impeachment inquiry (a formal investigation into the possible wrongdoings of federal office) in front of the Judiciary Committee. The investigation results in findings of 2 articles related to perjury. One being obstruction of Justice and one for abuse of office.

Political Impact: This signals to the government that Clinton’s impeachment could be a possibility, and worries the US public as well as those on his staff.

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December 19th, 1998: Clinton’s Impeachment Voting Process

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December 19th, 1998: Clinton’s Impeachment Voting Process

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The House of Representatives votes in favor of perjury and obstruction of Justice, but rejects the claim of abuse of office. Clinton pushes back, and says that he wants to remain in office until his very last day possible to do so.

Political Impact: Clinton’s stubbornness towards leaving office is significant as many people applauded Clinton for how he handled the situation of being busted of a scandal and his impeachment inquiry. According to TIMES, “ A Gallup poll finds record-high approval of how he handles his job as president”.

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Clinton’s Public Image (Primary Source) 

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Clinton’s Public Image (Primary Source) 

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During his campaign for the 1992 Election, President Clinton televised a film entitled “Man from Hope” to share with the American public more about his personal values and his goals he aimed to achieve if elected into office.

Political Impact: Through this film citizens learned that Clinton was seen to be a humble man, despite the public assuming he was born of wealthy and high status. At 5:05 in the video, he discusses how his mother left him to be raised by his grandparents in a rural town, so he grew up knowing a normal life despite Americans’ opinions on his upbringing.

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January - February 1999: Clinton's Trial Verdict

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January - February 1999: Clinton's Trial Verdict

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As the senate began the Impeachment trial in mid January, the Supreme Court’s Chief Justice presided and 100 Senators served as jurors throughout the process of the trial. Although, once the trial nears to an end, Clinton is acquitted of all of his charges.

Social Impact: This event is significant as it shows how the negative effects of Clinton's affair did not actually hurt him as much as it did Monica Lewinsky. Even today, she is still seen as the reason why Clinton was dragged into the impeachment trial. In fact, at the time of his trial, Clinton's approval rating was at a middle ground of 62%. And there is stayed throughout his impeachment trial. This expresses the public's true opinion towards Clinton, his affair, and how he handled the situation of being cornered into confessing about his relations with. Lewinsky.

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Historical Synthesis: President Nixon's Watergate Scandal 

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Historical Synthesis: President Nixon's Watergate Scandal 

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The Watergate scandal during Nixon's presidency was a significant political event that led to questioning whether or not a president should be allowed to claim executive privilege. It consisted of a break in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters, located in the Watergate Complex in D.C. The break in was known to be order by President Nixon at the time, who wanted to gain information on the Democratic Party so he would win his re-election into office. Like Clinton who was charged with obstruction of justice for lying during his testimony about his relationship with Monica Lewinsky, in 1974 Nixon is charged with obstruction of justice for trying to delay the process of the investigation of the Watergate break-in. Both scandals took the US media by storm. Although the news of Watergate did not captivate the media until 2 years after its occurrence, there was an estimated amount of 80% of the US watching the congressional debates that decided the fates of the people involved in Watergate and 30-40 hours throughout the span of a week. In terms of Clinton’s scandal, according to TIME ther was “2,345 minutes of the CBS, NBC and ABC evening newscasts between Jan. 22, 1998, and Feb. 12, 1999…” devoted to airing the scandal on the news.

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Historical Synthesis: Trump Impeachment 

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Historical Synthesis: Trump Impeachment 

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Former President Trump faces a plethora of charges such as a pair of suits regarding defamation, ordered by E. Jean Carroll who claimed that Trump committed a sexual assault against her in the 1990s. Though, Trump denied the her claim, and in turn she added a battery claim as well. A comparison can be drawn between the way Trump and Clinton handled being accused of a sexual harassment/assault. They both chose to deny it, which led to them facing harsher legal consequences.

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February 2018: The Impact of the #MeToo Movement on Clinton Scandal

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February 2018: The Impact of the #MeToo Movement on Clinton Scandal

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The #MeToo movement came to a rise in 2017 after a rise in reports in the US media about sexual harassment and abuse of women in the workplace. Although the prominence of this movement wasn't until some of 20 years after the Clinton scandal was on the front cover of every single news stand, Monica Lewinsky has become very aware of the #MeToo movement after reflecting upon her early years in the White House and her affair with President Clinton.

Social Impact: In an article she did with Vanity Fair, Lewinsky explains that the rise of the #MeToo movement has caused her to rapidly come to to terms with how toxic power dynamics came in to play with her relationship with Clinton on his staff but also romantically.

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January 27th 1998: First Lady Comments on the Scandal

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January 27th 1998: First Lady Comments on the Scandal

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First Lady Hilary Clinton makes an appearance on a very popular news show, the TODAY Show and dismissed all allegations against President Clinton. She believes the allegations against him are a, "vast right-wing conspiracy that has been conspiring against..." Clinton since the moment he made the decision to campaign for office.

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https://guides.loc.gov/federal-impeachment/bill-clinton

https://millercenter.org/the-presidency/impeachment/clinton-impeachment-and-its-fallout

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/21/us/politics/25-years-clinton-lewinsky.html

https://time.com/5120561/bill-clinton-monica-lewinsky-timeline/

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2019/10/03/clintons-impeachment-barely-dented-his-public-support-and-it-turned-off-many-americans/

February 2018: The Impact of the #MeToo Movement on Clinton Scandal

https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/26/politics/monica-lewinsky-me-too/index.html

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Me-Too-movement