Monica Lewinsky
Monica Lewinsky
Monica Samille Lewinskyis an American activist, television personality, fashion designer, and former White House intern with whom President Bill Clinton admitted to having had what he called an "inappropriate relationship" while she worked at the White House in 1995 and 1996. The affair and its repercussions, which included Clinton's impeachment, became known as the Lewinsky scandal...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActivist
Date of Birth23 July 1973
CitySan Francisco, CA
CountryUnited States of America
I certainly know that this relationship could not have continued the way it did, when I was at the Pentagon and the president was obviously at the White House, without Betty.
I was enamored with him. And I was excited. And I was enjoying it.
This was a mutual relationship, mutual on all levels, right from the way it started and all the way through. I don't accept that he had to completely desecrate my character.
I think probably the qualities that I look for in a man are somewhat different than they were before I became a public person, but not that much different. I think that, sort of, the element of trust is certainly much bigger for me, but the other things that - the other qualities, intelligence and kindness and sense of humor, those things.
I don't have the feelings of self-worth that a woman should have... and that's been the center of a lot of my mistakes and a lot of my pain.
I've always really been a romantic at heart, and I have always wanted kids, and I think the idea of sharing your life with the right person is amazing, actually.
pleased that she does not have to go through the painful and humiliating ordeal of having to testify on the floor of the Senate.
I think I brought it up. The president wouldn't have brought up Betty's name, because he didn't -- he really didn't discuss it.
I think anybody who really knows me knows I'm not a media hound and knows that I'm really sort of trying to do the best I can with the situation that I found myself in.
you can always say you were coming to see Betty or bringing me papers.
took to the Senate floor to denounce the president's conduct as immoral and harmful because 'it sends a message of what is acceptable behavior to the larger American family.'
constantly to walk us through all of this, to sort out the facts from the theater.
a complete and impartial review of the evidence reveals that the president did in fact commit perjury before the grand jury.
It was that chemistry. And was the fact that he was president part of that chemistry? I don't know. Maybe. Probably. But it was - I was there because there was chemistry. I wasn't there because, oh, this is the president.