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 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.
I try to make very careful decisions about what I choose to do, and it's - I know that unfortunately one of the misperceptions about me, I think, is that I'm sort of a moth to the limelight.
Well, for me, really, I think it was I wanted to try and clear up some of the misperceptions that were out there and fill in some of the historical gaps.
I did though at least expect him to correct the false statements he made when he was trying to protect the Presidency. Instead, he talked about it as though I had laid it all out there for the taking. I was the buffet and he just couldn't resist the dessert.
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.
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.
you can always say you were coming to see Betty or bringing me papers.
I better not put one foot wrong, because the independent counsel is sitting there watching and he's already told me that this deal is gone if I don't cooperate with the House managers?
I did not provide him with a copy. No ... I believe I showed him a copy, ... I think he may have said, 'I don't need to see it.'
When we turn on CNN and see her picture, it's really hard to believe she's at the center of all this because ... that's just Monica.
Why can't I just scrape that crap off and put it in a plastic bag?
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.
It was really more the president choosing the hallway, I think, and it was -- there weren't any windows there, ... I think a lot of times we ended up just sort of standing there (in the hallway) and talking there because he could close the door to the bathroom and lean up against the bathroom.