Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky

By shelbicc
  • Birth

    Birth

    -Monica Lewinsky is born, then raised in a well-off family in LA.
    - Attended Lewis and Clark College
  • Summer of 1995- Meeting the President

    Summer of 1995- Meeting the President

    • After graduating college she received an unpaid internship in the White House Chief of Staff Office.
    • Because of pay cuts, she was moved to the west wing to answer phones and run errands.

  • First Encounter

    • That night 22-year-old Monica Lewinsky and 49-year-old president Bill Clinton had their first sexual encounter

  • End of 1995-1996: Moving to Pentagon

    -The pair had 7 more intimate meetings over the course of many months.
    -Catching notice, White House administration moved her to a job at the pentagon
  • 1996: Information About The Affair Is Shared

    1996: Information About The Affair Is Shared

    -Lewinsky confided in a coworker, Linda Tripp, about her affair. -Tripp began to secretly record some over her conversations with Lewinsky. -Linda Tripp shared the information with literary agent Goldberg who was an anti-Clinton conservative.
  • Spring of 1997: The Affair Continues

    Spring of 1997: The Affair Continues

    • Clinton and Lewinsky had 2 more sexual encounters but still remained in contact by phone.
  • 1997 Continued: Paula Jones

    1997 Continued: Paula Jones

    • Through Goldberg, word of the tapes made it to lawyers of Paula Jones. -Jones was a former government employee against the president for sexual misconduct in 1991.
  • Lewinsky Denies Allegations

    Lewinsky Denies Allegations

    • Lewinsky was subpoenaed by Jones’ attorneys
    -The former intern denied in a sworn affidavit that she had a sexual encounter with Clinton.
  • End of 1997-1998: Kenneth Starr

    End of 1997-1998: Kenneth Starr

    -Kenneth Starr who was an independent council found out about the tapes. -He fitted Tripp with a secret microphone to tape all conversations with Lewinsky. -Later, federal officials if she didn’t cooperate, she would be charged with perjury.

  • National Scandal

    • A conservative online news website published claims accusing Clinton of the affair.
    • National scandal erupted.
  • The Blue Dress

    The Blue Dress

    • Lewinsky’s lawyers announced she’d be granted immunity in exchange for her testimony.
    • She gave Starr’s team physical evidence: A blue dress with an incriminating stain that matched Clinton’s DNA
  • Clinton In Court

    Clinton In Court

    • Clinton testified before the Grand Jury and confessed.

  • Reports Exposed

    -Starr gave congress a report describing encounters -Put forth 11 possible grounds for impeachment -Published and became a bestseller.

  • Impeachment

    -Clinton became the second president to be impeached

  • Clinton Is Acquitted

    • After the 5 week trial, Bill Clinton was acquitted
  • Monica Goes On Air

    Monica Goes On Air