Death of American Virtue - Ken Gormley [488]
A different war was being fought: Marcus, “President Testifies;" Bedard, “In Video Testimony.”
He moved directly: “Clinton: ‘I Never Pressured David Hale to Make a Loan,’” Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, part 1, 10 Sept. 1996, A14 (hereinafter cited as Clinton Trial Testimony).
“Did you ever”: Clinton Trial Testimony, part 2, p. 14.
During his years as governor: Clinton Trial Testimony, part 9, p. 14.
Here, the president pointed: “The Map Room,” Office of Curator, Nov. 1995, Susan McDougal papers.
“We’re both great admirers”: Bedard, “Old Friends.”
“There was no such”: Susan McDougal, interview with author.
“I always had somebody with me”: Bill Clinton, interview by author.
“had hit a home run”: Bedard, “Old Friends.”
“I did not see”: Marcus, “President Testifies.”
‘He’s the world’s only living”: Grove, “Steamed.”
The missing sheaf: The most detailed account of the missing billing records can be found in Final Senate Report/Whitewater, 240–264; 660–668 (minority view).
In prior sworn testimony: Newsweek, 6 May 1996, 6; Susan Schmidt, “First Lady’s Prints on Document, Magazine Says,” Washington Post, 29 Apr. 1996, A14; Jerry Seper, “FBI Finds Hillary’s Fingerprints on Rediscovered S&L Papers,” Washington Times, 29 Apr. 1996, A1.
There was no dispute: Final Senate Report/Whitewater, 258.
Hubbell, when asked: Ibid., 242.
Crisis management expert: Ibid., 666; Jane Sherburne, interview by author.
Nobody on earth: Final Report/Ray, vol. 1, 138–39; “Once Upon a Time in Arkansas: Rose Law Firm Billing Records,” Frontline, PBS, Oct. 1997.
During this period: Final Report/Ray, vol. 3, 141.
The documents revealed: Final Senate Report/Whitewater, 662 (minority view).
Tellingly, the FBI: Ibid., at 262.
“It is what it is”: Harold Ickes, interview by author.
“spice to the gumbo”: John Podesta, interview by author.
The New York Post ran: Terry Lemons and Jane Fullerton, “Closing In on the First Lady,” Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, 7 Jan. 1996, A1.
Yet the First Lady’s fingerprints fueled: Fritz, “Clinton Testifies, Denies;" Schmidt, “First Lady’s Prints.”
Numerous sources: Paul Begala, interview by author; Harold Ickes, interview by author.
“A good crisis manager”: Jane Sherburne, interview by author.
A Washington Post/ABC News poll reported: R. H. Melton, “First Lady Bears the Brunt of Unfavorable Opinion on Whitewater,” Washington Post, 24 Mar. 1996, A16.
“short, flabby guy”: George Collins, interview by author.
he testified that he had gone: David Hale Testimony, Transcript of Proceedings Before the Hon. George Howard, Jr., 1 Apr. 1996, vol: 16, 3083–3118 (hereinafter cited as Hale Testimony); Susan Schmidt, “Hale Describes Arkansas Fraud Scheme,” Washington Post, 2 Apr. 1996, A4; Hugh Aynesworth, “Hale Details Plans Behind Illegal Loans,” Washington Times, 2 Apr. 1996, A1.
Later that night, Hale testified: Jim Guy Tucker, interview by author.
they were going to have to take care of: Hale Testimony, vol. 16, 3095–3106; Schmidt, “Hale Describes Arkansas.”
Hale next testified that: Schmidt, “Hale Describes Arkansas;" Aynesworth, “Hale Details Plans.” See also Hale Testimony, vol. 16, 3083–3123, and vol. 17, 3221–3315. The straw purchaser was Dean Paul.
“if we didn’t pay”: Hale Testimony, vol. 17, 3128–3129.
Jim McDougal told the press: Aynesworth, “Hale Details Plans.”
“I think he’ll be exposed”: Leslie Phillips, “Mystery Man’s Allegations Central to Bank Fraud Case,” USA Today, 2 April 1996, A6.
“Mr. Clinton’s exact ties”: Noel Oman, “Media Turn Out in Full Force for Hale Testimony,” Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, 3 Apr. 1996, A8.
Hale’s testimony was murky: Hale Testimony, vol. 17, 3221–3315; Joe Stumpe and Patricia Manson, “Clinton In on Deal, Hale Testifies,” Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, 3 Apr. 1996, A1. See also Conason and Lyons, The Hunting