Apologia Analysis Essay of William J Clinton 's Prayer Breakfast
During his eight years as President of the United States, William J. Clinton had been allegedly involved in several scandals, although none as arguably infamous as the Monica Lewinsky scandal. The scandal concerned the concealed relationship between President Clinton, a married man, and Lewinsky, a twenty-one year old White House intern. Clinton had been publicly accused of having a sexual relationship with Monica Lewinsky, an accusation he adamantly denied. Eventually, after an overwhelming amount of evidence was gathered against him, Clinton admitted to the relationship, but continued to deny that he had lied about it. On September 11th, 1998, Clinton again admitted his wrongdoings and asked for forgiveness. This speech given at a prayer breakfast to a large group of religious clergy is the focus of this paper. The situation faced by Bill Clinton, an analysis of the strategies he used, and an evaluation of its effectiveness shall all be studied.
The Monica Lewinsky scandal was the result of an investigation initiated from a lawsuit filed by Paula Jones. Paula Jones was a former Arkansas state worker who claimed that Clinton had sexually harassed her in a hotel in 1991 (Baker). Jones ' lawyers, seeking to establish a pattern of behavior, questioned several women believed to have had a connection with Clinton. One of the women questioned, Monica Lewinsky, was believed to have had sexual relations with Clinton. When questioned, Lewinsky denied having such a relationship. Clinton also denied having an affair with Lewinsky when questioned. Despite the denials, further investigation commenced.
Clinton 's testimony on the relationship was carefully examined by Kenneth Starr, an independent counselor for the Whitewater case, another investigation on the President. Starr had previously obtained tape recordings of telephone conversations between Linda Tripp and Monica Lewinsky in which Lewinsky described her involvement with the President. Finding a pattern
The Monica Lewinsky scandal was the result of an investigation initiated from a lawsuit filed by Paula Jones. Paula Jones was a former Arkansas state worker who claimed that Clinton had sexually harassed her in a hotel in 1991 (Baker). Jones ' lawyers, seeking to establish a pattern of behavior, questioned several women believed to have had a connection with Clinton. One of the women questioned, Monica Lewinsky, was believed to have had sexual relations with Clinton. When questioned, Lewinsky denied having such a relationship. Clinton also denied having an affair with Lewinsky when questioned. Despite the denials, further investigation commenced.
Clinton 's testimony on the relationship was carefully examined by Kenneth Starr, an independent counselor for the Whitewater case, another investigation on the President. Starr had previously obtained tape recordings of telephone conversations between Linda Tripp and Monica Lewinsky in which Lewinsky described her involvement with the President. Finding a pattern
Cited: "Special Report Clinton Accussed." Washington Post. 1998. 25 October 2006. .