Although Bill Clinton served two full terms as
president of the United
States, he was impeached during the second term.
The primary cause for
the impeachment was the
president’s failure to be truthful and
forthcoming about a sexual dalliance he had had with a White House
intern, Monica Lewinsky.One of the first reporters to question
the president’s behavior while in office was Michael Isikoff, a
reporter for Newsweek magazine. In this book, he provides readers with
a history of his investigation of scandals which arose during the
Clinton administration. As most readers will remember, not only was
Bill Clinton’s personal misconduct scrutinized, financial dealings
related to the Whitewater real estate development project were called
into question, as well as the motivation behind an attempt to
reorganize the White House travel office.Isikoff relates his
experiences about difficulties he encountered in
getting the approval
of editors to publish stories critical of the president. He ran into
problems in getting information from White House staffers, as he
investigated stories. Despite the formidable spin machine at work in
the Clinton White House, Isikoff did succeed in putting together the
pieces of the story which led to the revelation of his inappropriate
with not only Lewinsky but other female staffer he’d met, first as
governor of Arkansas and later as president of the United States.This
reporter’s story by Isikoff shows clearly and comprehensively how he
did succeed in uncovering a U.S. president, Bill Clinton.