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......
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