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Strategy Revealed in Lewinsky Affair Handling
Documents show how President Clinton and aides shaped a response after the Lewinsky scandal broke on January 21. Early tactics aimed to protect Lewinsky, avoid a rigid denial, and later pivot to a denial backed by a secret public opinion poll. The plan evolved as advisers like Dick Morris warned against a Nixonian rigid stance, while meetings with Blumenthal and Podesta shifted messaging and strategy.
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Linda Tripp
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Hillary Rodham Clinton
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John Podesta
Sylvia Matthews
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