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Article: White House moves to discredit Willey Clinton advisers release her seemingly friendly letters
- Article from:
- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- March 17, 1998
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The White House, shaken by Kathleen Willey's graphic description
of an alleged sexual advance by President Clinton, began a broad
campaign Monday to discredit her.
In a daylong effort at damage control, the White House issued a
denial and released letters and phone logs designed to undermine
Willey's credibility without appearing to brutalize a woman millions
of Americans watched in fascination the evening before.
In an explosive "60 Minutes" interview Sunday, Willey said the
president hugged, kissed and fondled her when she went to the Oval
Office on Nov. 29, 1993, to ask him for a paid job.
Clinton himself publicly denied Willey's accusation and said he
stood by the version he gave ...