Defending the American Presidency: Clinton and the Lewinsky Scandal

Busby, R.

The Lewinsky scandal provided President Clinton with a stern challenge to his political credibility in 1998-99. Having endured an investigation by an Independent Counsel, the President was impeached and only just retained the presidential office following a trial in the Senate. Robert Busby identifies and analyzes the damage limitation strategies adopted by the Clinton administration to contend with the Lewinsky scandal, and explains how and why Clinton survived the most serious Constitutional crisis since Watergate.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2001-07-11

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780333912508

DOI: 10.1057/9780333992708

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 255