The Clinton Impeachment | 2. There There

Slow Burn

Slate Podcasts

News, Society & Culture, History, Documentary, Politics

4.6 • 25.1K Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2018

⏱️ 41 minutes

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In 1993, Bill and Hillary Clinton moved into the White House on a swell of optimism. In less than a year, the new administration was mired in a sea of scandals: Travelgate, Filegate, Nannygate, and, most consequentially, Whitewater. What went wrong? Want more Slow Burn? Subscribe to Slate Plus to immediately access all episodes of Slow Burn (and your other favorite Slate podcasts) completely ad-free. Plus, you’ll unlock subscriber-exclusive bonus episodes that bring you behind-the-scenes on the making of the show. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Or, visit slate.com/slowburnplus to get access wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:38.8	exploring a run for president. The group discussed Clinton's potential platform and what his campaign might look like.
0:46.0	Then, Clinton brought up a sensitive subject, his reputation as a serial womanizer.
0:52.0	I know you're all concerned about this, he said.
0:55.8	Clinton had considered running for president once before in the run up to the 1988 race.
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1:04.2	rumored to have been involved with.
1:06.4	It was not a short list.
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