"I did not have sexual relations with that woman" (or, more simply, "I did not have sex with that woman") is a political catch phrase that has become symbolic of Bill Clinton and the Monica Lewinsky scandal.
Clinton uttered the quote during a January 26, 1998, White House press conference when allegations were running high regarding an alleged sexual relationship between himself and Monica Lewinsky, a White House intern. At the conclusion of the ...
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"I did not have sexual relations with that woman" (or, more simply, "I did not have sex with that woman") is a political catch phrase that has become symbolic of Bill Clinton and the Monica Lewinsky scandal.
Clinton uttered the quote during a January 26, 1998, White House press conference when allegations were running high regarding an alleged sexual relationship between himself and Monica Lewinsky, a White House intern. At the conclusion of the press conference, Clinton said:
The nature of the statement was called into question within hours when a skeptical reporter noted to White House press secretary Mike McCurry that the term "sexual relations" can be defined as meaning coitus, and asked whether the President and Lewinsky had been engaging in other forms of sex. McCurry replied, "I think every American that heard him knows exactly what he meant with the question. He didn't leave any ambiguity in it whatsoever." The controversy deepened when Clinton was revealed, in fact, to have...
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