[indistinct chatter, clamoring]
-Just give us another five minutes. -All right, come on, guys...
HENDRICKS: I would like to introduce my client to you, Gennifer Flowers.
Yes, I was Bill Clinton's lover for 12 years.
I would have liked to think that after a 12-year relationship...
...he would have had the guts to say...
"Yes.
"I had an affair with this woman,
but it's over."
And that's the truth.
♪
Good to see you again, Mrs. Clinton.
They're waiting for you in the meeting room.
-How was your flight? -Fine, thanks.
Hey.
BEGALA: Maybe-maybe Carville can do it?
If we do that, they'll question him.
-[clears her throat] -Um, Hillary, um... sorry
to make you fly up on such short notice.
No, I-I never mind being here, George.
Hey, did you, uh...?
We need to respond to the Gennifer Flowers story.
What? It was cash for trash.
-It's a major problem. -No, it isn't.
Gennifer has been in our lives for quite a while.
Why are we worried about this?
[exhales]
The mainstream press is running with it.
-The Post, The Times... -HILLARY: Then call
Betsey Wright in Arkansas.
She's got a P.I. on the ground in Little Rock
who can leak what he has on Gennifer.
We need to destroy her credibility.
It's too late for that.
We have to address it head-on.
-So... what, so Bill makes a statement? -STEPHANOPOLOUS: No.
Hillary, um...
What?
We, uh...
we need you.
-No. No, that... -We need you and Bill
to go on 60 Minutestogether.
No, I do not think that's a good idea.
BEGALA: They've offered to do a special taping.
It'll air right after the Super Bowl-- that way every person
in the country will be able to see it with their own eyes.
See what, exactly?
Uh, uh... you know.
That, uh...
uh, that his wife is okay.
[stammers] That she's come to terms with...
the whole situation and if she's
comes to terms with it, they can, too.
No, I'm-I'm not doing that.
STEPHANOPOLOUS: You're the only person who can
put their minds at ease.
We were open with you before we even started this campaign.
It was not easy,
but we told you about Bill's past.
We said that if something like this comes up,
we weren't even gonna dignify it with a response.
We all agreed.
He dropped four points overnight.
And tomorrow it could be double that.
If he doesn't do better than third in New Hampshire,
he's done, he's out, but you...
you can save him, Hillary.
Well, clearly, you all talked this through before I arrived.
You really think this is a good idea?
We are not using the word "affair."
No, he-he'll say "problems in your marriage."
Uh...
All right, are we gonna prepare
for this thing or what?
STEPHANOPOLOUS: Uh, have a couple talking points for you.
Uh, feel free to revise them any way you want.
STEVE KROFT: Who is Gennifer Flowers?
Do you know her?
How would you describe your relationship?
BILL: Very limited.
I had met her in the late '70s
when I was attorney general.
She was, uh, one of a number of young people that were
working at the television stations around Little Rock.
Was she a friend?
An acquaintance? Does your wife know her?
-Yeah, sure-sure I do. -She was an acquaintance.
I-I would say a friendly acquaintance.
She's alleging that she had
a 12-year affair with you.
BILL: It... That allegation
is false.
You know, it-it was only when money came out,
when the tabloid went down there offering people money
to say that they've been involved with me,
that she changed her story.
But in the past, you've said
that your marriage has had problems.
-Does that mean you were separated? -No.
Does it mean you contemplated divorce?
Does it mean adultery?
With all due respect,
I don't think there's a-a-a single person
in this country who'd feel comfortable detailing
every single thing that's ever gone on in their marriage.
This is personal to us.
[stammers] It has nothing to do with our country.
Listen, I don't like these questions
any better than you do, Mrs. Clinton.
I would agree that most Americans
would find it very admirable that you've stayed together.
That you seem to have reached some sort
of understanding and an arrangement.
Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute.
You're looking at two people who love each other.
This is not an arrangement.
Or an understanding.
This is a marriage.
You know, I'm not sitting here
as some little woman standing by my man,
like Tammy Wynette.
I'm here because I-I love him.
I respect him.
I honor what he's been through,
what we've been through together and...
you know, if that's not enough for people,
then, heck, don't vote for him.
It's a meet and greet, 20 minutes,
-then we head to the rally. -Okay.
Are the numbers in yet?
Bill stabilized overnight.
The Washington Postis running an op-ed in support of him.
The interview was a huge success.
Is that it?
-I don't know how to... -Just say it.
Viewers loved Bill, but the response
to you was less... favorable.
Don't sugarcoat it.
You're being called "calculating."
"Unfeeling, abrasive."
And the "stand by your man" comment
didn't play well in the heartland.
Tammy Wynette wants a personal apology.
Is there anything else?
Gennifer Flowers just released a recording
of a phone call she had with Bill.
I'm so sorry.
Are you okay?
You know what the problem is with most politicians today?
No pain threshold.
[applause, cheering]
♪
[phone ringing]
[sighs]
Hi. I'll be right down.
WOMAN: Monica, you don't know who I a.
-Wrong number. -No, wait!
I work in the White House.
-Who is this? -You have to watch yourself.
It's not just him-- it's her, too.
They're coming for you.
They're trying to destroy you.
[line clicks, dial tone drones]
Do you have your driver's license?
-Are you okay? -I'm fine.
I just really don't want to leave you
now that you have to go to the courthouse and testify.
Mr. Martin has been preparing me for the grand jury.
I can handle myself, I can.
Monica, it'll do you good to go to California.
I just keep thinking about you sitting up there all alone.
Honey.
Don't you worry about me.
[knocking]
-I love you. -I love you, too.
Mm.
I love you, Grandma.
I'll miss you.
[exhales]
-Hey, Bill. -Hi, sweetheart.
I'll be fine.
LAUER: Mrs. Clinton, good morning.
Good morning, Matt.
A lot of people in this country are talking about
the nature of the relationship between your husband
and Monica Lewinsky, so...
tell me, has your husband ever described
-that relationship to you? -Oh, of course he has.
We-we've talked about it at great length.
And I know the press is saying all kinds of things.
It's become a feeding frenzy.
But I think it's important to remember that the president
has denied these allegations unequivocally.
The president and Monica did seem to have
-a very close relationship. -Matt, uh... I have known
my husband for 25 years.
He is kind.
He makes sure no one feels like a stranger.
So I think everyone ought
to stop speculating and just trust him.
-You believe that he's told you the whole story? -I know he has.
I really have to say, there is a-a larger problem here
that no one is discussing.
And it concerns me.
Ken Starr's investigation
started out as an inquiry
into a failed land deal.
And now... what is it about?
He has spent four years
and $30 million doing everything possible
to accuse my husband of a crime.
And it isn't just Ken Starr, it's a whole operation.
Look at the very people involved in this.
They have popped up in other things.
This is the great story here for anyone willing to write it.
This vast right-wing conspiracy
that has been assaulting my husband
since the day he announced he was running for president.
Did you watch?
Of course I watched.
I think Starr thought he was just messing with me on this.
Now he knows better.
I don't know how you do it.
You were incredible.
Well, that'll teach him to fuck with us.
MONICA: What's going on with my immunity?
Well, Starr's being a stubborn cocksucker.
So they're gonna arrest me?
No, no, no, you're fine.
Now, listen, when you get out of the car,
make sure you give your father a nice hug.
You know, for the camera.
[reporters shouting, clamoring]
REPORTER: Today, Monica Lewinsky's mother Marcia Lewis
faced the grand jury for a day of testimony.
REPORTER 2: Marcia, what did they ask you in there?
REPORTER 3: Marcia, is your daughter going to jail?
REPORTER: Starr is trying to build a case
against Lewinsky by figuring out what,
if anything, her mother knows
about the alleged affair.
-REPORTER 2: Marcia! Marcia! -REPORTER 3: Marcia!
REPORTER 4: Marcia, what's gonna happen to Monica?
I can't watch this, I can't.
It'll be all right, it's okay.
People will not stop saying that to me.
How could you let this happen?
GINSBURG: Do you want me to use mind control?
I-I can't force them to deal!
BERNIE: Yes, you can-- it's your job.
GINSBURG: You don't know what the hell you're talking about.
BERNIE: Monica needs protection.
She needs immunity now.
GINSBURG: They came to terms!
I made them come to terms, okay?
-They bitched out! -This has to end.
-It will. -When?!
How the hell should I know?! Ask Starr!
[birds chirping]
MICHAEL ZELDIN: Monica Lewinsky is the only person who has
direct evidence of the alleged encounter with the president.
She is the linchpin of Mr. Starr's prosecution.
Without her, he has nothing.
Shut the fuck up.
The president lied to the American people
and I'm the villain.
His poll numbers are up.
Where are we at getting him to testify?
Well, we've drafted a subpoena,
but it's useless unless we have a deal with Monica.
I mean, she's denied it and he can, too.
We need to get her side of the story.
It's that malpractice lawyer-- he's getting in our way.
We should just do a deal.
No, I can't, not with that lunatic Ginsburg.
The man is outside the universe of discourse.
We've got to keep putting pressure on Monica.
We've already tried intimidation.
We-we've subpoenaed her mother, for Christ's sakes.
Betty Currie, every single one of her friends.
I mean, what more can we do?
We can turn up the heat.
NARRATOR [on TV]: So I've always been fascinated with big cats.
The best thing about working with a big cat
is the ability just to go inside with him.
And have a relationship...
BARBARA: Look at you.
-You're getting so good. -Thanks.
It's not what I thought I'd be doing day and night at 24.
I have to remind myself that it's not permanent,
and in ten years, I'll be in a whole new life,
dealing with my kids and my husband and my job
and... I just have to hold onto that.
Nothing's forever.
[phone ringing]
Ginsburg.
I'll get your dad.
[sighs]
Did you hear something? Is it good news?
No, it's not.
-[reporters clamoring] -All right.
Back up, back up, please.
-Back up. -Mr. Lewinsky!
Will you visit your daughter in jail?
[sighs] Can they really arrest me?
Not today.
They're just trying to scare you, that's all.
Monica, we need a handwriting sample first.
If you could, please, print your name here
three times, then write the numbers one through ten.
Okay, and now we fingerprint.
[reporters clamoring]
REPORTER: Monica, how'd it go in there?
REPORTER 2: Monica, what's next for you?
Where are you headed next?
REPORTER 3: Did they fingerprint you in there?
REPORTER 4: How did it go in there?
You guys go on ahead, I'll take care of them.
REPORTER 5: How are you feeling right now?
GINSBURG: Excuse me!
Today, ladies and gentlemen,
my client was subject to an act
of abject intimidation by Ken Starr
and the Office of Independent Counsel.
Now, believe me, I understand that many of you have questions.
I'm going to be indicted, aren't I, Dad?
I'm going to prison.
I don't know.
But I do know we need to make a change.
GINSBURG: I realized, when my strategy
hit a wall, that I should step aside.
I insisted that Monica find new counsel.
Now, of course, I am going to miss the fight, but
I assure you I intend to fight on
against the many injustices
of the Office of the Independent Counsel.
[TV shuts off]
Ginsburg is out.
Monica fired him, hired new lawyers this morning.
You know Cacheris, represented Fawn Hall during Iran-Contra.
Let's make a deal.
Thank you.
Monica, good to see you.
-Good to see you, too. -Any trouble getting here?
Uh, no, no.
No paparazzi-- the disguise worked.
Okay, this will be quick and painless.
That's not really how these people operate.
-Morning. -Plato.
Ken Starr's mother-in-law lives here.
It's Grandma's house, if you will.
Is Ken Starr coming?
No, but he was here earlier.
I'm Sol Wisenberg, we met at the off...
I remember you.
PLATO: Our client will agree to the terms of your deal.
She's gonna cooperate fully.
And will testify truthfully
about every aspect of her relationship with Bill Clinton.
In return,
we want immunity from prosecution for everyone
with the last name Lewinsky.
And this time, we want it signed.
Is your client in possession of a navy blue dress?
We're not talking about a dress today.
If a dress exists, it will be delivered to you
after the agreement is delivered to Monica.
Okay, Monica...
please take us through everything from the beginning.
In 1995, I started my internship at the White House.
Um, during the fall of that year,
uh... during the government shutdown,
the president and I began a relationship.
[indistinct shouting, clamorin]
REPORTER: Two massive bombs exploded this morning outside
the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania
in what U.S. officials are calling
a coordinated terrorist attack.
Hundreds have been killed
and thousands more injured.
Rescue crews continue to search the buildings
for survivors.
It was Usama bin Laden and his al-Qaeda network.
You might recall our briefing last year.
Yeah.
He was supposed to be just some rich kid
talking tough in a cave.
Well, now he's crossed the Rubicon.
He's killed American citizens.
Well, we have to hit back.
Uh, we're drawing up a list of targets.
He owns a factory in Sudan
that he may use to make chemical weapons.
I want to get rid of this guy.
Yes, sir.
KENDALL: Do you have a moment to speak, Mr. President?
Sure.
What is it?
Starr's team signed an immunity deal
with Monica Lewinsky.
She's cooperating.
I don't see how we can keep you from testifying
before the grand jury.
What if I refuse?
Starr's drawing up a subpoena right now.
Fuck.
KENDALL: You could plead the Fifth, lay it at my feet.
You can say that on the advice of your attorney,
you have reluctantly decided
to invoke your Fifth Amendment right.
Yeah, what is that gonna look like?
The president of the United States
sounding like a Mafia toady.
Fuck Starr!
So what would you like us to do?
I don't want to be subpoenaed.
You know... just tell 'em...
I'll go in voluntarily.
All right.
Look, one more thing, sir.
They're requesting a blood sample from you.
Do you have any idea why they'd want to run a DNA test?
MONICA: Leaves of Grass.
The president gave that to me as a gift.
That was also a gift.
Uh, Gap dress, size 12.
Dark blue.
BILL: Where the fuck are they?
Is this some sort of power play?
Well, Starr assured me they'd be here soon.
Yeah, I-I got a hundred people and the attorney general
waiting for me in the Blue Room.
This is a waste of my time.
[door opens]
Mr. President, sorry we're late.
[sighs]
Thank you for agreeing to take this DNA test.
I didn't agree. You insisted.
Can we get on with this?
Mr. President, why did you say you were "never alone"
with Monica Lewinsky when there's evidence
you were alone with her on numerous occasions?
I don't believe I did say that.
Well, you said you never went with her to your private study.
Did I? Maybe.
I don't recall.
Did you or did you not participate
in certain intimacies...?
What is with this softball bullshit, "certain intimacies"?
We got to ask Clinton the tough questions.
What do you suggest, Kavanaugh?
If Monica Lewinsky says you ejaculated
into her mouth on two separate occasions,
would she be lying?
If Monica Lewinsky says that you masturbated
into a trash can in your secretary's office,
would she be lying?
-We need to be respectful. -Fuck respectful.
Hit him between the eyes.
Brett, we don't even know if the DNA is a match.
It's a match.
-Oh! -Yeah!
-Ha!
Hot damn.
Here's what we expect from them.
Starr's team only has four hours to question you.
We should use long responses to run out the clock.
Sir...
we need to know as much as we can
to help prepare you for this.
What was the extent of your relationship with Ms. Lewinsky?
Look.
Monica and I spent some time together.
And on a handful of occasions there was some intimate contact.
But we did not have sexual relations.
What does that mean, sir?
By some definitions,
the contact between me and Monica could be classed
as "sexual relations."
But at the Paula Jones deposition,
her lawyers...
gave me a detailed description of what they considered
to be sexual relations.
I read it, I thought about it,
and I decided that what happened between me and Monica
didn't count.
Under their definition...
I told the truth.
[both chuckle]
Under their definition.
It's clever.
Clearly I've got my work cut out for me.
Gentlemen. David, I'll see you. Sir?
Thanks, Bob.
Mr. President...
...if that is what you are gonna say to the jury,
have you prepared the first lady?
Because as soon as you testify, the whole world will find out.
I just can't bring myself to tell her.
It's gonna be horrible.
It's better that she hear it now.
David...
you've known her a long time.
You think you could...
soften her up on the idea for me?
-You want me...? -Please.
I'd appreciate it.
ASSISTANT: Mr. Kendall is here.
HILLARY: David, how's the prep going?
Oh... good.
Starr's team doesn't know what they're in for.
Bill is one of this country's great legal minds.
And completely self-taught.
He spent more time proposing to me than studying.
[laughs] Yes.
[chuckles]
I just wanted to see how you were
-feeling about tomorrow. -Fine.
I just wish he didn't have to go through it.
So you're not worried at all?
Oh, should I be?
What if there's more to this thing than you know?
Between Bill and this woman.
Well, it took them seven months
to reach a deal with her.
I'm sure they got her to flip the same way
they did every other witness.
You dangle a prison sentence in front of a 24-year-old,
she'll tell you any story you want.
Now, I don't blame her, but I would not believe
-a word she said. -And...
you're sure nothing's happened?
I appreciate you, David.
And I am aware of my husband's reputation.
Bill has never lied to me
about the things he's done.
He tells me everything.
That's how we survive.
♪
[inhales deeply]
[exhales]
Have you been up all night?
Hillary, I need to tell you something.
This thing with Monica Lewinsky?
It's more serious than I made it out to be.
I slipped up.
She came onto me.
I let it happen a couple of times.
What are you, what are you saying?
-You... -[Bill stammers]
I messed up. I-I should've told you...
We never had sex.
You said nothing happened. You said she stalked you.
I'm so sorry.
So where-where did you even have...?
In the office.
No-no one saw. Look, it was...
it was meaningless... it was...
You lied to me!
I wa-- I was trying to protect you.
-I wa-- I was trying to... -You liar!
-How could you?! -I'm sorry.
I went out there and I, I defended you
in front of everybody the whole time!
You-you knew that so...
Don't you dare touch me!
How could you do this to me?
How could you?
-I didn't want to hurt Chelsea. -So everyone else--
Ken Starr, they-they're all right,
and I'm the fucking fool?!
No, that's not true.
You looked me in the eyes.
You told me nothing happened.
You said it was all made up.
-You... you fucking promised me! -I'm sorr...
I can't listen to you.
You have to go. Just get out.
Get out!
And you better tell Chelsea before she finds out on CNN.
[exhales]
Good morning.
TENET: Sir, an asset in Afghanistan
says senior members of al-Qaeda plan to meet in three days
at a camp called Zawhar Kili.
And Usama bin Laden is likely to be there.
Definite "likely."
SHELTON: If I may, my top general in Afghanistan
has seen this intel, he says it's iffy.
It's a long shot.
TENET: CIA CTC disagrees.
There will be a meeting, bin Laden will attend.
This is our chance, Mr. President.
BERGER: Sir, we know this is a complex time
to call in a strike.
Uh, people might accuse you of attempting to distract...
Sandy, don't give me political advice.
You all recommend I strike,
I strike.
BERGER: I say we put Zawhar Kili on the list
and let American missiles do the work.
Unless you want to hold off, Mr. President.
[muffled]: Mr. President?
Let's get him.
Mr. President, Starr and his team are here.
[indistinct chatter]
[door closes]
COURT REPORTER: Judge Starr, this grand jury is in session.
Thank you. Can we please proceed with the oath?
President Clinton, can you please raise your right hand?
Mr. President, do you swear to tell the truth,
the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you God?
I do.
BENNETT: Good afternoon, Mr. President.
Good afternoon.
Today your testimony is being piped through
to a courtroom where the ladies and gentlemen
of the grand jury are listening.
Do you understand that, sir?
BILL: Yes, I do.
BENNETT: On January 17th, during your deposition
for the Paula Jones case, you took an oath.
Is that correct?
BILL: I did, yes.
BENNETT: Could you please tell the grand jury
what taking that oath meant to you?
It meant I had to answer
-the questions truthfully. -I see.
And do you believe you answered them truthfully
-during your deposition? -Yes, sir, I do.
Mr. President...
were you ever physically intimate with Monica Lewinsky?
I think I can, uh, save you and the grand jury
a lot of time
if-if I can read a statement
that will make it clear what the, uh,
nature of my relationship with Ms. Lewinsky was.
And with your permission,
I'd like to read that statement.
Go ahead, Mr. President.
What is happening?
[stammers] Starr can't let him read a statement.
When I was alone with Ms. Lewinsky
on certain occasions in early 1996,
and once in early 1997,
I engaged in conduct that was wrong.
These encounters did not consist of sexual intercourse.
They did not constitute sexual relations
as I understood that term to be defined
at my January 17th deposition.
But they did involve inappropriate
intimate contact.
These encounters ended at my insistence.
I regret that what began as a friendship
came to include this conduct.
And I take full responsibility for my actions.
While I will provide the grand jury
whatever other information I can,
because of privacy considerations,
affecting my family,
myself and others...
and in an effort to preserve the dignity
of the office I hold, this is all I will
say about the specifics
of these particular matters.
He's saying he won't answer any questions
about specific sex acts.
Every question we planned on asking is fucking useless.
You, would you like this?
BENNETT: During your deposition, Mr. President,
do you remember that you were asked about Ms. Lewinsky?
Yes, sir, I do.
And do you remember the term "sexual relations"
-from your deposition? -I do.
Did you understand the definition of that term?
-I did. -[chuckles]
If you understood the term,
then why did you deny having sexual relations
with Monica Lewinsky?
Well, why don't I tell you
my understanding of the, uh, definition I was given.
As far as I'm concerned,
"sexual relations" covers contact
between certain areas of the body
with "an intent to arouse or gratify."
It excludes any other activity.
So you're saying it only applies to you yourself
touching certain parts of Ms. Lewinsky's body
with intent to arouse her?
Exactly.
See, when I read it, I thought it was a strange definition,
but that was the one that the Paula Jones
legal team decided on.
BENNETT: During your deposition, your lawyer said
there was no sex of any kind in any manner
between you and Ms. Lewinsky.
Isn't that false?
-No. -Did Monica lie in her affidavit
by denying the two of you had a relationship?
Not necessarily.
See, I-I don't know what Monica was thinking
when she filled out her affidavit,
but it's quite possible that what she said wasn't a lie,
depending on how she interpreted
that definition of "sexual relations."
[exhales] Mr. President,
even if you didn't have "sexual relations" by that definition,
you still engaged in... other sexual activities.
So the statement "There was no sex of any kind
in any manner" is a lie.
Is it not?
Well, that depends upon what the meaning
of the word "is" is.
For fuck's sake, he's running circles around them.
BILL: If "is" means
"is and never has been,"
that is one thing,
but if it means "there is none
at the present moment,"
then that was a completely
true statement.
Did you talk with Ms. Lewinsky about what
she meant to write in her affidavit?
No, sir, I did not.
Your lawyer was trying to mislead the judge during
your deposition, was he not?
You'll have to ask him.
I was focusing on my own testimony.
In that testimony, when asked
if you'd ever been alone with Ms. Lewinsky,
you seemed to struggle with your memory.
Were you trying to mislead the judge?
No, look...
I did my best, sir, at this time.
I did not know what I now know about this.
A lot of other things were going on in my life.
Did I want this come out? No.
Was I embarrassed about it? Yes.
Did I ask her to lie about it?
No.
I say to the grand jury, put yourself in my position.
I am doing my best to cooperat.
And protect myself,
my family and my office.
I am trying to tell the truth
about what happened between Ms. Lewinsky and me.
But this does not change the fact
that the real reason that the Jones lawyers
zeroed in on me in the first place
was because this was a bogus lawsuit
funded by my political enemies.
[clears throat] Uh...
just a moment, Mr. President.
This is going nowhere.
He's talking to the jurors.
I say we just move on to their questions.
No, I have some questions.
Mr. President, in your statement earlier,
you said that you engaged in "intimate contact"
with Ms. Lewinsky.
What exactly do you mean by that?
I did things that were inappropriate,
but they did not include any activity
that was within the definition
of "sexual relations" I was given.
Directly touching the listed body parts
with "an intent to arouse or gratify."
Is kissing within that definition?
As I understood it, no.
Is touching a person's breast within that definition?
If it was direct
and not through clothing,
then, yes, I think that could constitute contact.
Is having oral sex performed on you
within that definition?
-No. -Why not?
Because there was no intent
on my end to arouse.
Did Monica Lewinsky perform oral sex on you?
And I believe the people of the grand jury deserve
a direct answer to this-- did she, yes
or no?
I am not going to answer that question.
I'm going to refer to my initial statement.
We're fucked.
We're at time.
I-I'd like
a few more moments with the witness, please,
-if I may? -The president has important matters to attend to.
-It'll only take a minute... -We've agreed on four hours.
It's been four hours.
Have a good one, Ken.
[door closes]
McCURRY: If he's gonna confess to the entire nation,
he has to say sorry.
BLUMENTHAL: No way, no apology.
McCURRY: It'll make him look sincere.
BLUMENTHAL: It'll make him look weak.
McCURRY: He needs to take responsibility, Sid.
BLUMENTHAL: Have you forgotten Iran-Contra?
McCURRY: Ronald Reagan apologized!
BLUMENTHAL: Reagan said, "Mistakes were made."
He didn't say he made them.
Okay, so what if we don't use the word "sorry"?
What about... "I have fallen short
of what you should expect from a president"?
How about if we just say, uh, Ken Starr's investigation
is a bunch of horseshit?
I don't think that's a good idea, sir.
What do you think, Hillary?
It's your speech.
Say whatever you want.
You are the president.
I guess.
BILL: Good evening.
This afternoon I testified
before the Office of Independent Counsel
and the grand jury.
I answered their questions truthfully.
Including questions about my private life.
Questions no American citizen
would ever want to answer.
Still...
I must take complete responsibility
for all my actions, both public
and private.
Indeed...
I did have a relationship with Ms. Lewinsky
that was not appropriate.
In fact, it was wrong.
But I told the grand jury today
and I say to you now
that at no time did I ask anyoe
to take any unlawful action.
I know that my public comments
and my silence about this mattr gave a false impression.
I misled people.
Including even my wife.
I deeply regret that.
Now this matter is between the two people I love most.
My wife and our daughter.
And our God.
I must put it right.
And I am prepared to do whatever it takes
to do so.
Nothing is more important to me personally.
But it is private.
It's nobody's business
but ours.
Even presidents
have private lives.
[camera shutters clicking]
♪
Come on, boy.
[grunts]
Oh.
It's nice to be here.
I need some fresh air.
I'm gonna take a walk around the island.
That's not advisable, Mrs. Clinton.
Why not?
It's not safe.
We surveyed the island-- press is everywhere.
We could assemble a team to accompany you,
but we recommend you stay on the property.
Can you make sure that the president's belongings
are put in the guesthouse?
BERGER: Mr. President, the Tomahawks are spinning
in their launch tubes, ready to fly.
Let's hit this chemical plant
he owns in Sudan.
Yes, sir, and Zawhar Kili, the camp?
You believe bin Laden is there?
CIA has the highest confidence.
Okay.
Then do it.
Hill, you almost ready?
You know, we don't have to go tonight.
Vernon and Ann will understand.
I honor my commitments, Bill.
[doorbell rings]
Ah, the birthday boy.
[laughs] Hey, buddy.
Hey! Hey, how old are you now?
-21? -I'm an old dog, Vernon.
-52. -Oh!
-Ann. -Ooh.
It's been too long. Thanks for having us.
Well, it wouldn't be a summer on the Vineyard
without our birthday celebration for Bill.
-Yeah. -It's so good to see you two together.
Who wants a drink?
I have a California red
-you'll go crazy for, Hillary. -Mm.
It's delicious.
Ah.
[jazz playing faintly]
Are you okay, Hillary?
I'm fine.
You and Bill must be just...
You know, ev-everything's fine.
Really, uh...
we're okay.
Good.
The fall is-is
going to be busy-- we are headed
to Northern Ireland
to help with the peace negotiations.
W-Wait, that is beautiful.
[stammers] That wasn't here last time.
BILL: It's been hell.
VERNON: I can't even imagine.
She won't speak to me.
Barely even look at me.
I don't think she's ever gonna forgive me.
No one on the Hill will take my calls.
You know, I tried Feinstein, Lieberman.
Couldn't even get that progressive nut
Kucinich to pick up the phone.
They're mad at you for lying.
I'm worried.
It's a tantrum-- it'll pass.
Yeah, but it's up to them if this goes to impeachment.
Don't even entertain the thought.
They will fall in line.
I'm a fool.
I know that.
And I'm so sorry I got you mixed up in it.
It's all right, these things happen.
You think you could help me with Hillary?
No, no, a good word from you
will go a long way.
Bill, you and I both know
I am not the best person for that job.
-This corn is delicious. -ANN: Mm.
They grow it right here on the property.
[grunts]
When does, uh, Chelsea head back to school?
September.
Is she having fun at Stanford?
You know Chelsea-- she's such a diligent student.
Fun is not a priority.
Oh, she gets that from her mother.
No...
what I meant was, uh...
you know, Hillary's such a high achiever.
You know, she knows what she wants.
Not afraid to go after it.
That's certainly true.
You know, after we won in, uh,
in '92, Hillary and I did a...
like a kind of victory lap from state to state.
You know, and we were driving through her hometown
in Park Ridge, and the limo runs out of gas.
So, you know, we pull into this little station,
and, uh, this guy notices Hill.
And he says, "Hey, Hillary, remember me?
We used to date."
And, uh, as we pull away,
you know, I turn to her all proud,
and I said,
"I bet you're glad you married the president
and not that guy."
And you know what she said?
Tell him, honey.
If I had married that guy, he would be president.
[laughter]
You remember that trip?
I remember.
♪ Happy birthday♪
♪ To you♪
♪ Happy birthday to you♪
♪ Happy birthday♪
-♪ Dear Bill♪ -♪ Mr. President♪
♪ Happy birthday to you.♪
VERNON: Ha-ha! Hear, hear!
[clapping]
BILL: Hillary, please.
Just leave me alone.
Hillary, come on.
No, just, just get away from me.
Just-just fucking talk to me.
[Hillary groans]
You want me to talk to you?
Really, you want to know how I'm feeling?
You selfish
piece of shit, how do you think I'm feeling?
I am devastated!
I am mortified!
I am appalled!
That's how I'm feeling.
It was a meaningless distraction.
You know, I-I tried to end it.
But she wouldn't leave me alone.
Oh, you-you let an obsessive, crazy person into your life,
and then she wouldn't leave you alone.
Imagine that.
Look, I'm begging you, please forgive me.
It was a reckless, stupid mistake.
You know, I-I'm a weak person.
-It goes back a long way... -Please, please?
If I hear that story one more time, I-I-I'm gonna be sick.
Poor little Bill and... the-the stern grandmother
and the alcoholic stepfather
and your tragic fucking life!
You know what you are, Bill, you are...
chaos.
You are mayhem.
It's like everywhere you go, everything you do,
it just disorients people long enough for you to have your way.
You know, for the longest time, I was stupid enough
to think that I could control this chaos
'cause we were a team.
It was you and me against the world.
We had causes we believed in.
We had a mission, we had a purpose.
And there was nothing we couldn't do.
We weren't like anybody else.
Because we were gonna do it together.
[sniffles] And I was...
I was wrong! I was so wrong!
You lit our life
on fire.
You exposed us to... [stammers]
this narcissistic loony tune,
to this psychopath
Linda Tripp, you exposed us to Ken Starr.
Everything that we've worked for!
For what? For sex?
No, it wa-- it wasn't...
-We-we didn't even... -No, please, please.
Just because you didn't always finish,
doesn't mean that you didn't start.
This-this is an arrangement, Bill.
That is all this is-- do you understand that?
-No, it's not true. -No, look, Bill, I threw
my body in front of yours to protect you.
I humiliated myself for your benefit.
Only to find out that you have done
-whatever the fuck you wanted. -Look...
I'll do anything to make this up to you.
Whatever you want-- just please don't leave me.
You're the only woman I've ever loved-- I need you.
Don't leave me.
But do you really think I can leave you?
Are you really that naive?
I can't leave you. I don't have a choice.
If I leave, I'm the woman who left President Clinton.
If I stay, I'm the woman who stayed.
I lose either way.
'Cause I-I didn't invest in me.
I invested in us.
And now you've made--
you've made me look stupid, and I... I hate you for that!
[sobbing]
♪
Sir?
I was told to relay a message.
Operation complete.
There will be more intel tomorrow
about the success of the endeavor.
Thank you.
[Buddy panting]
Come here, come on.
Come here.
Come on.
Come on, come here.
AIDE: Sandy Berger's waiting outside, Mr. President.
Your bags have been loaded into the car.
♪
-What have you heard? -They've been to the camp.
-They've checked all the bodies. -And?
No bin Laden.
♪
["Stand by Your Man" by Tammy Wynette playing]
♪ Sometimes it's hard♪
♪ To be a woman♪
♪ Giving all your love♪
♪ To just one man♪
♪ And if you love him♪
♪ Oh, be proud of him♪
♪ 'Cause, after all, he's just a man♪
♪ Stand by your man♪
♪ Give him two arms to cling to♪
♪ And something warm to come to♪
♪ When nights are cold and lonely♪
♪ Stand by your man♪
♪ And show the world you love him♪
♪ Keep giving all the love♪
♪ You can♪
♪ Stand by♪
♪ Your man.♪
Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH