Defending the American Presidency: Clinton and the Lewinsky Scandal

by Robert Busby Dr, R Busby, R. Busby

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349422541
• ISBN13: 9781349422548
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 255 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"