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Living With the Clintons
Bill's Arkansas bodyguards tell the story the press missed.
by David Brock
I
I
n a remarkable but little-nociced article buried inside the Sunday
Washington Pon four months before the 1992 presidential election. top
Clinton campaign aide Bersey Wright aid she had been spending the be:-
LCT per of her dme since the Democratic National Convention trying to quell
potential "bimbo eroptions."
Through the Litde Rock gossip mills, the campaign was cacking nineteen
potential allegarions that had surfaced in the first week
following the convertion. in addition to seven others that
had appeared earlier in the year, Wright said The excen-
sive effort to short-circuir such stories, Wright said,
included the campaign's hiring of a private investigular R
obtain information damaging 9 the credibility of the
women involved, which was chen used. presumably. to
persuade them B stay quiel
Perhaps unintentionally, the phrase "bimbo eruptions"
cus two ways. Wright's choice of the epither "bimbo"-and
s later reference 6 "Bold-digger growth"-was obviously
meant 9 discredia in advance any reports of sexial lisisons
between Ariansas governor Bill Clinton and women other
than his wife, Hillary. Yes at the same time. Wright also
seemed to be conceding. if not promising. that there was
more 6 come-i.e. the imminens appearance of an unspec-
ified number of such wamen, and a subsquent round of
stories raising questions about Clinton's private life.
Wright was not the first LO talk about the campaign's aggressive efforts 10
discredit sources and lobby reporters and aditors to spike amerging news sto-
ries. Writing in the New York Junes in March. Gwon LEU reported:
David Brock is the awhor of The Real Amite Hill (Free Press) and an inves-
ligarive writer for The American Spectam.
The American Speciator
lanuary 1996
There have been constant though undormead reports of
Niclos that W TO ONER published because the Clincon damage
convollers were on full alon before final publication decisions
F
or the most part the press coverage quickly devolved
into a convred colloquium on whether or not infideli-
wat made. This works "more often than you think" aid
Γy was a Leginimate Issue. To the extent that mem-
Cearge Suphenopoulas.
bers of the press carps had come to believe that il no longer
was, that they had gone too far in desroying Democratic
Even the recently released documentary about the 1992 cam-
front-runner Gary Herr's polinical carees by oxposing his
paign. The War Room, showed Stephenopogies on the icle-
ties to model Donna Rice in 1987, Clinton may have Deca
phone an the eve of the election, warning s aller not 9 go
treated wish bid gloves on the womanizing issue. Though
public with damaging information about Clinton's privace life.
opinion polls showed that 14 percent of the electronic would
not vote for an adulteres. the indifferent public response 9
T
he campaign had gone on "full alern" when Gennifer
the Flowers story may have convinced many in the media
Flowers. the former cabaret singer. alleged in an
that the public desire for "change" outweighed any concerns
about Clinton's character. in addition. it was clear that
incerview with the Star supermarket ubloid that she
had carried OD a 12-year affair wich Clinton ("Misters Tells
many reporters viewed Clinion as "one of us." a product of
the 1960s not only politically. bur on sexual matters as
All The Social Love Tapes That Prove k'). With Hillary at
well-a "liberal semi-hip contemporary who seams to share
his side. Clinion appeared on "60 Minutes" w deay that he
their (repares') values," as the Bosion Globe described the
had ever had an affair wich Flowers, calling her only "a
candidare Clinton booster Eleanor Clift of Newsweek can-
friendly acquaintance," but acknowledging unspecified
didly stated afier the Flowers revelations. "Truch is. the
"wrongdoing" and "causing pain in my marriage."
press is willing to cut Clinton some slack because they like
Flowers's story was tainted al the OUCSEL when she was
him and what he has 9 say."
reportedly paid $150,000 9 cooperate with a publication of
Nonesheless, a compecing if minority view among some
no journalistic repute. It was then discovered by the
journalists held choc the press must not repeal the slavish
Arkansas Democras-Gasette that she had misrepresenced
self-censocabip of the Kennedy days. Surely a number of
parts of her educational background and work history.
news organizations condinued to scrucinize Clinton's private
Wricing in the New Republic, Sidney Blumenthal described
life after the Flowers story faded, and even more so follow-
Flowers as "the woman in red. trimmed in black LO match
ing his presidential nominstion. Despite Clinton's Lacit
the 10015 of her trasted hair."
admission of infidelity, however, after Flowers по other
On the other hand, there was direct evidence weighing in
"bimbos" erupred?
favor of Flowers Though they had some unexplained pauses
Having recendy spent a good deal of time in Arkansas
and ambiguous references, Flowers had upes d coverations
wiek people who were close a the Clinions in their Liade
with Clinion. including his instruction that she deny that they
Rock years. I'm Eairly certain that is was less 1 lack of pm
had talked about her abaining a STREET job ("II they ever ask
fassional increst M 150 subject. and more the on-the
you if you've calked 9 me about is you an say no"). She also
record sourcing due ID the Lacues acknowleugen
had carroboration for her story from her moder Mary, as well
by Wright and Stephanopoulos, that kept what could have
as from her remmale at the time. Laren Kirk, who declared
been one of the biggest political stones of the campaign
in an incaview with the New York Posi's Cindy Adams.
from seeing the light of day.
There can be no doubt that she and Bill Clien had 523 wieh
one another."¹ And finally. Clinton never denied the auchen-
и
licity of the upes in fact. he apologized to Mario Cuomo for a
taped remark imputing Malla ties 3 the New York governor.
ush has been written of Clinton's fascination
Yet with very few excaptions-Phil Donabue and the
M
with JFK dacing back to the time he was incro-
Washington Monthly's Charles Peters among chem-the
duced 10 the president while visiting Washington
press was unroubled by these wrinkles in Clinton's denial
as J leenager in 1963. When Clinton rewraed from
of the Flowers affair and accepted his suggestion that any
Washington, he announced to his mocher chac he was going
marital indiscretions were history. Pressed by Donahue,
to onter polltics. This pasi September. President Clinton
Clinion seemed to assert that any recordilles were a thing
of the past "I've cold you the only facts I think you're enu-
20chor names surfaced in che cabloids bue unlike Flowers. were
tied 6 know. Have I had any problems with my marriage?
never mentioned in the mainstream press Appearing on the Sally
Yes Are we in good shape now? Yes." The contention thes
Jesse Rephael show in July 1992. Sally Pardue. 8 forma Miss
any marital infidelity was no longer occurring was crucial to
Arkerses claimed char she hed had on affair with Chnwn but the
Clinton's ability to pul OUL the are As the New York Times
media generally did not report this. After the appearance. Perdus
paraphrased Clinton pollster Sun Greenberg at the line,
was Gred from has job in do admissions office of 0 Midwesson
"As long as vouses believed the candidate had not lied and
university. A second women had scrually surfaced prior LO
that his marriage was 'real' they will not thre an him."
Flowers. in PENAOUR Connie Harry of Little Rock said she had
been sunbathing by a pool as a hotel in North Little Rock in
1 ARE speaking to the press. Kirk was fued from her job as a real-
August 1984 when an aids 10 Clinton approached has and stanged
tot in Dallas.
8 sazual encounter with Clinion.
10
summoned journalist Richard Reeves, the author of the
classmate of Clinton's, who had accused Clinton of lying
recent biography President Kennedy, to the White House 10
about his draft history in a series of media interviews in
discuss his book Reeves writes of how Kennedy and his
1992; and Lynn Davis, 1 former director of the Arkansas
handlers worked hard to keep stories of the president's
state police and a farmer prosecutor.
womanizing out of the papers, much as the Clinton cam-
The troopers also spoke on the record and swore 9 affi-
paign would do some thirty years later.
davits furnished to the Los Angeles Times. which may make
use of some of the material for a broader piece being devel-
[Kennedy] understood M important fact about the press and
oped on how the Clinton campaign kept these and similar
scandal: respectable journals generally avoided being the First
to report on rumors or evidence concerning MR. But he knew
stories from surfacing in 1992. The other two troopers have
that once something had been printed, no matter where, news-
decided against going public at this time; their recollections
papers and magazines quickly quoted each other. using due first
are included here only if what they related to me in our off-
publication as & yeg for their own reports
The idea was to
the-record Interviews corresponds with specific experiences
stop the first mention.
they confided contemporaneously 10 one or both of the on-
the-record troopers.
Clinton followed his idol's strategy. and thus far he's been
amazingly successful. On the Flowers tapes, Clinton is
heard saying, "They can't run 8 story like this unless some-
T
he troopers seem B have mixed motives. They say
they are moved by public-spiritedness. They have
body said, 'Yeah, I did it with him.'' Given the way
come forward now because they believe the reckless
Flowers was made an example of by Wright. Blumenthal.
personal behavior and poor judgment they wilnessed by
and others, women who have been linked to Clinton were
then-governor Cliaron, if contineed by the president, a sub-
less likely to come forward. But aside from the women,
ject on which they cannot speak authoritatively, could con-
there was another group of sources sought after by reporters
stitute a risk to the national security of the U.S. by making
in the fall of 1992 because they were uniquely positioned to
the president easy prey for blackmailers.
have first-hand knowledge of the subject: the dozen or so
But as with all sources, there is also an element of self-inter-
Arkansas state police officers assigned 10 the governor's
est and score-settling in their decision to speak 9 the media As
security detail both before and during the presidential run.
the troopers see it, Clinton behaved ungratefully and even
Under state law, these troopers are charged with sale-
rudely toward them after election day. "We lied for him and
guarding the first family of Arkansas, as well as the grounds
helped him cheat on his wife, and he treated us like dogs."
of the gubernatorial mansion in downtown Liule Rock. in
Patterson said When one of the troopers asked Clinton to sign
practice. at least during the six terms that Clinton held
some photographs for his family after the election, he said the
office. the troopers functioned as chauffeurs. butlers, body-
president-alect snapped: "I don't have time for that s---."
guards. errand boys. and baggage handlers. They did every-
Clinton assured Paterson that he would secure for him a lateral
thing for the Clintons. from receiving and placing telephone
transfer within the SEALE police organization before leaving
calls to changing bicycle tires and cleaning up after Socks
office. bus be never found five minutes w make the telephone
the cal (who apparencly retches with alarming frequency).
call. (The current governor, Jim Guy Tucker, later did.)
in late August and in September and October I spent more
There is also s prospective financial interest. Patterson,
than thirty hours interviewing four state troopers who had
47. the articulate senior member of the group. with twenty-
worked for he Clintons at various times over the years, in
seven years of service in the state police, and Perry, 43,
will, then expenence covered most of the period from early
with sixteen years of service, hope to collaborate on a book
1979, when Clinton first took office. to January 16, 1993. when
about life as the governor's mansion, Perry. who worked for
Clinion left Linle Rock and flow cast for his presidential inau-
Clinton in his first term, returned to dury at the governor's
guration The meetings took place after I received an unsolicit-
mansion in 1989 and remains on Tucker's detail. Patterson
ed tip that a group of Arkansas troopers was considering com-
had worked for Clinton on several special assignments
ing forward to tell all they knew about the Clinmas, including
extensive first-hand information about Bill's philandering.)
3 The process of getting the material from Patterson and Perry on
The troopers' proximity to the Clintons had prompted
the record was a long one. In October we signed B written agree
reporters from many national news organizations to seek
ment authorizing me to publish this piece in this magazine while
them out for interviews in 1992, calling them at home all
protecing cheir right to sell a book leter. So great was their fear of
hours of the day and night for weeks. Up until last fall,
recalistion from what they called "The Clinton machine," that the
when I interviewed them, they had not talked I spoke with
treopers then had Jackson make inquiries about establishing a
the troopers separately and in various combinations and
defense fund to cover potential legal costs and lost income that
then re-interviewed them several times on tape to test and
could result from coming forward. In early December. however.
the reopers decided to & on the record with no such protection. in
re-test their account for inconsistencies and embellishment.
order to guard against the poundal cridicism that they had been
Ultimately, two of the troopers. Larry Patterson and
induced to talk for money. To allay my own concerns on this
Roger Perry, decided to go on the record with the material
issue. I requested and received written assurance from Jackson
and sllow their names to be used in this piece. At that point,
prior to publication that no money had been paid or promised to
they retained two lawyers: Cliff Jackson, a former Oxford
his clients by anyone for disclosing any information.
The American Specialer
January 1994
before assuming full-time duries in 1987. They boch served
Surely. it is nothing new that many politicians use their
Clinton until his last day as governor in 1993.
posicions to solicit sexual favors and come 9 believe that the
The experiences of Patterson and Perry, only a selection
Laws and mores that govern others don't apply ID them. So far
of which will be described here, show chat. in addition to
as the croopers knew, Clinton's activities did not include
lying to the American public when he denied his relation-
abuse of drugs or alcohol. and all of the worden appear 10
ship with Gennifer Flowers and claimed that any infidelity
have been willing participants in the affairs and linisons.
had occurred only earlier in his marriage. Clinton had an
Some may well conclude, therefore, that Bill and Hillary
elaborate damage-control operation that was reminiscent of
Clinton's loose sexual morals and their habitual foul lan-
John Kennedy's-and for a very good reason: For as least a
guage are irrelevant to their public roles and, in any event, are
decade. Clinton has been prone to extramarical affairs. often
not uncharacteristic of their generation as a whole
more than one as a time. and to numerous one-night stands.
Still. che Clintons hold positions that, it is possible a
According to the troopers, the clandestine sexual encounters
argue, ought a be subject to a higher standard. particularly
occurred even after the presidential election and continued
for people so inclined w argue for their public policies in a
through Clinton's final days in Little Rock
moral context While rumars of extramarital delliances have
surrounded many presidents in
C
linton is a man of gar-
this century, the scale of
gantuan appetites and
Clinton's past indiscretions. if
enormous drive, and not
il has been sustained in the
White House, as has been
only in relation 10 women.
"When he would eat an apple,"
widely rumored, would appear
said Roger Perry, a stout 6'2"
to tar exceed that of any of his
chain-smoker who does not
predecessors. with the possible
seem easily offended "he would
exception ot John Kennedy. If.
as the troopers describe it, he is
cas the whole thing. core, stem,
and seeds. He would pick up a
sexual predator and exploiter
baked potato with his hands and
of women, his behavior may
eat it in two bites. I've never
be more egregious than chat
seen anything like ic"
which destroyed the political
The troopers said their "offi-
careers and reputations of Gary
cial" duties included facilitaring
Hart, John Tower, and most
Clinton's cheating on his wife.
recently Bob Packwood
This meant that. on the state
III
payroll and using state time,
vehicles, and resources. they
UC there is a larger point
were instructed by Clinton on a
B
in the case of Clinton
regular basis 10 approach
women and a solicit their cole-
that goes well beyond
phone numbers for the gover-
any moral or ethical judgment
not; to drive him in state vehi-
about-or prurient incerest
cles to rendezvous points and
in-his private life. When
guard him during sexual encounters: LO secure hotel rooms
sources come forward of their own volition to describe how
and other meeting places for sex; 9 lend Clincon their state
Clinton's private activities have caused lies to be cold. threats
cars so he could slip away and visit women unnoticed: to
10 be made, and cover-ups ID be undertaken. an issue of pub-
deliver gifts from Clinton to various women (some of whom.
lic integrity is raised. and the public's right to know out-
like Flowers. also had state jobs): and to help Clinton cover
weighs a public figure's claim 5 privacy or journalistic dis-
up his activities by keeping tabs on Hillary's whereabouts
cretion. Thus, even if one is inclined to give the issues of
and lying 9 Hillary about her husband's wheresbouts.
character. judgment, and self-control raised by the troopers'
How important such revelations are in any assessment of
account of Clinton's behavior licule weight-much of the
Bill Clinton as a man, and as a political leader. can be left for
material should strike readers as more farcical than scan-
the reader's judgment The Newsweek reviewer of the Reeves
dalous. a view shared by the troopers. who chuckled through
book identified the dilemma for journalists and hiscorians:
some of the telling-it became evident in the reporting of this
story that Clinion and Rts surrogates continue B regard his
Kennedy scholars have by now proved thas his private like was
private behavior as a political uma bamb. Their effort to try
less chan admirable. He was a compulsive womanizer and, like
to thwart publication of the story is itself newsworthy-and
most such men and many presidents, 5 accomplished liar. A
biographer has to decide how far to interpret Kennedy's public
quice illustrative of how this information was kept from vot-
performance as president through the medium of his private
ess during the 1992 campaign
foibles.
Shortly after my first session with the troopers, three of the
21
The Assences Speciator
January 1994
our (Perry and the nwo who wished to remain off the record)
something not to talk, it wouldn't be for that kind of
received telephone calls from cheir former supervisor On the
money." Ferguson said.
governor's security detail. Captain Raymond L. "Buddy"
Another agempt 9 suppress the story was allegedly made by
Young. who last July was named by Clinton 6 head 1 regional
Paul "Rachy" Wilmoon, 8 Clinron fundraises and Arbanas bulk.
Federal Emergency Management Agency office in Texas.
al dealer and discributor. According 9 Perry. Wilmods recently
Parry said Young told him that he was aware char they had
supped by the governor's residence and cold two trapers who
hired lawyers and were thinking of going public wich 1 book or
have not been involved with this story, Frank Tappin and
a story. Perry said the Young old him, "I represent the presi-
Derrick Flowers, to convey to Perry and Pamerice that they
dent of the United States Why do you wari to destroy him
would be "desroyed" if Uzy alked 9 the press Wilmoth denied
over this? You don't know anything znyway This is not
a
the smry, as did Flowers Tappin declined a comment
threat bue I wanted you to know that your own accions could
Perry said that Foguson told him that Cirum called him
bring about dire consquara" Patterson said Young sent him
personally while he was an dury m the Arbans governor's
handwritten nots expressing concern for Panerson's health
mension on at least two occasions after our first ingrview.
In an interview. Young confirmed that he had been in
During the initial all according 9 Parry. Clinton let it be
consect with the three troopers 9 discuss shis mauer. "I
known that he was willing 6 offer favors in return for the
called Roger as a friend, and I told him I thought this was
troupers' returnl to cooperate funher. Clinion old Ferguson to
wrong it was unethical. and it was a disgrace Ю security
will Roga Ptry that 'Roger can have whsever be was [not
people But I never said I spoke for the president because I
to talk]." 5 another call B Ferguson. Clinton asked what pre-
don't" Young denied baving been in contact with the presi-
cisely Parry and Paterwon WER saying. Perry said "If you cell
dent or anyone in the White House on this subject Young
me what stries Roger and Larry are celling I can go in the
also confirmed that he scal a note to Patterson about his
back door and handle it and clean is up" Clinton allegedly said.
health, but deaied any implication that the note was a veiled
Parry and chat Perguson told him that in the course of the con-
threat. "Larry has heart problems, and I was concerned
renations Clinan affered Ferguson s federal job-cicher as
about the Young wid
the U.S. ourshal in Line Rock or as a regional FEMA direc-
He went 90 West of Patierson and Perry's
tor-explicily in entange for his help in thearing publica-
account was not und and that I should look closely at their
tion of any stories This could be a violation by Clinion of a
indiver. "These boys made this UD to sell a book and
criminal statute barring the solicization of money or anything of
because they were mad that Clinton didn't give them pro-
value (in this case, information) in consideration for the
mouous, ne said
promise of federal employment Ferguson said, "I'm not going
Young also confirmed that one of the 100 tropers who
G confirm anything Roger is saying I said." Asked if he was
decided not to go on the record whom Young volun-
denying rerziving alls from Clinton, he aid "T've talked to a
tarily named, Danny Ferguson-subsequently obtained
Lawyer and I'm not denying it. No comment" (The White
part-time employment ai a Little Rock company. National
House did not rehurd calls for this story.)
Safely Consultants. in which Young owns an interest "I
These rumblings from the Clinton machine notwichstand-
started this consulting service for safery training for cruck
ing. Perry and Panerson have hung tough and decided LO be
drivers a lew years back as 1 part-time desd. I own an inter-
the first to pierce the shield of secrety surrounding Clinion's
CSL but I don't have anything to do wish the operation. They
indistresions chac has been so effectively maintained up to
subconerated with Danny. But ic had absolutely noching to
now. Readers should be forewarmed about two aspects of their
do with what we're calking about It was Locally unrelated."
яюгу. First, the many subjective observations and judgements
Young also confirmed that the second trooper incerviewed
made about the Clinrons an the avopers' own and should be
by me who decided not to come forward-whom he also
considered in the light of the troopers' inherens biases and lim-
voluntarily named, Rannie Anderson-had a part-time job
itations. That said the unvamished observations of these men
at this name company char pre-dated our first meeting. The
warrant disclosure because they provide the kind of texture
job provides several thousand dollars 8 year in supplemental
that would likely not be revaled unal presidential biographies
income to Anderson, Young said.
were published, years or decades after the Clintons left office
Ferguson also confirmed the arrangement bus denied that
Second, the reader should be warned that when the troopers
it was related 3 his having decided not 9 go on the record
are describing events they wilnesed and quoling verbatim
wich his suries about the Clintons. "I talked to Buddy mure
statements made in cheir presence, much of what they have ro
than B year ago about this job. But when I scared, is was
say is vultar Labloid fare This however. reflects not on chem,
Ronnie Anderson who arranged it Buddy didn't even know
but as the beliavior of the First couple
about is unill after I scared. I started a month ago. and I only
made $190 last month (November). If I was going 6 do
IV
4 Young is currently being sund in Arbours for allegedly lying in
federal sourt to discredit 1 wimess who claimed to have informa
A
5 the troopers saw iL the Clintons' relationship is
an effective political perreship. more a business
lion about illegal drug money being funneled through the
relationship than s marriage. They described Bill as
Artomas bond market during Clinton's cenure
the public face. the communicator, the conciliator. 1 man
January 1994
who likes to be liked and even talked with them about his
voter chan President Bush. One day during the presidencial
"SW" qualicies. "One time wo got to walking while I was dri-
campaign, the troopers wimessed a group of aides briefing
ving him back from a political event and he said. 'You
the governor on the prices of various common greenes fal-
know, I'm going to have to stay in politics DOW. because
lowing media reports (laics shown LO be erroneous) that
I'm too old to be 8 movis sins,' Parterson recalled
President Bush did not recognize a price-scanner al I super-
The troopers charted a distinct change between the head-
market in Florida. When Clinton was later asked by a view-
scrung radical of Clinton's first term-"kind of a hippie," as
er on "CBS This Marning" if he knew the price of bread
Perry put is-and the chastened compromiser of later years.
and milk, and he answered carrectly, campaign soracegist
Rejection by che VOLEN in 1980 lefs Clinton wish a propensi-
James Carville cited this performance in a New York Times
ry G try to please all sides, therefore often pleasing none,
oped as an example of Clinton's ability "10 empathize wish
and an aversion Ю taking potentially unpopular decisions.
average people."
according G Patterson and Perry.
Clinton is a very quick study-Perry remembered a time
when Clinton was filming a commercial and rook 2 typed
S
pending virtually every waking hour wich him, the
100pers were well positioned to judge back the privage
page he had never seen before, gineed me it for less than 8
and the pablic man They marveled at Clinoon's ability
missure, and then recited it verbatim into the camera and a
9 pass himself off as something he was not viewing it as the
highly energetic, tenacions
key LO his political success.
worker, consumed by ambi-
Perry thought Clinton's facili-
cion. "He would call legisla-
cy with language allowed him
wrs late into the evening.
to bridge the gap with the
lobbying for votes." said
Arkansas voler. "He would
Patterson, "and we had to
slways by to come acioss "
place the calls, waking up
old Joe the rag man. working
important state legislators
beside you in Pine Bluff
well after midnight." One
building shelves. Ho could
0
thing he wasn't was lazy.
give a great speech to the
Clinton thrived on four hours
common people" said Perry.
of sleep a night, they aid
This false populiem manifest-
For all his intelligence and
cd ilself in other ways. 100.
diligence, though, the upop-
they said. Throughout his
CIS viewed Clinton as some-
entre Clincon wu careful to
ching of a klacz in matters of
fly couch class into and out of
ordinary life. Patterson aid
Cittle Rock; but during the
he will never forget that he
rese of his idnerary, he insist.
had to show Clincon how to
ed on flying Cirst-class.
operate 1 Mr. Coffee machine
Al other times. Clinton
one Saturday morning-and
would enthusiastically talk
then had to show him again
shop. explaining 10 the
on Sunday.
croopers how he-s career
To be sure. Clinton rarely
politician who chuckled pri-
had to do anything for him-
valely chal he "never met a
self. During his twelve years
EN he didn't like," as Perry
as governor. Clincon had 8
recalled it-managed to gei
full household staff, includ.
elected and re-elected in
ing several cooks and a babysitter on the premises paid for
Arkansas. Clinton lold Perry that his strategy amounted to
by the siare, not to mention several inmates from Arians
liale more than old-fashioned interest-group policies: If he
penitentiaries who worked grads as gardeners and handy-
could hold the black vole, generally about 18 percent in 1
men on the grounds. (They were also made to provide free
state election. his victory would be sealed. "He used to say
labor on the Little Rock home of the Rodirans, Hillary's
that chal meant his opponent had 6 gel his 51 percent Out of
parents.) The Clintons owned no property, and the state
82 percent." Perry said "It was preor smart potitics."
rented Bill the Lincoln LOWN car in which he was driven.
His ouisized ego notwithstanding, the croopers found
Ln private moments with his bodyguards, often on long
Clinton to be personable and casy 9 be around. When his
highway drives through the state Clinton-with line experi-
adolesceri arrogance shone through. he was always quick LO
ence of work outside the public sector-would sometimes
apologize to the troopers for his outbursis. which have
reveal his insecurides. "He told me that if he was forced out of
included throwing an apple at the windshield of his car from
politics. he'd have no idea how G make a living" Perry said.
the back seat, busing a cellular phone on cement pavement.
Clinton was perhaps more our of LOUGH with the average
and clearing the contants of as antire desk onto the floor.
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-They were the kind of cantrums that you would not tolerate
other hand, kept to disance When she left the residence. she
in a child," said Perry.
never informed them of her Ineduk In fact, when she could.
One of the worst explosions of temper that Larry
Hillary avoided even speaking 6 them. preferring 6 speak
Patterson remembered followed Clinton's ill-fased speech to
through Bill or some other third party, possibly because she
the 1988 Democrade National Convenion. Clinton spoke
disdained cheir role in facilitating his philendering
so long that delaguies were shouting al him "Ga off, gel
Although Hillary's circle of friends and advisers includ-
off" by the end. The speech had been written to last no more
ed more activist liberals, the troopers saw Hillary-like
than seven minutes. but the Dukakis staff demanded the
Bill-as a shrewd and practical operams consented primari-
insertion of various lengthy passages. When Clinton
ly with personal political advancement While the troopers
arrived, the lights in the ball was supposed to be dramati-
saw Clinwn playing the cardidate they saw Hillary playing
cally dimmed. as they had been for Ann Richards and Jesse
the bad cop. gubry and decisive, all backbone. They remem-
Jackson. Instead, the lights glared, and monitors on either
bered well the DOW-fumous time that Hillary showed up as a
side of the podium mistakeoly bearned "Jesse! lesse!" aus.
news conference of Tom McRee. Clinton's opponent in the
ing the crowd to chant incongrucusly.
1990 governor's race, sad interrupted the candidate's state-
As Clinion left the podium, Patterson was standing on
mens wish a sustained defense or her husband.
the platform along with various Democratic dignitaries. He
Prom their direct observations. Panerson and Perry gid
aw Clinton stomp about. denouncing "thas Little Greek
they believe that Hillary is more obsessed than Bill with his
mocherf--.es" and promising 6 "gct his ass, because be tried
political Corunas She expressed chis concern, as she did mose
to bill me politically." A few weeks later, Dukskis called
everything. in Language that makes the Wateryare tapes sound
Clinton in Arkansas Clinion put the telephone down for a
like a Sanday school lesson "I remember one time when Bill
moment and summoned Patterson in G hear what he was
had been quoted in the maming paper saying something she
about to say. "He called him every kind of son of a bitch
didn't like," Patterson said 'T came into the measion and he
you can think of. Then he refused to endorse him uncil a few
was sanding as the top of the stairs and she was standing at
weeks before the election." Patterson recounted. Dukakis
the boun seasing She has a garbage mouth OR her. and
did not reaum 8 call seking comment
she was calling him machet-es, c-oucker, and everything
Dukskis was not the only Democratic competitor who mes
alse 1 went inm the Fitchen and the cook Miss Emma. usned
with Clinton's scom. He seemed D delighs in sharing his
9 me and aid, The devil's in that woman''
views on various politicians. The troopers said they remem-
Hillary, as described by the roopers, pursued power with
ber Clinton commenting privately on Cuomo's alleged
a single-minded intensity, had few friends outside politics.
"Маба connections" and joking about how Ted Kennedy
and was not especially close to her family-just like her
"couldn't gel a whore across a bridge." Perry said that after
husband "Everything was politics. They wouldn't go our 9
meeting with Jesse Jackson in October 1991 is Lials Rock to
dinner with friends the way you or I would or the way I've
ges the reverend's blessing before announcing his presidential
seen this (Tucker) do," said Perry. "If they were
candidacy. Clinion sold him that Jadoon-who is reportedly
invited B a private party. and there were only going to be
contemplacing a 1996 primary challenge a Clinton-was "a
eight or ten people there. she would say, 'We're nos gong
smart mar. box 1 can't stand that mothest-ex."
to wasse time at that ching. There aren't enough people
The troopers also saw First-hand that their fiercely com-
there.' I never saw Hillary just relax and have a good time."
perizive boss was not above 1 dirty prick or two. In the 1990
While Bill genuinely enjoyed shaking every hand in a
governor's race, Clinton asked Larry Patterson 9 locate a
room, Hillary seemed to view reail politics as a disasteful
woman who was rumoxed to have had an ilkgitimate child
if nocessary evil. "She hated Arkenses She would always
by one of Clinton's primary opponents. "He was always
say how 'backward' the state was," Parry said. One trooper
having us research his opponents. If he had a source, he'd
wid Perry that Hillary forbade him to speak when he
ask US to drop & dime on them and report back, even though
accompanied her on a trip to Washington because. as she
he bnew it was a violation of state law for us to take part in
put iL he "sounded like 8 hick from Arkenses"
political caropaigns," Patierson said. "On this one occasion,
One of Hillary's per projects in Arkensas was HIPPY, the
Clinton cold me to go to the Holiday Inn at the [Litde Rock)
Home Instruction Program for Preschool Yourgern which
sirport, find the woman, and offer her money or a job to
provided the mothers of underprivilaged pre-school youth
sign a statement (about the illegitimate child]." Paccerson
with in-home instruction by state-sponsored autors. During
followed Clinton's instructions to offer the illegal bribe, but
the presidential campaign. a commercial was filmed at the
the woman declined the offer and never CRDC forward
governor's mansion featuring dozens of the impoverished
HIPPY children, who smod for several hours in the haking
V
her while che true was SEL For security purposes, the pov.
ETHER'S residence is fiund our with several video cumens and
he coopers were class 5 BUI due 6 Hillary Clinton
one andio monitor-es the rear door-thas connected it 10 the
T
who in their celling come off as unflamingly one.
guard house "They would usually forget that thing was on,
dimensional The troopers chauffeured Clinton on a
and we would pick up a be or what they said On this particu-
daily basis and WETE privy to his every move Hillary. on the
w day, 1 heard Hillary come OUR on the TEXT porch and ay, 'I
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January 1994
want 9 gel this S.- over with and get these donn people out
from wining make-up off his shirt collar, 6 standing "Hillary
of here,' Perry remembered
watch" while Clinton cavaned w arranging sex sessions in
hotel rooms and parking lois. to sneaking wames into the
T
he croopers wese also objects of Hillary's wrach.
governor's mansion while Hillary and Chelsea slept
Panemon revalled the early morning of Labor Day in
The troopers said Clinan devised and they executed an
1991, when Hillary one are of the mamion, got in her
elaborate plan a accommodate his sexual apperites. Not all
as. and drove off. Within a mine or 10 of leaving the game, her
of the dozen or so croupers were assigned to these special
aging blue Cudas swang violendy around and came charging
duties. Perry and Patterson were two of a select handful.
back oneo the grounds. dues squaling in the due '7 thought
chosen by Clinion because he evidently trusted them 6 pro-
something was unibly arong, 30 I rushed our ю her. And she
ler him and appreciated their street-smarts. It was kind of a
wamed 'Where is the goddamn f-ing flag?' U WBS carty and
down-home replay of the Kennedy days, as described by
we hadn't nised the flag yel And she aid, "I want the god-
Richard Recves:
damn f-ing flag up every f-ing marning H f-ing sunrise"
Such displays made Hillary by far the most unpopular
The logistics of Koody's lisisans with Judish Compbell and
member of the first family. Troopers volunteered to work
dozams of other woman in the Whis House and in hotels houses
soveral days of consecutive 16-hour shifts just to avoid Dav.
and around the country end around the world required
eling wich her. Though is may
serucy and devotion rue even
have been 8 reflection of
in the annals of the energecic
chsuvinism on their part the
service demanded by SUCCESS.
troopers thought Hillary
ful politicians. The arrange:
"liked 9 Intimidate men."
memos was frequent The
rouning of clindaire arrings
Peny said She would remark
and goings had 9 be saught B
that troopers' gung are "Dael-
the willing among the waren
Lic symbols." Or she would
Kanady regularly proposi-
phane the mansion from her
cioned ofics within a couple of
law office and order troopers
minures of Inmoduction Some
to feich feminine napkins
of the acien in somewher
from her battroom and deliv-
m less roses
er chem 8 her MI the firm.
were seru with L and that seid:
Though they believe she
"Friends of Evalyn Linaln"
advised her husband on all
(Linab ww IFK's privace
important mallers of state, is
merchary]. Same of is was in
the back lests of CASH.
The
seemed to the troopers that
delivery dury ww shared by
the Climons led very separate
old briends and by almost
lives otherwise. Hillary drove
cveryone in the Whio House
herself in the Cutlass each
from the military and
morning to the Rose Law
typisc-same of whom had
Firm, about a mile from the
made the backering rip 8 few
mansion. Clinton worked
limes themselves in mean-
ciches from his office in the
bus of the Catines
The
apual or in the residence. More often than not one of the
workers sure we aives of friends wat symbols and
troopers drove the Tinems' daughter. Chelsea 5 school. In
rewards of appressive privilege Sneaking around, cleming up the
the evenings, the Camily members guarally dired separately.
roads. covering up ww all pen of the game II was all good fun
9 cham who bee-per of the shrill of being inside one of the
When Bill and Hillary did spend time logether, they were
president's closer circles Keeping the SECTORS was per of the price
barely civil to one another. in the поорет' assessment Many
or Adoriaion and chose who knew didn't will those who didn't
times the couple would be driven a an event as hour or more
outside Little Rock vith Bill sizing in the front seal of use
According to Clinton biographers Charles F. Allen and
Lincoln with the driver and Hillary in the back seal-and say
Jonathan Pords in The Comeback Kid, stories of Clinton's
nothing at all to each other, which struck the troopers M quise
womanizing date back to the period when be was rejected
orgic. "If he was dead politically, I would expect s divorce in
by the voters in 1980 in his bid for a second term. "Clinton,
3() days," Roger Perry said
seaing his political future vanish overnight. became careless
about his actions," they wrole.
VI
He had achieved w much so LAST Now it was gene. Rumors
O
ver the years, the Trapers have seen Bill Clinton in
began filuring inw the newstooms and chroughout the state
compromising situations wich dozens of women.
offices that Clinion was having in affair with mother women
They said chair facilitation of the activities ranged
Such nonors about policiciars ve commomplace but this one
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January 1994
25
had a persistence about it Because Clinwn was no longer in the
which lasted no more chan E hour as the trooper slood by in
public light the reporters and editors decided to ignore the talk.
the hall. the troopes gid Paula told him she was available to
be Clinton's regular girlfriend if he so desired
As the ггоорегъ described the situation, the scale of
Parterson-all and trim, wich the upright demeasor and
Clinton's examarical activities only increased after he won
closely cropped hair of a military officer-realled another
election 10 a second term in 1982 When Perry renumed 9
example he withessed late in the evening on the night after
: Excuricy duty at the mansion in the Lue 1980s. other respect
Clinton's diawnw speach 9 the 1988 Democratic convention
regaled him with tales of Clinton's affairs in the 1982-40-1987
"Norman Less gave us a allie of offices in a building Dext 5 the
period During the Last five years of Clinton's governorship.
CNN building where the governor and bis saff WEEB working.
while Patterson worked at the residence, be said he pained
Sandy Berger [a longdine Clinno advisor and now deputy
first-hand knowledge chat Clinion was involved with a proup
national security advisor) had Hown in to write the speech The
of Liale Rock women-reguiss mistrases or girlfriends—
day Ma. Clinan 1 the day 'spiontry' the prese Well, that
numbering about a hulf-dozen The names of the misorses
night when we finished, we went back 9 the office around
wilh whom Patterson was familiar, some of whom at married
midnight and a young lady of about 30 or 32, [name withheld.
and have children " trown G me. bus will not be revealed
who the governor had just met at the convention, was there 9
here, so as not to explain them more than Clinmn already has,
meet us. He took her back in a privaic office, closed the door.
or to punish innocent family members. Each of the names
and sayed in there for an hour or so while I waird w take him
given me by Patterson was corroborated by Pary-who has
back B de Marrica where be and Hillary were saying"
knowledge of them daring back 5 1989-and the other no
troopers with whom I met I located each of the women by
A
ccording 6 the croopers. Clinton often visited his
leiephone. but each eicher denied involvement or would ofter
regular Little Rock girlfriends in the ady morning,
no comment
during what were astensibly long joge "He would
jog OUL of the mansion grands very early most marnings and
A
ccording 10 Patterson, the long-term mistresses
then we would go pick up him m a McDonald's at 7da Street
since 1987, in addition to Gennifer Flowers.
and Broadway." Patterson said. "Whea we picked him up.
included . staffer in Clinton's office: an Arkansas
half the time he would be covered in sweat and the other half
Lawyer Clinton appointed to a judgeship; the wile of a
of the time chero couldn't be a drop of sweat on him. even in
prominent judge; a local reporter, an employee at Arkansas
the middle of July in Liabs Rock. Somecimes I'd ask him,
Power and Light 1 state-regulated public utility: and a cos-
'How far did you rus today goveroor!" And he would by.
mexics sales clerk as a Liale Rock department store. They
'Five miles. I'd cell him there be something wrong with
ranged in age from their early 30s to their early 40s.
his sweat glands because he didn't have a drop of sweal on
According LO both Patterson and Perry. throughout the peri-
him. He'd say, "I can't fool you guys. can 1?'-
od of their employment at the governor's residence. Citrion
As the troopers recounted even. Everal times a month in
visited one of these women, either in the early morning or
the Lace evening Clinan would leave the residence in a sure or
the late evening or one of them came 6 the residence to see
borrowed from one of the governor's
him. as last two or three times a week
Lincotn was easily recognizable on the streets of Little Rock
Clinton also had a series of brief affairs and one-cime
'We were cold a keep our cars class for this purpose," said
encounters from 1987 through carly 1993 of which the
Parry, who often lens Clinton his green Corsia A few minutes
troopers had direct knowledge. He often met women at
after the lights clicked att in the first couple's bedroom, Climon
social functions in Liale Rock or on the road Somedmes he
would gel out of bed and "go out for a drive." leaving insne
would even use troopers as intermediaries. sending them OEE
dons at the guard house the if Hillary wake up, he was a be
with messages and ourright propositions to women 10 reure
alered on his cellular phone On That than a dozen occasions
to back rooms, howl rooms, or offices wish him.
since 1987 Patierson said he saw one of the troopers' cars
One of the trupers sold the story of how Clinron had eyed
parked outside one particular girlfriend's condaminium by he
a woman " e reception at the Excelsion How in downworn
drove name after being relieved from his shift al the mension as
Little Rock. According G the trooper, who told the sury to
midnight. The coman lived just a (ew does from Paterson on
both Pallerson and Perry as weil. Clinton asked him 10
Shadow Oaks in Sherwood on the outskins of Little Rock
approach the woman. whom the trooper remembered only as
The crospers also drove Clinon from the capital late in the
Paula tell her how attractive the governor thought sho was
evening Ю various women's homes and waited for hours for
and take her 6 a room in the hotel where Clinton would be
him to emerge They become expert X parking unoberusively.
waiting. As the compers explained is the sunderd procedure
Dy backing into driveways and the like Paterson recalled that
in a as like this was for one of them to inform the boxes that
the an time he parked in this menner outside the home of the
the governor needed a room for a short time because he was
Clinion suffex in 1987, where he set from midnight undl about
expering an important call from the Whice House (Not 8 let.
4:30 BM. waiding on the governor, Citnion congraulated him
ribly plausible story during the Reagn and Bush years. bus it
on his securitime "He cold m8 it was our responsibility to
seemed 9 work 100 a charm wich hold dats in Artenses)
cover his LSI SO he wouldn't IR in trouble," Patienton said.
Oa this particular evening. after her encounts wish Clinton,
By all accounts. whenever Clincon returned to the resi-
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January 1994
desire after one of these encounters be wene to the bachroom
each of the long-cime girlfriends and treated them well.
in the croopers' guard house. where he washed up before
though perhaps manipulating chem LO his own ends. He
entering the main house
once sold Roger Perry he was in love with one of chem.
During the day. when Hillary was in town but not at home
though there is debaie among the troopers as to whichol the
and Clinton world privacy in the residence with a women the
women he meant
Toopers said. they WERE insured to buzz him on the incroom
as soon as Hillary's car approached the Gone game of the com-
bared innumerable occasions when Bill wouldn't hesitace 9
W
hen speaking B the Tradgers about these lisisons.
pound When Hillary was OUI of town, the TROPERS remen-
Clinton was usually quice circumsport, but on some
occasions he inexplicably permitted himself ID be
seize the opportunity G entertain warned at all hours of the day
caught is flagranic delicio. More dan once. Lary Patterson
and night, clearing them through the 8dd for what the croop-
aid. he stood guard and einered the department store clerk
said he called a personal tour of the mansion."
performing onal as on Bill in a period a. including in the
After the presidential election, Bill insured the TOOPERS G
parking loc of Chelsea's clamentary school, and on the grounds
clear women through the outs Secret Service blockade on the
of the governor's mansion
socce by falely identifying chem as suff Br as couning of the
in one insurance, in the fall of 1988 or 1989. as Patterson
upopers. Shortly before the
remembered is, he was driving
Clintons left Little Rock for
Clinma to in annal reception
Washington, Roger Perry said
for the Harrison County
one of the troopers (whom I
Chamber of Commerce in a
also incerviewed) mid him that
hospitality suise al the Camelor
he had arranged for the AP&L
Howl in Little Rock On the
employee B arrive at the gov-
way, Clinton suggested a
emax's mansion as 5:15 a.m.,
detour to Chelsea's school.
dressed in a trench cant and a
Booker Elementary. When
baseball cap at Clinton's
they accived. Clinton Lold
instruction. The trooper told
Parterson the sales clerk was
Perry he had told the Secres
siuing in her cas. which was
Service chal she was "siail
parked in the otherwise deser-
coming in very early." Chron
ed front parking be "I parked
has arranged for the trooper to
across the entrance and stood
bring the woman through a
outside the GI looking around
basement door, which opened
about 120 feet from where
into a game room. where
they were parked in a loc that
Clinton was wailing. The
was predy well Lic I could See
Tooper said be was instructed
Clinion ged into the frons sear
to stand as the top of the stain
and then the lady's head 50
leading from the basement w
into his Lep. They stayed in the
the main floor of the residence
car for 30 or 40 minutes,"
and 5 alen Clinton if Hillary
Paterson aid
wake up, recording to Perry.
in a second insunce. Panerson was on dury at the resi-
Over time, as bods Patterson and Perry described iL each
dence. again late in the evening, when the same woman
mistress was assigned a perticular trooper whose job is was to
drove up in a yellow and black Datsun or Nissan pick-up
call her and find one when she could see Bill al her have drive
ruck and asked to see Clinton. "The governor came out of
her to various events where Bill was appearing, and deliver
the residence and climbed into the front seat of the auck,
giru 9 her. "Three times after the [presidential] election I
which she parked in an area off the rear drive." Patterson
called (the judge's wife) w see if she was a home for the gov.
recalled This lime, Patterson said, wich a gleam in his eye.
emar." Patierson said. They also said Clinton regularly slipped
he gol an even clearer view of the sex acc by aiming a
them cash 6 pay for gifts for the wamen they are cold to pick
remove-controlled camera with a swivel base mounted on 8
up from Victoria's Socrel in the Line Rock mall and other
30-foot pole in the back yard of the house right into the
waren's shops around cown. "He told us to make sure they
ruck. The image was projected onto a 27-inch video screen
were kept in the trunk of the as and never bring them into the
in the guard house. "He was sitting on the passenger side
house where Hillary might see them." Perry said. AL Christmas
and she was behind the wheel. I pointed the thing direculy
1992. the cropper whose request for autographed phoses for his
into the windshield. and watched on the screen as the gover.
family Clinton had waved away was able 10 " his autographs
nor (received oral sex]," Pauerson said.
only by insisting on a signature each time Clinion asked him 6
As this act was occurring, Chelses's babysiller at the
pick up and deliver a gift to a woman.
lime. Melissa/Julley. drove into the compound Realizing
In everyone's estimation, Clinton buill relationships wish
that she would usually drive right by the area where the
The American Sensiator
January 1994
27
pick-up was packed on her way to the guar house where
a wild screaming match ensued. When Perry entered the
she lived. Patternam quickly intercepted her. old her there
kischen after the dus had sealed, the room was a wreck with
nas 2 security problem on the grounds. and then instructed
a cabines door ticked off its hinges.
her to drive by s different route go in her bouse. and smy
Another fight ensued on the Clintras' final day in Liale
chere. "When they were done Clinton came running over to
Rock according G Panersona Clincon asked him 9 bring one
me and asked. Did she see us? Did she sce us?' I told him
of his wamen friends a the send-off caremony at the Liade
what I'd done and he aid 'Acta boy." Patierson said.
Rock airport before he depand for Wachington "When I gol
On yes snocher occasion that Patterson described, the gover-
there with (the judge's wife). Hillary uned a me and said.
nor and his security dend arrived at the Linis Rock airport and
'Whall the lom do you chink you're doing? 1 know who that
Clinton told his bodyguards that he vus going to be drives
where is. I know what she's doing here. Ges her OUR of here'
back to the residence by the Adanso laryer, who had met the
Clinan was standing right there. I looked at him and he jur
plane, to that she could show him her new Jaguar. "Oa the ride
shrugged his shoulders so I took her ow of there and dropped
back he drove and the was nowhere to be seen in the ar."
her u the Holiday Inn Center Ciry."
Panerson said "Late he told me das he had recearched the
The troopers speculated that Hillary coleraced this behav-
subject in the Bible and onl sex isn't considered adultery."
ios much as eighteenth-century mainsained mar-
Like many men, Clinton and the aroopers shared locker
riages of convenience to suit the social and material needs
room comments about warned and sex. 'Wheo he was in a
of both parties. Hillary herself was intimately involved with
down mood. all you had 6 do was start alidas about SOX
the late Vincern Foster. a partner al the Rose Law Firm and
and he would come alive," said Perry. "I remember one
later deputy White House counsel. Fostar killed himself in
time when I asked him 10 sign 55 autograph for a female
July under circumsances that remain murky. "It was com-
friend. and he asked me, 'Does she have big titries?"
mon knowledge around the mansion that Hillary and Vince
"He told me there are two kinds of f--ing redheads,"
were having an affair," aid Lary Patterson, though he con-
Patterson said: "Banriful f--ing redheads and ugly {--ing
caded that the evidence for this is more circumstantial than
redheads." Above a local reporter (not the one with whom
his first-band knowledge of Clinton's behavior.
he was involved). Clinton wid Parterson "I bel she could
According to all of the moopers, whenever Clinton left
give [good oral sex]." Complaining about the nme woman,
LOWA, no sooner would he be out of the mansion gates than
Clinton later said, "V you were a buddy you would P.. her
Fores would appear, often staying in the residence wich
and gel her off my 255."
Hillary into the wee hours of the morning. One of the off-
che-record unopers drove Hillary and Foster 10 a mountain
VII
abin in Heber Springs maintained by the Rose firm as 10
our-of-lown recess for iu lawyers, where the two speat sig-
H
illary apparently was sware of Bill's hanky-panky.
nifleant amounts of time alone. Patterson and Perry were
at least in general terms. Pauerson recalled onc
both aware of this at the time. On several chance OCCA-
Sunday afternoon in the late 1980s when he heard
sions-al the Heber Springs request and once scopped at a
Hillary complain to Bill in highly colorful Language about
craffic light in Liale Rock-uvopers said they observed
their inadequate = life. Listening to the audio monicor at
Foster and Hillary embracing and open-mouth kissing.
the rear porch of the main house, Patterson said he sal in the
Patterson ones saw the 100 in a compromising position
gaard house and heard Hillary cell BOI, during an argument
at a birthday party for Hillary held at the Line Rock French
in the kitchen. my need 9 be i-ed more than (wice a year."
reseaurant Alouenz's. Bill also agended While seared at the
When Clincos spent an inordinate amount of time speaking
resourabl's bar. outside the dining room. Patterson said be
with an altracive woman at a public event-apparently a
observed Hillary and another woman from the Rose firm.
common proopers said they have heard
Carolyn Huber. come OUL 9 the bar for a private chat. Soon
Hillary complain birrerly. "She would say, 'Come on Bill.
thereafter, Foster emerged from the dining room on his way
put your dick up. You can't [--- her here,'' as Pauerson
to the men's room. "Ho came up behind Hillary, and
remembered the unforgemable phrasing.
squeezed her rear end with boch of his hands. Then he
"Even though she knew what was going on. he would hide
winked and gave me the 'OK' sign," Patterson said "On the
it because he didn't want the confromencion." Perry said. Bill
way back. Huber was turned away, and Vince PUL his hand
did get caught every once in a while Generally a heavy
over one of Hillary's breas and made the same 'OK' sign
sleeper, Hillary once woke up in the middle of the night,
to me. And she just stood there coolng. 'Oh Vince. Oh
nicked on the bedroom light and called down to the guard
Vince." Huber. now an assistant 10 the president, said she
house looking for Bill. "The sorry damn son of a birch!" she
never aciended such a party.
exclaimed when told the governor had gone out for a drive
Perry grabbed the cellulas phone, wrning Clinion up at one of
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the women's homes, and wid him G for back 6 the residence
(as "He surted saying 'Oh god. god. god Why did you iell
her?" Perry recalled. When Clinton arrived soon after,
T
he only person Bill Clinton has specifically denied
having an this with is Germifer Flowers, yes all of the
Hillary was wairing in the kitchen, where, not unexpeciedly.
propers agreed that Clinton and Flowers were roman.
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January 1994
tically involved for several years They said Flowers alled
and mentioned allegations linking the no romantically. Shordy
the mansion regularly, asking to speak with "Bill." As the
cherester. Judy Gaddy inquired about a job opening al the
troopers described the routine, when Hillary was not al home.
Board of Review for Flovers Flowers applied Bill Gaddy.
Clinton generally look the calls. When she was, Clinton
Judy's hosband and another Clinion appointee is the director of
always instructed a prooper to cell Flovers that hz would all
the sure's Employment Security Division, which overseas the
her back Soon thereafter. Clinton would trundle down to the
review board According D a sale committee which later inves-
troopers' guard house and retreat to I private back room.
tigared the matter, with Gaddy's approval, Don K Sames. the
where he would then get on the line that Hillary
chairman of the review board who hired Flowers improperly
could not pick up from inside the mansion. This is how he
waived cerain biring procedures. and Flowers for the job.
regularly handled paral calls fromwan
Bames the aid that Gaddy had recommended Flower for the
Peason aid be often Clinin D the Quapan Towers
job. but Gaddy has demied this Flowers told the Star that
in Link Rock where Flowers lived late in the evening waiting
Clinion "pulled strings" 6 same the job for her, which Clinton
in the parting loc for U long as also hours for Claim's ream
has denied however, corroborated Plower's allega
"Every place we ever went even a privars party, we would go
tion 7 remember I was driving the our when Clinica got on the
in with him, except 6 woman's house," Parents aid Perhaps
phone and discussed the particular job with Bill Gaddy. There
because his relationship wich Flowers began long before be
is 8 doubt in my mind that he was asking Gaddy to give it 9
began to schnowledge his behavior B the Clinton had
Gennifer." Patterson aid Gaddy denied ever having a usle-
& story 9 cover his racks Canton lold Patiento that he ww
phone conversation with Chown about Fover (Flowers lost
visicing Maurice Smich. director of the state highway depart-
the job for failing 9 show up for work three days in a 10w,
ment who lived in the same building, but Patterson believes
shortly after coming Conward with her story in the Sear. She is
that if this were true he would have gone inco the building with
currently circulating a bank proposal in Now York)
Clinon, as was usual with business meenings
Yel despite chis cover story, Clinton evidently couldn't
resist bragging about his sexual exploits. On one occasion.
Perry realled. Cliston said that Gennifer Flowers "could
E
ven before the Flowers story broke, Clinton was
aware that the issue of his womantzing would plague
him in a presidencial campaign. "He was walking
suck & tennis ball through a garden hose."
along one day in 1991 wish Bruce Lindscy [now n senior
According 9 Paterman and Pury. in the Late spring of 1991,
Whice House aide) and he aid, 'If' make the race, I'm going
as Clinion was seriously considering making a presidential run,
to keep Larry around to deal with all the women," Patterson
Flowers began calling him incessently, sometimes four or love
said (Thas never happened" Lindsey said.) According 6
times a week Shartly after this spate of calls. Flowers got 1 job
Perry, Clinton sold him in 1990 that he was considering not
as an administrative assistant for the Arbrasas Board of
running for re-elecrion in Artangs because be feared his his-
Review's appeal attonal. which hears unemployment are
tory of womanizing would be exposed As is happened, dur-
According to published news accounts. Flowers first asked
ing that year's campaign, a disgrunded former FLACO employee
Clinmn about abriados a THE job in September 1990, and
named Larry Nichols filed a Lawsuit linking Clinton 9 five
Clinton tumed the request over G his special assistant Judy
named women and making the unsubstanciated charge that he
Gaddy. After applying for one position and being curred down.
had been fired as part of an attempted COVEr-Up involving a
Flowers complained in a lear D Clinan the following January
secres fund used to facilitare Clinton's crysts The suit was
reparred in Arkansas but neicher the precise nature of the
511 could be argued that Clinton did not camparically day any
allegations nor the women's names were menioned.
romantic involvement wich Flowers. Por example. in the Kroft
in 1992, the ask of "dealing with the women" was ulcimate-
incroview. Clinton was and about Flower's allegation of a "12-
ly assigned B Buddy Young, the supervisory proper in gover-
year affair" and Clinton answered, That allegation is false." This
nos's security, the tropers said "Buddy Young specifically
could leave open the possibility that the affeir lasted less chan
cold me that be WBS trying 9 keep I lid on the other wamen,"
mdve years.
Patterson said. "Lf one more came OUR they knew Gennifer
6 According to Flowers in a Penthouse increview in December
would be credible. He said they could weather the stoon on one.
1992 Clinion often jogged over a her spertment from the nearby
but not no. Hd old me he wens to Texas G alk B Elizabech
governor's mansion, "arriving sweaty but enger." On other occa.
Ward [a farmer Miss America named in the Nichols suit]. He
siens. Plowers said, Clinton's driver sa in the car in the complex
said that she had mld him UBI she didn't need any money, bus
driveway and waired for two hours or so. in En interview with ma
he raid, "If the money's right, I know she'll keep her mouch
Flowers said she know Larry Patterson and also brew that
shue'''' Young deaied this. "y"ve never spaken to Elizabeth
Clinion's driven waited (or him in the parking be During the inj.
Werd." he aid. Ward could not be reached for comment
ual visia, Clinica entered the building through the lebby and was
According B Perry, about six weeks before the Star inter-
seen geains off the elevator at the second floor. where Plowers
lived. Ruman zoon circulated through the building. Therefore.
Flowers mid, she waited on her beloony until she HW the gover-
When Wod appeared in the May 1992 issue of Playboy, which
nor's Lincoln pull in and then want a the first floor a prop open a
did not mencion the alleged affair, the Clinion campaign quickly
fire asit door wich a newspaper 80 Clinton would enter the building
circulated & written swement from Ward in which she doind any
andassted
romantic involvement with CIncon.
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Junuary 1994
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view was published, Flowers again began alling the residence
name, bus one of the wonderful chings about a place like
day and night uking 6 speak wich Bill. Word around the
Liak Rock is that you get to know everyone"
guard house was that Flowers might be trying to blackmail
Throughout the tense period Young constantly werned
Clinion by threatening 9 expose their aftair. "She WB curt
the troopers. "If you're smart you won't alk LO the press,"
stanly calling. sometimes several times a day. And we were
the same warning they said be delivered a year later as they
aware that she was up a something. We were told that she
prepared E go poblic with this story.
might be trying to type the alls with Clinon 90 I called her
Clinton, meanwhile, was by turns angry and very was-
Gernifes Fowler to il would look like I didn't know who she
ried From the back of his Lincola be would say. "Whas
was." Here is an excerpt from 8 transcript of the Flower upon
dose that whore think she's doing a me?" He also referred
B Flowers as a "f-ing slut." according to Patterna Oa the
PERRY: Covernor's manaton Rogo Perry.
Rowers tapes, also calling Flovers "if they over his you
PLOWERS: Ls Bill Clinico in pleye?
with is just any 'no' and go on" Clintro had said he would
PERRY: Mn' ha's wich some people right now. May [ ask
be free and clear OR the womanizing issue so long is "they
who's calling?
doe't have picares." Ln & convernation in the kinchen of the
FLOWERS: This is Cleanifer Plowers I'm returning his call
governor's mansion after Flowers went pubilc. Clinton
PERRY: Carnifer Fawler?
asked one of the troopers for advice on bow 5 handle the
FLOWERS: Flower
situation Clinica said that without phows. nothing could be
PERRY: OK. Hang on just 8 second
proved. 'T Lold him. Then lie your ass cif." the trooper
said and Clinam apparently did
NEW the story broke, the proundles went into high
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