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Summary
This document appears to be a page from a book manuscript (likely by Alan Dershowitz) dated April 2, 2012. The text discusses the author's involvement in the Clinton impeachment, his interactions with Monica Lewinsky's mother, and his book 'Sexual McCarthyism.' It concludes with a transition to a 'next celebrity' (implied to be Jeffrey Epstein) whom the author describes as having thin skin compared to Clinton and Starr.
People (6)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Alan Dershowitz | Author/Narrator (Implicit) |
The author of the text (based on reference to his book 'Sexual McCarthyism') discussing his legal career and relation...
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| Monica Lewinsky | Subject |
Referred to as 'Monica'; author discusses potentially representing her.
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| Monica's Mother | Associate |
Approached the author at a Jewish event expressing regret he didn't represent Monica.
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| Bill Clinton | Former President |
Discussed regarding the impeachment scandal; author defended him but remained critical of his misconduct.
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| Kenneth Starr | Independent Counsel |
Discussed as the prosecutor obsessed with exposing Clinton; author remains on friendly terms with him.
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| Next Celebrity | Subject (Implicitly Jeffrey Epstein) |
Referenced in the final sentence as a celebrity with thin skin in whose case the author played a major role (contextu...
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Organizations (2)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Congress |
Where the author helped defend Clinton.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Entity associated with the Bates stamp (HOUSE_OVERSIGHT).
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Timeline (1 events)
Unknown
Locations (1)
| Location | Context |
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Location of sexual encounters mentioned in the text.
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Relationships (3)
Helped defend Clinton; remains on friendly terms despite criticism.
Remains on friendly terms despite criticizing him in book.
Described as two obsessed men engaged in a constitutional crisis.
Key Quotes (4)
"I wish you had called Monica."Source
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Quote #1
"At bottom this is a story of how two men who are obsessed about forbidden sex—Clinton about engaging in it and Starr about exposing it—managed to turn a tawdry series of Oval Office sexual encounters into a constitutional crisis."Source
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Quote #2
"The result was a highly unlikely combination of factors that led the nation to where almost no one wanted to go—to the brink of a constitutional crisis with international implications."Source
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Quote #3
"The same cannot be said about the next celebrity (and his lawyers) in whose case I played a major role."Source
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Full Extracted Text
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perceived a possible conflict of interest, and didn’t make the call. Several years later, I was approached by Monica’s mother at a Jewish event. She said, “I wish you had called Monica.” I have often wondered whether the case would have turned out differently if I had called and agreed to represent her.
Although I helped defend Clinton before Congress and in the court of public opinion, I was critical of his sexual misconduct while in office. In my book Sexual McCarthyism, I argue:
“At bottom this is a story of how two men who are obsessed about forbidden sex—Clinton about engaging in it and Starr about exposing it—managed to turn a tawdry series of Oval Office sexual encounters into a constitutional crisis. Clinton and his advisers made mistake after mistake in a futile effort to keep his embarrassing little secret from becoming public. Starr and his staff overreached, overreacted, exaggerated and pressed every issue to the limits of its logic to expose the secret and embarrass the President. The result was a highly unlikely combination of factors that led the nation to where almost no one wanted to go—to the brink of a constitutional crisis with international implications.
Some critics believe that Bill Clinton and Kenneth Starr deserve each other. But we the people do not deserve to see our delicate system of checks and balances endangered by the reckless actions of two obsessed men.”
Remarkably, I have remained on friendly terms with both Clinton and Starr after writing these harsh words. Most celebrities I have encountered have extremely thin skins. They never forgive even small slights because they are accustomed to being universally adored. Both Clinton and Starr have thick skin. They accept criticism, especially when they know it is well intentioned. The same cannot be said about the next celebrity (and his lawyers) in whose case I played a major role.
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