The Scandalous Presidency of Bill ClintonWilliam (Bill) Jefferson Clinton, the 42nd president of the United States, was one of the "most popular American presidents of the 20th century" and the second president to be impeached (Dumas 1 of 15). During Clinton's two presidential terms, from 1993 to 2001, his contribution to America was great. The country's economy recovered quickly from the recession of the early 1990s, interest rates fell to historic lows, and jobs abounded. However, during his tenure as president he will always be remembered for the Paula Jones, Monica Lewinsky and Whitewater scandals. In August 1994, independent counsel Kenneth Starr was appointed to investigate what is now known as the "Whitewater Affair". The Whitewater scandal developed during Clinton's first term as president, following the death of Deputy White House Counsel Vincent Foster (Wikipedia). It was learned that after Foster's death, White House chief counsel Bernard Nussbaum removed documents regarding the Whitewater Development Corporation from Foster's office (Wikipedia). Many of Clinton's friends were investors in the project, and prosecutors determined that the failed Whitewater project involved numerous illegal transactions, including fraudulent use of banks (Finkelman 267). By the end of 1998, nine individuals had pleaded guilty to various crimes and three others had been convicted by juries, while two court cases had ended in acquittals or mistrials (Finkelman 267). In 1991, Paula Jones filed a civil lawsuit against Clinton in which she alleged that he invited her to a hotel room and made sexual advances towards her. In the end... half of the paper......freedom to privacy (Weber 2 of 2). The moment he puts his name on a ballot for public office he becomes public property (Weber 2 of 2). The sex scandals were brought to America's attention. In disbelief he was confronted. After all of Ken Starr's investigation, all of the testimony, and after the conclusion of the trial we were close to impeaching another president. Somehow the Senate decided he was worth saving and he remained our president for the remainder of his term. What Bill Clinton did as a person should not influence what he did for the United States as president. If he had not done his job as our President, that would have been grounds for making a decision to remove him from office. Everyone makes mistakes and it's not up to us to judge them. In the end there is only one person who can truly judge us for our wrong doings, and he will get what he deserves.