the president of the united states is having an affair with monica lewinsky. three days later, the "washington post" decided to go with that story that "newsweek" editors had been vetting. another example, it took a reporter for abc news' internet political sheet called "the note" to break this. >> when strom thurmond rain for -- ran for president, we voted for him. we're proud of him. and if the rest of the country had followed our lead we wouldn't have had all these problems over all these years. chris: that brought down a leader of the senate. a little item in a little pip sheet. >> that's a big generational movement that's changed journalism and politics over the past, say, 15 years. it used to be you could identify by name the important people who controlled the agenda. the editor of "the washington post," a handful of columnists. it was the executive producer and washington bureau chief, maybe three dozen people who were the filter. now there are literally tens of millions of filter. everyone with access to a mouse -- chris: no more gate keepers. >> very

the monica lewinski story is all over the front page and i was off to the races. what happens after that, within an hour i get back to my office and there were 20 tv cameras out there and i am surrounded and all these people are shoving microphones in my place and telling me you need to be put on this committee to impeach the president. you are a former prosecutor and judge. i was standing and smiling. other than copyrights and trademarks, you are a liar. that is not what you are here but i walk you through the time table to show you it really was a coincidence. one of the things about collecting political memorabilia that came back to help, when i got back to congress the democrat majority for years were out of power and not happy about it and one of the senior democrats with a guy named john congress who was the senior democrat on the house judiciary committee and i spend many nights seeing conyers alone and i would want to talk about his views because he was the only middling living member of congress still serving who served on the watergate committee. wheneve

i have been on a few radio and tv shows where clinton and lied about the monica lewinsky affair has come up and people have asked about a that a and i say he did that to save his own skin that does not fit the category of what i am looking at. i am looking a strategic allies that leaders tell for the national interest. >> host: when more example? >> of good example of lie backfiring nikita khrushchev most americans would be shocked to know 1957 the soviet union was the first country to put a ballistic missile in the air in the first country to put a satellite into outer space. but after launching the first intercontinental ballistic missile, the soviets common name the about nikita khrushchev who was their leader at the time, who lied to the american people and the american leadership and tried to give us the impression that they had a huge advantage in missiles over the united states. they did not have a huge advantage. we could not tell the balance of power because we did not have overhead satellites at the time to look down and counted the missiles. when they said they had a lot of mi

. >> is that not what the lewinsky scandal was all about? baseball is only a game. i would correct all of this in the record books, put asterisks on all the records and keep them out of the whole thing. >> last word. thank you. see you next week. >> for a transcript of this broadcast, log onto insidewashington.tv. hi, i'm alex guiriba outreach program services coordinator at college of san mateo. and csm alum. csm gave me the opportunity to transfer and graduate from the world's top public institution. and also, it gave me the opportunity to work in public service, which is a dream i've always had. i'm concerned about the current budget situation in california, and how current and future students may not have the same privileges and opportunities i had. to find out how you can help support csm, please go to the web address below. thanks for your support.

. >> is that not what the lewinsky scandal was all about? baseball is only a game. i would correct all of this in the record books, put asterisks on all the records and keep them out of the whole thing. >> last word. thank you. see you next week. >> for a transcript of this broadcast, log onto insidewashington.tv.

i have been on a few radio and tv shows where president clinton lied about the monica lewinsky of fair has come up and people have asked me what i think about that, and i say that that is a case of a leader maudine basically to save his own skin and that doesn't fit the category of the allies and looking at. i'm looking at what i call strategic alliance which our lives leaders tell for what they think is a national interest. >> one more a symbol of a lie on the international level? >> i think a good example of an lie that backfired involved nikita khrushchev. most young americans would be shocked to know that in 1957 the soviet union was the first country to number one put a ballistic missile in the air, and number two, the first country to put a satellite in outer space. but after launching the first intercontinental ballistic missile, the soviets and here we are talking mostly about nikita khrushchev would be a leader at the time allotted to the american people and lied to the american leadership and tried to give us the impression that there was a missile gap that they had a huge a

the only thing that surprised him was that monica lewinski wasn't more beautiful. >> charlie: how did it. >> charlie: but it was hard. >> it was harder than my last book which was on iran because with iran i owned the material, i owned the story. but with france it's a huge challenge becausi approached the subject with great humility because so many people know about france and it took long to get this right. >>harlie: the fd and the life-style and quality of life and those who say well yes that's not true but it's really just a museum, what do you say? >> i say you turn any corner and you will be surprised. that's why itay thereecause it's a constant conversation with the landscape, with the people, with the art wh the culture, with the food, with the perfume. and it's where we're making our lives because of that. >> charlie: this book is called la seduction with elaine sciolino .

and at the exact time of the lewinsky up there, -- up there, he was having an affair. there should be some kind of ethical committee which simply claims people like this are a threat to your youth and should be prohibited from appearing in public, whatever. [applause] let me make it clear that i am not crazy. i mean this in a positive sense. yes, in a way you are a terrorist. in the sense that gandhi was a terrorist. let's face the facts, it is not just something that can be swallowed whole, all the interesting news in the newspaper, here, this is happening, he is with a lady got out. totally not true. >> do we have a denial on that one? on the latest gaga -- lady gaga one? >> absolute denial on everything. i did not even listen to one of her songs. [laughter] >> her representative was not that the fine. they just said no comment. >> your set a said no comment and then you would join a much more glory. what does this mean? in what sense was conte a terrorist? -- gandhi a terrorist? he tried to interrupt the normal flow of the british state in india. you're trying to in

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he was, at the exact time of the monaco was the affair, who already -- monica lewinsky affair, already -- [unintelligible] i did come here, a moral conservative. there should be an ethical committee debt claims these people should be prohibited from appearing in public. [applause] >> let me make it clear. i am not crazy. and a sense it is -- on the was a terrorist. it is not something that can be swallowed whole care at this is happening. ing ladyizek is bating ladydat gaga then here, wikileaks -- >> we have a dial on that? >> absolute denial on everything. i did not even listen to one of her songs. >> her representative was not that defined. >> my friends said you should have said no comment, and you will enjoy much more glory. what does this mean? in what sense was gondi a terrorist? he died to interrupt the normal functioning of the british state in india, and, of course, you are trying to interrupt dop functioning of the information's circulation and so on. i repeat an endless paraphrase of the wonderful line from "and beggar's opera." what is robbing the bank in comparison to open

i have been on a few radio and tv shows where president clinton lying about the monica lewinsky affair has come up, and people have asked me what i think about that. and i say that is a the case of the leader lying basically to save his own skin, and that doesn't fit the category of lies that i'm looking at here. i'm looking at what i call strategic lies that are devised that leaders tell that they think are in the national interest. >> host: one more example of a lie the lie told on a nation national level. jaczko i think it good example of a lie that backfired involve nikita khrushchev. most young americans would be shocked to know that in 1957 the soviet union was the first country to number one put a ballistic missile in the air and number two the first country to put a satellite in outer space. but after watching their first intercom mental ballistic missile, the soviets and here we are talking mainly about nikita khrushchev who was their leader at the time, lie to the american people and lied to the american leadership and tried to give us the impression that there was a missile

so i remember watching when drudge broke the lewinsky story. that was a slam dunk.caught the president of the united states. wienergate was salacious, but i am talking about cigars and an intern. we are all smarting this week because of a wiener and a weiner. cigars and an intern is the bermuda triangle. that is pornography. so i just remember watching that matt had the slam dunk to end all slam dunks. but then the president of the united states decided to live. he lied. he lied to the country and his cabinet. he lied to the mainstream media. i remember an important moment in that. my new buddy, matt lauer, was on the today show a week and a half. we're totally close now. we're going to hang out, right? we're going to go to sag harbor together. i remember matt lauer did his job. i'd like to be mostly stick, but i do have a few carrots in my back pocket. matt lauer did do his job in january of 1998. he said to hillary clinton, "there are these crazy accusations out here about your husband and the intern and lying under oath. is it true?" harrison said it is not true.

. >> indeed i did have a relationship with miss lewinsky that was not appropriate. >> clinton is still run. >> it does send a message to society. it's easy to lie and very often you're going to get away with it. >> providing false information to a law enforcement officer, i will adjudge you to be guilty. >> everybody is speculating how much money she's going to make, book offers, tv deals, what she's going to do. ultimately in the end she's a famous face and in some ways benefiting from these lies. >> it's hard to keep your idealism intact. it's hard to believe you're living in an honest world when dishonesty is everywhere. >> massive cheating scandal in atlanta's public schools. >> the school cheating case shows principals, teachers becomi becoming complicit with cheating and lying to cover it up. what do they think with teachers cheating on their behalf and lying about it. >> lots of people are cheating for different reasons. the people at the top are cheating because the rewards for cheating are so huge. >> what do you have to say for yourself mr. madoff? >> a lot of ordinary americ

so i remember watching when drudge broke the lewinsky story. that was a slam dunk.lking about cigars and an intern. we are all smarting this week because of a wiener and a weiner. cigars and an intern is the bermuda triangle. that is pornography. so i just remember watching that matt had the slam dunk to end all slam dunks. but then the president of the united states decided to live. he lied. he lied to the country and his cabinet. he lied to the mainstream media. i remember an important moment in that. my new buddy, matt lauer, was on the today show a week and a half. we're totally close now. we're going to hang out, right? we're going to go to sag harbor together. i remember matt lauer did his job. i'd like to be mostly stick, but i do have a few carrots in my back pocket. matt lauer did do his job in january of 1998. he said to hillary clinton, "there are these crazy accusations out here about your husband and the intern and lying under oath. is it true?" harrison said it is not true. he offered a hypothetical. if it were true, what do you think? she said it is n

i think the lewinsky people. you need to be able to develop the space program and develop a good research program that can really pay incredible dividends here in space. >> hi, mrs. jamie with the san jose mercury news. if this car wrecks behind. i'm wondering what you thought when you are going to be on the last shuttle mission. >> well, like most of us i was very honored. it is so great to get a chance to find space again. none of us are really sure we'd ever get a chance because they had to send the last mission. we got our chance had gone by, kind of like being at disneyland and the right clothes just before you get to the front of the line. .. to get everybody a chance to come and space one day. it changes the perspective. we have ten people from three different countries, americans, russians and a japanese astronaut and working together. we live together, work together, solve problems together, laugh together and in some amazing come artery. we are one big team and execute one big team and look down at the

. >> reporter: and so did monica lewinsky on videotape. >> from what i learned in that conversation,myself, i knew i would deny the relationship. >> reporter: testifying under oath has a way of turning untouchable icons -- >> my name is on every car. >> reporter: -- into real people. >> i myself as well as toyota am not perfect. >> reporter: sometimes they band together like big tobacco. >> i don't believe that nicotine or our products are addictive. >> i believe nicotine is not addictive. >> i believe that nicotine is not addictive. >> reporter: but often it's lonely up there. just ask the former ceo of bp. >> you're copping out. you're the captain of the ship. >> with respect, sir, we draw hundreds of wells a year all around the world. >> reporter: on monday rupert murdoch had his son by his side in the uk, though it was his wife who really came to the rescue when he needed it most. a pie thrown in his face. during the hearing, the billionaire media mogul was very much an 80-year-old man, sitting in judgment. >> this is the most humble day of my life. >> reporter: it's not all bad.