invest with him in the whitewater estates. >> whitewater failed. >> jim mcdougal bought madison guaranty savingsre was this young upstart governor from arkansas. came out of nowhere. >> i still believe in a place called hope. >> president clinton canceled his public schedule after the tragic death of his white house lawyer vincent foster. >> there were all kinds of crazy theories. >> whitewater was complicated. >> the politically smart thing to do became the appointment of an independent counsel. >> the president, today, has directed the attorney general to appoint a special counsel. >> she basically said, "i won't be talking to you again until this is over." >> there wal

. >> jim mcdougal bought madison guaranty savings and loan. >> savings and loans began to drop like flies>> here was this young upstart governor from arkansas. came out of nowhere. >> i still believe in a place called hope. >> president clinton canceled his public schedule after the tragic death of his white house lawyer vincent foster. >> there were all kinds of crazy theories. >> whitewater was complicated. >> the politically smart thing to do became the appointment of an independent counsel. >> the president, today, has directed the attorney general to appoint a special counsel. >> she basically said, "i won't be talking to you again until this is over." >> there were all sorts of rumors and allegations. if this is really all true, where are the women? ♪ ♪ >> amid the christmas cheer of 1993, the clinton white house was under attack by well-funded right wing activists determined to take down the president. >> there were certainly people, based on ideology, who wanted to knock bill clinton out. there's no question about that. >> what a wild cast of characters it was, and particularly hi

trying to get to the bottom of the relationship between hillary clinton and bill clinton and madison guaranty savings loan. >> a deal was reached allowing president clinton to testify via videotape. the mcdougals traveled to the white house to be there for the deposition. >> the president has maintained, all along, that he has no knowledge of any impropriety. >> it was very significant to have a sitting president of the united states testify for the defense in a criminal trial. >> this is an opportunity for them to throw enough mud pies they hope one will stick on the president or the first lady. >> the trial took a toll on jim mcdougal's already-deteriorating health. >> i would like to clear my name while i still have the strength to make a defense. >> it took the jury eight days to reach a verdict. >> the mcdougals and the governor of the state of arkansas, jim guy tucker, were convicted of various and sundry crimes. >> any way you cut it, this was a victory for the special prosecutor. >> one juror made one of the best quotes i have ever seen. "we fought hard for the defendants's freedom, but the e