number 2, susan mcdougall was on larry king, she did 18 months in prison and you cut a deal with her at any time. and she said she had sex with president clinton. >> host: we will cycle back to the book in the final minute. >> guest: susan mcdougall was convicted of serious felonies that led to the collapse on savings and loan, found in of united states district court judge. susan made these allegations. the allegations are false. with respect to the clintons and their finances. you need to read the story and the story as i recount in my book, demonstrate to a fair-minded person that they were involved in financial crimes in little rock.ey >> host: the title of the book, "contempt: a memoir of the clinton investigation". we appreciate your time as always. >> booktv marks our 20th year of bringing you the country's top nonfiction authors and their latest books. find us every weekend on c-span20 in or online@booktv.org. c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies and we continue to bring you unfiltered cov

there are a lot of women that figure into this story, not just monica lewinsky but paula jones, susan mcdougal, and the women are always portrayed in this one dimensional way. i wanted them to be portrayed as full, complex people and not caricatures as we see them now. >> nbc news digital political reporter jonathan allen, the author of "shattered -- inside hillary clinton's doomed campaign." i should note that you are working, you are in florida where the vote count is going on, but i wanted to talk to you because you've covered hillary clinton. you've followed hillary clinton. obviously wrote the book on hillary clinton and now with the 20-year anniversary, all of this is coming up again. what is the enduring fascination, do you think, with this relationship between bill clinton, monica lewinsky and, by extension, hillary clinton? >> well, you're right. i'm near the palm beach county election center, essentially where they're recounting ballots. it feels like rets rro day here msnbc. if we can't remember our history, we're doomed to repeat it between the ballot counting and the clinton scand

number two susan mcdougall was on the rekeying and said you would cut a deal with her if she said shehad sex with president clinton. >> she was convicted of serious felonies that led to the collapse of the savings-and-loa savings-and-loan. she was found in contempt by the united states district court judge susan has madeer these allegations and they are false. back to the contents - - the clintons and their finances i never allege they were wealthy at the time but you do need to read the story and as i recounted my book will demonstrate to a fair-minded person they were involved in financial crimes in little rock. >> contempt, a memoir of the clinton investigation we appreciate your time. >> contempt, a memoir of the clinton investigation we appreciate your time. >> the woman with a gold tooth was in a rally in 2007 in north carolina it was a small gathering for those needing something to do obama was looking out at the emptiness fired up and ready to go she abruptly shouted and as if on cue the people around her repeated her words and began to chant and then instantly the rally went