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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!!
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To: Janice Shell who wrote (19044)3/22/1998 1:36:00 PM
From: Grainne  Read Replies (1) of 108807
 
Janice, I am not really an expert on the background ot the Willey situation. Perhaps someone else with more knowledge than I have could comment on the questions you raise.

I do agree that Kathleen considered her husband to be more of a friend to Bill Clinton than she herself was. On the 60 Minutes segment she says she wondered how Clinton could do this to the wife of a friend.

As far as the Christmas party goes, I think the Willeys had been regularly invited to White House social functions. She was complaining about one particular Christmas where there was no invitation. My impression is that she was alleging that she was in some way being distanced because of what had happened in the Oval Office that day. Apparently donations at a certain level create a quid pro quo where an invitation to one of the White House Christmas parties is one of the goodies, like the book bag and the mug you get with a pledge to your local public television station.

Willey wanted a job at the White House, and was indeed already working there as a volunteer. She knew Clinton and had access to him, so I don't find it strange that she approached him directly.

Again, can anyone who knows more address these questions? I am a little in the dark on some of them.

Christine
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