Saturday, Jan. 31

Quotes of the Day:
"He's not afraid of being called a sissy or something. He's not afraid to talk about issues that a lot of guys would say, 'Oh, I can't talk about that because I wouldn't be a manly man.' "

Patricia Schoeder, former Democratic congresswoman, commenting on Bill Clinton's enduring popularity with women
(The Washington Post, "He's Just Their Bill")

Jan Riviere, manager of the Berryville Bed & Breakfast in Berryville, Va.
(The Washington Post, "He's Just Their Bill")

Friday, Jan. 30

Linda Tripp (AP)

Quotes of the Day:
"I am disturbed by the smear campaign that maligns Monica. She is a bright, caring, generous soul -- one who has made poor choices. She was not a stalker, she was invited; she did not embellish, the truth is sensational enough."

Linda Tripp
(AP transcript of statement released by Tripp's attorney, James Moody)

Bruce Tinsley, creator of the "Mallard Fillmore" cartoon strip
(in a radio interview with talk radio host Blanquita Cullum, quoted in The Washington Post, "The GOP, Gathering and Gloating")

Thursday, Jan. 29

Quote of the Day:
"She said, 'He looked into my eyes and there was really a connection.' ... And she said, 'You know the greatest thing about it? I wasn't wearing my bra.' "

a former White House colleague of Monica Lewinsky's, recounting Lewinsky's description of a chance encounter with George Stephanopoulos.
(The Washington Post, "Aide's Interest in President Was Known to Friends"

Monica Lewinsky's attorney, William Ginsburg, speaking about his client on CNN's "Larry King Live."
(The Washington Post, "Lewinsky Met Privately With Clinton After Subpoena")

Wednesday, Jan. 28

Alan Dershowitz (By Julia Malakie)

Prediction:
"Tragically, this is going to go down in history as a case study in erroneous decision-making. [Clinton lawyer Robert] Bennett turned a political problem into a legal nightmare. This may be the first time in history that a president is subject to impeachment because of missteps by his attorney."

Alan Dershowitz, Harvard Law School professor
(The Washington Post, "Bob Bennett, Making His Case")

Quote of the Day:
"Legal pundits with 20/20 hindsight can wish all they might about what could have been done or should have been done [by Clinton's defense team]. The people with the greatest insight with respect to the political issues were consulted at every turn. Bob Bennett did not make these decisions by himself."

Mitchell Ettinger, law partner at Bennett's firm
(The Washington Post, "Bob Bennett, Making His Case")

Tuesday, Jan. 27

The first lady on the "Today" show. (AP)

Quote of the Day:
"Everybody says to me, 'How can you be so calm?' . . . I guess I've just been through it so many times. Bill and I have been accused of almost everything, including murder, by some of the same people who are behind these allegations."

Hillary Rodham Clinton
(from remarks on NBC's "Today" show, 1-27-98)

Prediction:
"Clinton might manage to save his job, but politically he's finished already. He can forget his ambitious domestic policy projects."

Germany's Frankfurter Rundschau newspaper
(The Washington Post, "Scandal Prompts European Concerns")

Monday, Jan. 26

President Clinton denies allegations. (AP)

Quotes of the Day:
"I want you to listen to me. I'm going to say this again. I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky."

President Clinton
(from televised remarks at a White House briefing on child care, 1-26-98)

George Stephanopoulos, former White House aide
(Newsweek, "A Question of Betrayal")

Tom Patterson, Syracuse University journalism professor
(The Washington Post, "A Crisis With No Parallel")

Sunday, Jan. 25

Quote of the Day:
"It reminds me of the Titanic. Lots of power. Big. Sexy. Thinks he's invulnerable, like the builders of the ship. And here is this 21-year-old iceberg."

E. James Lieberman, Washington psychiatrist
(The Washington Post, "In Clinton, A Past That's Ever Prologue")

Predictions:
"There's going to be war. The friends of the president are disgusted by these kinds of tactics and we're going to fight and we're going to fight very hard to defend the president."

political consultant James Carville
(from remarks on "Meet the Press," 1-25-98)

George Will (TWP)

"His presidency, Cokie, today is as dead, deader really than Woodrow Wilson's was after he had a stroke. ... I say this for two reasons. First of all, Woodrow Wilson was there and his condition was not known. And second, he had enormous moral authority. This man's condition is known. His moral authority is gone. He will resign when he acquires the moral sense to understand that."

conservative columnist George Will, speaking to journalist Cokie Roberts
(from remarks on ABC's "This Week," 1-25-98)

Saturday, Jan. 24

Quote of the Day:
"What's the big deal? So she lied and tried to convince someone else to lie."

Marcia Lewis, Monica Lewinsky's mother, commenting on her daughter
(The Washington Post, "Ex-Intern Nixed Immunity Offer in Probe")

Prediction:
"There goes trouble, or there goes something special."

Unnamed government official, recounting his reaction
after interviewing Monica Lewinsky for the White House internship.
(The Washington Post, "Lewinsky: Two Coasts, Two Lives, Many Images")

Friday, Jan. 23

Quotes of the Day:
"Yeah, and he didn't inhale, right?"

John Kerr, construction worker, New Windsor, Md.,
referring to a previous Clinton denial
(The Washington Post, "The Buzz Around Town")

"It staggers me that everybody has spent the whole day talking about the president and what he does with his penis. It has taken away from the pope's visit to Cuba. I would rather have listened to that today."

Tomilee Edmonson, dog groomer, Austin, Tex.
(The Washington Post, "Allegations Viewed Seriously Now")

John Luizzi, business consultant, Livingston, N.J.
(The Washington Post, "Allegations Viewed Seriously Now")

Thursday, Jan. 22

Quotes of the Day:
"The relationship was not sexual. And I know what you mean, and the answer is no."

President Clinton
(in an interview with the Capitol Hill newspaper "Roll Call,"
quoted in The Washington Post, "Clinton Denies Alleged Affair")

President Clinton
(in remarks on PBS's "NewsHour With Jim Lehrer,"
quoted in The Washington Post, "Clinton Denies Alleged Affair")

George Stephanopoulos (AP)

Prediction:
"These are probably the most serious allegations yet leveled against the president. There's no question that ... if they're true, they're not only politically damaging, but it could lead to impeachment proceedings."

George Stephanopoulos, former White House aide
(in remarks on PBS's "NewsHour With Jim Lehrer,"
quoted in The Washington Post, "Clinton Denies Alleged Affair")

Wednesday, Jan. 21

William Ginsburg (AP)

Quote of the Day:
"If the president of the United States did this – and I'm not saying that he did – with this young lady, I think he's a misogynist. If he didn't, then I think Ken Starr and his crew have ravaged the life of a youngster."

William Ginsburg, Monica Lewinsky's attorney
(The Washington Post, "Starr Investigates Whether Clinton Told Intern to Deny Affair")

Prediction:
"You can rest assured that we're going to cooperate with the authorities."

William Hundley, Vernon Jordan's attorney
(The Washington Post, "Starr Investigates Whether Clinton Told Intern to Deny Affair")