Linda Tripp

History of Obedience and Conformity With the utterance of “research in obedience,” Stanley Milgram is the epithet in social psychology. 56 years ago, Milgram tested the limits of a person 's ability to commit deeds that would normally be directionally challenging to their moral compass when commanded to act by an authority figure. Just 15 years after the World War II Holocaust, the Milgram experiments was a social psychology response to a topic of “particular relevance” during that time (Milgram

The Drama of the Clinton Sex Scandal Rare is a person that crosses the path of the White House without some emotion of envy or awe. This building epitomizes world leadership and unprecedented power. This renowned leadership may be the only association made by certain countries, while in the United States many see an other significance: Watergate, Whitewater, Kennedy's brutal and mysterious assassination, and today, Clinton's "zippergate" scandal. When the President of the United States takes oath

The Presidency of William (Bill) Clinton began in 1993 and ended in 2001 after two terms. There is no doubt that he President Clinton was one of the most likeable of the President’s. His ‘loveable rogue” image would be needed to help him through scandals that would occur throughout his Presidency. Even before President Clinton would become president the first of his cheating scandals would hit the press in January of 1992 the tabloid magazine The Star would break the story of Gennifer Flowers and

On August 19, 1946, William Jefferson Blythe IV was born in the small town of Hope, Arkansas. William never had the opportunity to meet his father who was a traveling salesman. William’s mother was still mourning the loss of her beloved husband who died only three months earlier in a tragic car accident. “As a small child, Bill lived with his mother, Virginia Cassidy Blythe, and her parents in Hope, Arkansas” (Maraniss, 1995). When Bill was a year old, his mother moved to New Orleans, Louisiana,

Lewinsky, Clinton committed perjury and obstructed justice. According to Daniel Cohen (2000), President Clinton was subpoenaed by Paula Jones’ lawyers the separate, preexisting Jones v. Clinton sexual harassment lawsuit. This took place the day after Linda Tripp released the tapes she recorded of Monica Lewinsky’s private phone calls regarding her affair with Clinton. Unaware of this fact, Clinton sat down for his deposition under oath and denied having sexual relations with Lewinsky (p. 47). Clinton was

story covered and ready to deliver in 5 minutes. This can be seen with what happened with President Clinton’s affair. During his presidency, President Clinton had an affair with an individual named Monica Lewinsky. This affair was made public by Linda Tripp, Monica Lewinsky’s civil servant, when she taped conversations that she had with Lewinsky about the affair, and sent it to the media. This eventually led to the impeachment of President Clinton, and a stain on his legacy forever. Again, in President

Monica Lewinsky, a former White House intern, found herself thrust into the spotlight in 1998 when news of her affair with President Bill Clinton broke. The news of the affair quickly spread, making it one of the most sensational political scandals of the 20th century. As details of the affair emerged, the scandal caused a political frenzy and public outrage. The spectacle showcased the vulnerabilities of public officials and raised several questions about ethical misconduct amongst elected authorities

Power and Infidelity Some people tend to allow power to make them feel superior. According to Dr. Gary Lewandowski, chair of the Psychology Department at a University states that research indicated that people in power do tend to engage in infidelity. Sociology Professor Alan Foster also stated that once power is achieved, it’s taken as a right that you can do whatever it is you want to do-usually with those in a more subordinate position and those close to you”. Scandals such as this have

The governor of Arkansas, Bill Clinton, was the first Democratic candidate in the election of 1992, becoming the first Democratic president since 1976. He was the president number 42 and occupied two presidential period between 1993 to 2000. When he was nominated to the presidency in 1992 by the Democratic party, Clinton centered his campaign in creating jobs, focusing on the image that is close to ordinary people because he does not come from an elite of millionaires like his challenger George W

I was 17 at the time, I remember walking into the house and my parents were glued to the television. It was basically on every channel, the House of Representative voted to impeach President Bill Clinton. I remember the news asking people what they thought. The people they asked were divided. The older crowd was for his removal from office and the younger crowd was against it. President Bill Clinton’s impeachment was not the first in American history. The first presidential impeachment was in