Monica Lewinsky was a 22-year-old White House intern during the presidency of Bill Clinton. She was involved in a sexual relationship with Clinton when she worked in the White House in 1995 and 1996.
Her superiors transferred her to Pentagon, where she met co-worker Linda Tripp and disclosed her relationship with Clinton to her.
Linda Tripp secretly taped her conversations. During that time, a former Arkansas state employee Paula Jones filed a case alleging sexual harassment by Clinton when he was Governor of Arkansas.
In 1998, when Lewinksy deposed in that case denying any relationship with Clinton, tripp gave the tapes to Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr, and the can of worms was now out in the open.
Clinton first denied he was involved in sexual relationship, but later modified it into "improper physical relationship" while deposing before the Grand Jury.
Under pressure from Kenneth Starr, who had obtained from Lewinsky a blue dress with Clinton's semen stain, as well as testimony from Lewinsky that the President had inserted a cigar tube into her private parts, Clinton stated, "I did have a relationship with Miss Lewinsky that was not appropriate."
The House of Representatives voted to impeach Clinton for perjury, but the Senate later voted to acquit Clinton. By that time, Clinton's second tenure was almost over.
