Long before anyone ever heard of Rep. Mark Foley, there was Monica Lewinsky, a woman who to this day is best known for performing oral sex on President Clinton and owning a very special blue Gap dress.
At the time, Lewinsky was a White House intern who shared details of her Oval Office sexcapades in phone conversations with Linda Tripp. Unbeknownst to Lewinsky, Tripp was surreptitiously recording the chats. They eventually became part of independent counsel Ken Starr's investigation of Clinton--a reminder that not only e-mail and instant-message exchanges can prove highly embarrassing.
Lewinsky also sent Tripp e-mail messages discussing her affair with Clinton. One said of the commander-in-chief: "Big Creep didn't even try to call me on V-Day," referring to Valentine's Day. In another, Lewinsky expressed hope that "the creep will call and say 'Thank you for my love note. I love you. Will you run away with me?'" Excerpts have been preserved for posterity in an appendix to Starr's final report. (Click for PDF.)
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