In a press conference on January 26, 1998, Bill Clinton repeated his denial and generated a line that would echo for the rest of his presidency: "I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky." | American Experience | PBS

On December 19, 1998, the House of Representatives impeached President Bill Clinton on the grounds of perjury and obstruction of justice. When the Lewinsky scandal broke earlier that year, political consultant Dick Morris gave the president prescient advice: "They will forgive the adultery, but they won't easily forgive that you lied." | American Experience | PBS