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*May 16: Hillary speaks with White House Chief of Staff Mack McLarty about possible mismanagement in the travel office.<ref name="Travel">[[A Woman in Charge: The Life of Hillary Rodham Clinton]], Hardcover Version: 325-333 of 640</ref> | *May 16: Hillary speaks with White House Chief of Staff Mack McLarty about possible mismanagement in the travel office.<ref name="Travel">[[A Woman in Charge: The Life of Hillary Rodham Clinton]], Hardcover Version: 325-333 of 640</ref> | ||
*May 17: David Watkins, White House director of Management and Administration, tells Watkins and [[Vince Foster]] that he plans to fire the Travel Office staff.<ref name="Travel"/> | *May 17: David Watkins, White House director of Management and Administration, tells Watkins and [[Vince Foster]] that he plans to fire the Travel Office staff.<ref name="Travel"/> | ||
| − | * | + | *May 19: seven White House Travel Office staffers were fired, for little apparent reason besides to make way for a company owned by Clinton's friends (Harry Thomason and Linda Bloodworth-Thomason) from Arkansas. Prior to the removal of the previous staff -- who historically would carryover from administration-to-administration -- Harry Thomason accused Travel Office employees of demanding kickbacks. An accusation later proved false.<ref>[[Hillary Rodham Clinton: What Every American Should Know]], Paperback Version: 54 of 89</ref> |
| − | *Later, one fired staffer -- Billy Dale -- would be charged with embezzlement after the Clinton administration demanded FBI files on travel office staffers. Dale was acquitted by a jury.<ref>[[Hillary Rodham Clinton: What Every American Should Know]], Paperback Version: 56 of 89</ref> | + | *May 26: Bill orders an internal investigation of the Travel Office firings.<ref name="Travel"/> |
| + | *Later, one fired staffer -- Billy Dale -- would be charged with embezzlement after the Clinton administration demanded FBI files on travel office staffers. Dale was acquitted by a jury.<ref>[[Hillary Rodham Clinton: What Every American Should Know]], Paperback Version: 56 of 89</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 23:38, 18 July 2012
Travelgate refers to the first major ethics controversy of the Clinton administration.
Background
Catherine Cornelius, a 25-year-old cousin of Bill's, had been promised the position of director of the Travel Office. She urged the Clintons to fire the career employees and place her in charge.[1]
Once the firings took place, the Clintons expected to be congratulated by the Press for shutting down an operation that had been cheating taxpayers. However, they were instead accused of cronyism.[2]
Events
- May 16: Hillary speaks with White House Chief of Staff Mack McLarty about possible mismanagement in the travel office.[2]
- May 17: David Watkins, White House director of Management and Administration, tells Watkins and Vince Foster that he plans to fire the Travel Office staff.[2]
- May 19: seven White House Travel Office staffers were fired, for little apparent reason besides to make way for a company owned by Clinton's friends (Harry Thomason and Linda Bloodworth-Thomason) from Arkansas. Prior to the removal of the previous staff -- who historically would carryover from administration-to-administration -- Harry Thomason accused Travel Office employees of demanding kickbacks. An accusation later proved false.[3]
- May 26: Bill orders an internal investigation of the Travel Office firings.[2]
- Later, one fired staffer -- Billy Dale -- would be charged with embezzlement after the Clinton administration demanded FBI files on travel office staffers. Dale was acquitted by a jury.[4]
References
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- ↑ A Woman in Charge: The Life of Hillary Rodham Clinton, Hardcover Version: 326 of 640
- ↑ Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 A Woman in Charge: The Life of Hillary Rodham Clinton, Hardcover Version: 325-333 of 640
- ↑ Hillary Rodham Clinton: What Every American Should Know, Paperback Version: 54 of 89
- ↑ Hillary Rodham Clinton: What Every American Should Know, Paperback Version: 56 of 89