Impeachment: A NewsHour Special -- The Kenneth Starr investigation



	THE INVESTIGATION


		The Judiciary Committee will examine whether any of the charges put forward in the report from Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr constitute the "high crimes and misdemeanors" necessary to impeach the president. The report comes after months of investigation by Starr and his team of prosecutors. To better understand the charges, we have assembled a complete list of stories and special coverage examining the Kenneth Starr investigation.

November, 1998

The Full-text of Kenneth Starr's report to Congress and the White House rebuttal (From Online NewsHour)

Text and analysis of President Clinton's address to the nation following his grand jury testimony.

A look at the independent counsel law and how it affected one case (From Frontline)

President Clinton's interview with Jim Lehrer in which he denies any relationship with Monica Lewinsky (From Online NewsHour) Washington Week in Review reacts to growing scandal.

Once Upon a Time in Arkansas: An examination of the Whitewater case. (From Frontline)

The House Judiciary Committee

Background on the impeachment process from JURIST, the Law Professor Network.

November 13, 1998 -- Political Wrap Shields and Gigot on Paula Jones, impeachment and Iraq.

November 9, 1998 -- Supreme Court Review The High Court hears arguments regarding the Starr investigation and school vouchers.
November 9, 1998 -- Impeachable Offenses? House Judiciary Sub-Committee members disagreed as to the definition of an impeachable offense.
November 5, 1998 -- Starr Witness The House Judiciary Committee prepares to hear from Independent Counsel Ken Starr.
November 5, 1998 -- Closer To Impeachment? Our regional commentators join Margaret Warner to discuss Judiciary Committee Chairman Henry Hyde's announcement of an impeachment inquiry.

October, 1998

October 22, 1998 -- Campaign Ads How has the White House scandal figured in the 1998 Congressional races?
October 16, 1998 --Race Politics? Elizabeth Brackett reports on why a majority of African-Americans are standing by President Clinton.
October 14, 1998 --Conversation Terence Smith has a conversation with Calvin Trillin.
October 13, 1998 -- Conversations Elizabeth Farnsworth speaks with author Shelby Steele.
October 9, 1998 -- Political Wrap Pundits Shields and Gigot on the impeachment vote and the budget battle.
October 9, 1998 -- Conversations Terence Smith has a conversation with linguist Deborah Tannen about the Clinton-Lewinsky matter.
October 8, 1998 -- The Vote The House votes to pursue a formal impeachment hearing against President Clinton.
October 8, 1998 -- Historical Perspective Phil Ponce gets the historical view of the impeachment inquiry vote.
October 7, 1998 -- A Historic Vote The House prepares to vote on beginning an impeachment inquiry.
October 7, 1998 --Conversation With William Buckley Part III in a series of conversations on the issues raised by the investigation on President Clinton.
October 6, 1998 -- Impeachment Inquiry Kwame Holman sets up a discussion with our regional commentators, who take a look at the House impeachment process so far.
October 5, 1998 -- Impeachment Debate Excerpts from the House Judiciary Committee debate on whether or not to launch an impeachment inquiry against President Clinton. Kwame Holman reports.
October 5, 1998 -- Hearings Begin Today, the Judiciary Committee voted to commence with a formal impeachment inquiry into the Lewinsky matter. Margaret Warner and guests discuss the proceedings that led to the Committee's decision.
October 2, 1998 -- More Starr Evidence Excerpts from the grand jury testimony of Vernon Jordan and Bettie Currie and the phone conversations of Linda Tripp and Monica Lewinsky.
October 1, 1998 -- Starr's Tactics Anthony Lewis and Stuart Taylor join Margaret Warner to discuss the methods of the Starr Investigation on President Clinton.

September, 1998

September 30, 1998 -- Conversation On Privacy Part II in a series on coversations about issues raised by the Clinton/Lewinsky scandal. Phil Ponce speaks with Yale Law Professor Stephen Carter.
September 29, 1998 -- Conversation On Clinton Elizabeth Farnsworth has a conversation with Stephen Carter on issues raised by the Clinton/Lewinsky Scandal.
September 25, 1998 -- From The Classroom A look at how Omaha's schools are handling the Lewinsky matter.
September 24, 1998 -- Impeachment? Excerpts from the Judiciary Committee news conference reagrding the impeachment inquiry.
September 24, 1998 -- Omaha Women's Views Monica Lewinsky's peers discuss the White House scandal.
September 23, 1998 -- Views From The Pulpit Omaha's religious leaders on the president's moral standing.
September 23, 1998 -- Public Opinion Margaret Warner is joined by three pollsters to examine the latest opinion surveys on President Clinton.
September 22, 1998 -- How Is It Playing? The heartland of America reacts to President Clinton's testimony.

September 22, 1998 -- Going To The Tape How well did the media handle the president's grand jury appearance?
September 22, 1998 -- Congressional Views Four members of the House Judiciary Committee join Jim Lehrer to discuss President Clinton's grand jury testimony.

September 21, 1998 -- Damage Assessment What will be the impact of the president's videotaped testimony?
September 21, 1998 -- The Perjury Issue Did the president commit perjury before the grand jury?
September 21, 1998 -- Making His Case Excerpts from Clinton's grand jury testimony. Terence Smith reports.
September 21, 1998 -- Clinton's Grand Jury Testimony Extended excerpts from President Clinton's grand jury testimony, narrated by Kwame Holman.
September 18, 1998 -- Going Public The Judiciary Committee voted to release President Clinton's grand jury testimony on Monday.
September 17, 1998 -- The Tape Debate Should the House release President Clinton's videotaped testimony?
September 16, 1998 -- Senator Daschle A partisan atmosphere is sweeping Capitol Hill as lawmakers debate whether to release the video of President Clinton's grand jury testimony. Senator Minority leader Tom Daschle discusses his view of the current political crisis.
September 16, 1998 -- President's News Conference President Clinton fields questions regarding the Starr Report at a joint news confernce with visiting Czech President Vaclav Havel.
September 15, 1998 -- Polling Clinton Andrew Kohut analyzes public opinion of President Clinton, while our five regional commentators compare how public opinion fits in with their paper's editorials.
September 3, 1998 -- Should He Resign? Four Senators debate whether President Clinton should resign.
September 2, 1998 -- Divided Attention Can the president successfully conduct foreign policy in the middle of a domestic crisis?

August, 1998

August 19, 1998 -- Press and the People Polls say the public is sick of the Lewinsky story. So why won't the press drop it?
August 19, 1998 -- Should He Resign? Senator John Ashcroft (R-MO), and Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA) debate whether President Clinton should resign for misleading the public.
August 18, 1998 -- Denver Reacts Betty Anne Bowser sat down with a group of voters from Denver to discuss the President's speech and it possible implications.
August 18, 1998 -- Political Wrap After testifying before Kenneth Starr's grand jury, President Clinton addressed the nation on his "inappropriate relationship" with Monica Lewinsky. Wall Street Journal columnist Paul Gigot and syndicated columnist Mark Shields discuss the political implications of the president's speech.
August 18, 1998 -- From the Newsroom Dan Balz, reporter for The Washington Post, reports on the day after President Clinton's big speech.
August 18, 1998 -- What Do People Think? Pollster Andy Kohut explores America's opinion of its president.
August 17, 1998 -- The Moment Of Truth? President Clinton speaks to the nation about his grand jury testimony.
August 17, 1998 -- Unfit to Print? Has the press covered the Starr investigation fairly and responsibly?
August 17, 1998 -- Jury Deliberations Has the Starr investigation misused the grand jury process?
August 17, 1998 -- Tracking The Story After a day of testifying before the grand jury, President Clinton prepares to address.
August 13, 1998 -- Impact On The Presidency What impact will the Starr investigation have on the institution of of the presidency?
August 7, 1998 -- Public Disinterest Our commentators assess the public's view of the Starr investigation.

July, 1998

July 30, 1998 -- Making His Case Should the president address the public on the Monica Lewinsky matter?
July 28, 1998 -- Legal Immunity Jim Lehrer discusses Monica Lewinsky's immunity deal with University of Colorado law professor Paul Campos.
July 28, 1998 -- A Immunity Granted Our pundits discuss the political impact of Monica Lewinsky's immunity deal.
July 27, 1998 -- A Presidential Subpoena Could a move by Ken Starr to subpoena President Clinton lead to a constitutional showdown?
July 21, 1998 -- Starr Witnesses The NewsHour's regional commentators discuss Chief Justice William Rehnquist's decision not to keep secret service agents from testifying in front of the grand jury in the Monica Lewinsky matter.
July 16, 1998 -- Appealing To The Top Ruth Marcus of The Washington Post discusses the Starr investigation.
July 15, 1998 -- No More Secrets? Can the Justice Dept. keep Secret Service testimony from a grand jury?
July 2, 1998 -- "Fishing Expedition"A federal judge says Kenneth Starr exceeded his prosecutorial powers.

June, 1998

June 4, 1998 -- Clinton's Legal Woes The Supreme Court refused to hear from Independent Cousel Kenneth Starr.
June 1, 1998 -- Tracking the Story An update on the executive privilege case.

May, 1998

May 29, 1998 -- Political Wrap Our pundits discuss the executive privilege case and new events in the Starr investigation.

May 28, 1998 -- A Starr Update Ruth Marcus, of the Washington Post, joins Margaret Warner in a Starr investigation update.
May 14, 1998 -- Tracking the Story An update on the Starr Investigation.
May 6, 1998 -- A Starr Investigation Update President Clinton's claim of executive privilege has been denied.
May 6, 1998 -- Privilege Denied A debate over executive privilege with two former White House counsels.
May 1, 1998 -- A Starr Investigation Update A report on the week's developments in the Starr Investigation.

April, 1998

April 30, 1998 -- Pressing Questions The NewsHour's commentators assess the President's press conference.
April 16, 1998 -- New Developments A report and discussion on today's developments in the Starr investigation and the Paula Jones case.
April 13, 1998 -- Starr vs. Bookstores The NewsHour looks into what rights people have under the First Amendment to protect the privacy of their book purchases.
April 2, 1998 -- What Next? Margaret Warner gets an update on the Starr investigation.
April 1, 1998 -- Insufficient Grounds A judge dismisses Paula Jones' sexual harassment case against the president.

March, 1998

March 20, 1998 - Double Standard How have women's groups responded to allegations against the president?
March 17, 1998 - Willey's Impact Commentators discuss the impact that Willey has had on the public opinion polls of President Clinton.
March 16, 1998 - He Said, She Said The president denies the latest allegations of sexual misconduct.
March 13, 1998 - Paula Jones Update Margaret Warner discusses the Paula Jones case with Washington Post correspondent, Dan Balz.
March 5, 1998 - Starr Investigation The Washington Post reports details of President Clinton's sealed deposition.
March 3, 1998 - Tracking the Story Dan Balz of the Washington Post discusses Vernon Jordan's testimony.

February, 1998

February 26, 1998 - Off The Record Is Kenneth Starr's investigation infringing on First Amendment rights?
February 24, 1998 -Starr Witness Clinton Aide Sidney Blumenthal is called before a grand jury.
February 19, 1998 - Executive Privilege Two former White House counsels discuss the current confrontation between the independent counsel and the Clinton administration regarding the use of executive privilege.
February 18, 1998 -Executive Privilege Margaret Warner and Dan Balz discuss today's events around the Clinton Investigation.
February 13, 1998 - Acting Independently Our presidential historians, joined by Professor Katy Harriger, offer some historical perspectives on the role of the independent counsel.
February12, 1998 --In the Line of Fire Can Kenneth Starr require Secret Service officers to testify?
February 10, 1998 -- Investigating the President Reaction to Marcia Lewis grand jury testimony with Dan Balz of The Washington Post.
February 6, 1998 -- Out of Control? - Part I Rahm Emanuel, senior adviser to the President for policy and strategy, discusses the series of leaks the Starr investigation.
February 6, 1998 -- Out of Control? - Part II Two former White House Counsels and a television producer discuss the leaks from the Starr investigation.
February 6, 1998 -- Beyond the Beltway What's one city's take on the developing White House scandal?
February 6, 1998 -- Political Wrap Our pundits discuss the regional response to the presidential crisis.
February 5, 1998 -- Investigating the President Reaction to Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr's press conference with Dan Balz of The Washington Post.
February 2, 1998 -- Investigating the President The latest developments in the Clinton investigation with Dan Balz of The Washington Post.

January, 1998

January 29, 1998 -- Overexposure? Has the media's coverage of the White House crisis gone too far?
January 28, 1998 --Reaction On the Hill Congressional reaction to President Clinton's State of the Union address and the allegations that surround him.
January 28, 1998 --From the Newsroom More on the White House crisis with Dan Balz of The Washington Post .
January 27, 1998 --Regional Reaction Regional commentators discuss the first lady's reaction to the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal.
January 23, 1998 --Political Wrap Our pundits discuss the President's chances of surviving the latest scandal.
January 22, 1998 --The President & the Law The legal ramifications of allegations against the President.
January 22, 1998 --Crisis in Perspective A panel of historians explores the impact of scandal on the Presidency.
January 22, 1998 --Shields & Gigot Our pundits discuss the political implications of President Clinton's alleged affair.
January 21, 1998 --President Clinton In an exclusive NewsHour interview, President Clinton denies he interfered with an investigation into a reported affair, discusses his foreign policy objectives and expounds upon his domestic policy initiatives.

1996

June 14, 1996 -- Misfiled. Margaret Warner is joined by two members of the House Government Reform and Oversight Committee, Representatives James Moran (D) and Tom Davis (R), to look at the Whitehouse/FBI files case.
June 12, 1996 -- Regional Editors on the FBI files. The story of the White House and the FBI files. Jim Lehrer is joined by the NewsHour's panel of regional commentators after a backgrounder by Kwame Holman.
June 6, 1996 -- Travel Office. Evidence has cropped up that Clinton staff members ordered the FBI to investigate the fired employees of the White House travel office. Following a backgrounder by Kwame Holman, Jim Lehrer is joined by Representatives William Clinger, (R) New York, chair of the Government Reform and Oversight Committeeand James Moran, (D) Virginia.
Jan. 5, 1996 -- White House Travel Probe. The First Lady and the White House Travel Office is back in the news. Charlayne Hunter-Gault reports.