First In His Class (92 page)

134
The most ferocious Oxford Union:
Cherwell
, Oct. 30, 1968.

135
“They assumed that because”: Int. Darryl Gless, March 10, 1993.

135
Clinton's reaction was similar: Int. Martin Walker, Feb. 19, 1993.

135
“Got results at Rhodes House”: Telegram to J. William Fulbright, Nov. 6, 1968. Note from Fulbright to Clinton, Dec. 3, 1968. From J. William Fulbright Papers, Special Collections Division, University of Arkansas Libraries.

136
British students at Oxford:
Cherwell
, Oct. 23, Oct. 30, 1968.

136
“It was easy for us”: Int. Martin Walker, Feb. 19, 1993.

136
Later in his life: In the 1992 interview with John Pagan, an American who had studied at Merton College, Clinton said: “I started off studying PPE….” Merton College Postmaster, 1992.

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He began in what was called B. Litt.: Clinton's records at Oxford as described by his former tutor, Zbigniew Pelczynski.

137
He also changed supervisors: Int. Zbigniew Pelczynski, March 23, 1993.

138
First was the Totalitarian school: “Political Pluralism in the USSR” by William J. Clinton.

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Oxford, he later wrote: Amis, My Oxford, p. 203.

139
Clinton lingering: Int. Doug Eakeley, Dec. 19, 1993.

140
The informal club: Int. George Cawkwell, March 24, 1993.

140
The floating seminar: Int. Maurice Shock, March 24, 1993.

140
“quite fanatically political”: Int. Doug Paschal, March 3, 1994.

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He intimidated everyone: lnts. Wilf Stevenson, March 29, 1993; Nick Browne, April 16, 1993; and John Isaacson, March 5, 1993.

141
Clinton “wasn't very good”: Int. Chris McCooey, April 2, 1993.

142
He was partial to the shandy: Int. Strobe Talbott, June 2, 1993.

142
Rick Stearns had soft spot: Int. Rick Stearns, March 4, 1993.

142
“ Oh, no thank you'”: Int. Jarnes Shellar, Feb. 26, 1994.

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He was an actor. Int. Robert Reich, April 15, 1993.

142
“Small and twinkly”. Int. John Albery, March 25, 1993.

142
Reich and Clinton were viewed: lnts. Chris McCooey, April 2, 1993, and Wilf Stevenson, March 29, 1993.

143
They hitchhiked everywhere: Int. Mike Shea, April 6, 1993.

143
At Clinton's suggestion: Int. Tom Williamson, April 15, 1993.

143
Clinton talked to him: Int. Darryl Gless, March 10, 1993.

144
Clinton had a fascination: Ints. Paul Parish, Oct. 23, 1993, and John lsaacson, March 5, 1993.

144
Clinton pondered that question: Letter to Denise Hyland, Dec. 13, 1968.

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it had been damp and cold: Ints. Wilf Stevenson, March 29, 1993; Darryl Gless, March 10, 1993; and Daniel Singer, March 5, 1993.

145
Strobe Talbott ventured the other way: Int. Strobe Talbott, June 2, 1993.

146
Clinton made the longest journey: Ints. Hannah Achtenberg, June 1, 1993, and Virginia Kelley,July 12, 1993.

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Dwire, in fact: Ints. Inez Cline, Sept. 15, 1992, and Virginia Kelley, July 12, 1993. Also
Leading
, p. 178.

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“The surprise came off”: Letter to Denise Hyland, Jan. 1, 1969.

146
“I had no earthly idea”: Int. Virginia Kelley, July 12, 1993.

147
“Bill, you are still really interested”: Int. Carolyn Yaldell Staley, July 12, 1993.

147
“Thank you for having me”: Letter to Winthrop Rockefeller, Jan. 8, 1969. Winthrop Rockefeller Archives, University of Arkansas-Little Rock Library.

147
Few of the boys: Ints. David Leopoulos, June 9, 1993; Ron Cecil, Jan. 3, 1994; Herman Thomas, May 3, 1993; A. B. Jeffries, May 3, 1993; and Duke Watts, May 6, 1993.

149
“Looks like I will finish”: Letter to Denise Hyland, Jan. 1, 1969.

149
On January 13: Letter to Denise Hyland, Jan. 27, 1969.

150
For Frank Aller: Ints. Hannah Achtenberg, June 1, 1993; Strobe Talbott, June 2, 1993; and Brooke Shearer, July 1, 1993.

150
“I believe there are times”: Quoted in
NYT Magazine
, Nov. 22, 1992, by Alessandra Stanley.

150
“When I decided to refuse”: Letter to Brooke Shearer, Nov. 3, 1970.

150
His friends held a party: Ints. Willie Fletcher, Nov. 23, 1993; Paul Parish, Oct. 23, 1993; Hannah Achtenberg, June 1, 1993; and John lsaacson, March 5, 1993.

151
“I remember it was drizzling”:
American Oxonian
(October 1978).

151
“We all knew how”: Int. Daniel Singer, March 5, 1993.

151
“there was very much the feeling”: Int. Sara Maitland, May 11, 1993.

151
“All of us”: Int. Willie Fletcher, Nov. 23, 1993.

152
he “failed to fail”: Int. Paul Parish, Oct. 23, 1993.

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Butte even got permission: Int. George Butte, Feb. 24, 1993.

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But every local board: Ints. Paul Parish, Oct. 23, 1993, and Sara Maitland, May 11, 1993.

152
Late at night: Int. Paul Parish, Oct. 25, 1993.

153
at Oxford she began rebelling. Int. Sara Maitland, May 11, 1993.

153
“by how well they all spoke”: Bill Clinton interview by John Pagan, Merton College Postmaster, 1992.

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“It was a very good way”: Int. Sara Maitland, May 11, 1993.

153
They often discussed books: Ints. Strobe Talbott, June 2, 1993; Sara Maitland, May 11, 1993; and Paul Parish, Oct. 23, 1993.

153
“a very enthusiastic dancer”: Int. Sara Maitland, May 11, 1993.

154
Cannabis was “incredibly easy”:
Cherwell
, Jan. 29, 1969.

154
“We would scramble it”: Int. Martin Walker, Feb. 19, 1993.

154
blacked out on the way: Int. Paul Parish, Sept. 6, 1994.

154
“We spent enormous amounts of time”: Int. Sara Maitland, May 11, 1993. (Clinton's marijuana use at Oxford became an issue during the 1992 presidential campaign largely because of the way he acknowledged it after previously refusing to answer questions about drug use or answering in technically correct but elusive ways. On March 29, 1992, in a debate at WCBS-TV in New York, Clinton said: “I've never broken any state laws and when I was in England I experimented with marijuana a time or
two and I didn't like it. And I didn't inhale and I didn't try it again.” Typical of his answers before that was one he gave to Fox television on March 2, 1992: “I said I've never violated the drug laws of our country, and I haven't.”) 154 “He was technically correct”: Int. Martin Walker, Feb. 19, 1993.

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“this delightful, cheery”: Int. Charlene Prickelt, June 24, 1993.

155
Jackson knew Clinton: Int. Cliff Jackson, June 7, 1993.

155
“I was toddling to the train station”: Int. Charlene Prickelt, June 24, 1993.

155
All three British women: Int. Charlene Prickelt, June 24, 1993.

155
Waugh was in a singular position: Int. Jim Waugh, June 25, 1993.

155
Jackson had sailed: Int. Cliff Jackson, June 7, 1993.

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“I am an ambitious person”: Letter to Leslie Campbell, May 8, 1969.

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Those were the questions: Int. Cliff Jackson, June 7, 1993.

156
When Jackson got back to Oxford: Int. Cliff Jackson, June 7, 1993.

156
“Cliff had a personality”: Int. Jim Waugh, June 25, 1993.

157
Waugh spent many evenings: Int. Jim Waugh, June 25, 1993.

157
“I was scared and anxious”: Int. Cliff Jackson, June 7, 1993, Nov. 1, 1993.

158
“over a hundred politically inspired”: Gitlin,
The Sixties
, p. 342.

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“I was naive”: Int. Darryl Gless, March 10, 1993.

159
Clinton would open: Int. Strobe Talbott, April 19, 1993.

159
“an end in itself”: Ronald Steel,
Pax Americana
, p. 13.

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“What we need”:
Ibid.
, p. 353.

159
Another scholar at Oxford; Int. Rick Stearns. March 4, 1993.

160
When the middle term at Oxford ended: Ints. Rick Slearns, March 4, 1993, and Rudiger Lowe, April 23, 1993.

160
“Have been in Bavaria”: Poslcard to Denise Hyland, March 27, 1969.

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He had been speed-skating: Int. Rick Stearns, March 4, 1993.

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Then the tempestuous relationship: Int. Rick Stearns, March 4, 1993- (Markesun declined interview requests.)

161
Clinton headed north: Int. Rudiger Lowe, April 23, 1993.

161
She landed at Heathrow: Int. Sharon Ann Evans, July 13, 1993.

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They spent the first five days:
Ibid.
Also, Clinton calendar of ten-day Evans trip.

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“Times are getting tough”: Letter to Denise Hyland, April 7, 1969.

162
“My friends just don't understand”: Int. Sharon Ann Evans, July 13, 1993.

163
“I heard about Bert just yesterday”: Letter to A. B. Jeffries, April 10, 1969.

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Bert had lived a different life: Int. A. B. Jeffries, May 3, 1993.

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At just after ten: U.S. Marine Corps Western Union Telegram, received by A. B. Jeffries March 24, 1969. Also letter to Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Jeffries from USMC Lt. D. T. Stevens.

163
“The thing about Vietnam”: Int. Duke Watts, May 6, 1993.

164
The tutor Clinton thought so much of: Int. Zbigniew Pelczynski, March 23, 1993.

164
One week his reading list: Int. Denise Hyland, July 12, 1993.

164
They had toured Manhattan: Willie Morris,
New York Days
, pp. 137-38.

164
he had asked five people: Int. Paul Parish, Oct. 23, 1993.

164
Sir Edgar took delight: Int. Edgar Williams, March 23, 1993.

164
“The Rhodent”: Ints. Mike Shea, April 6, 1993; Willie Fletcher, Nov. 23, 1993, and Paul Parish, Oct. 23, 1993.

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“explaining what it was”: Int. Edgar Williams, March 23, 1993.

165
Clinton spent days: Ints. Paul Parish, Oct. 25, 1993, Sept. 5, 1994.

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It was a glorious spring: Ints. Sara Maitland, May 11, 1993, and Paul Parish, Oct. 23, 1993.

165
Clinton would fail to mention: In the early days of his presidential campaign, Clinton omitted mention of the draft notice in interviews with several journalists writing about candidates and the Vietnam War. They included David Kern,
Arkansas Democrat
, Oct. 28, 1991, and Dan Balz,
WP
, Dec. 16, 1991. The first story raising serious questions about Clinton's version of events was by Jeff Birnbaum of the
Wall Street Journal
, Feb. 6, 1992.

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He called his mother and stepfather: Int. Betsey Wright, Nov. 4, 1993. (In the 1992
presidential campaign, Betsey Wright, at Clinton's request, examined his private documents related to his draft situation. Wright said her examination revealed that Clinton called his stepfather, Jeff Dwire, who was in contact with the draft board secretary, Opal Ellis.)

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A study by the Scientific Manpower Commission:
New York Times
(cited hereafter as
NYT
), May 20, 1969, p. 6.

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“You may have heard”: Letter to Denise Hyland, Spring 1969.

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“I really hate”: Cliff Jackson letter to mother, May 7, 1969.

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Paul Parish carried one image: Int. Paul Parish, Oct. 23, 1993.

167
a leatherbound diary: Int. Denise Hyland, March 4, 1993.

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“The diary you gave me”: Letter to Denise Hyland, May 1969.

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“I do hope you are finding”: Int. Denise Hyland,July 12, 1993.

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“Maintaining viability”: Int. Sara Maitland, May 11, 1993.

168
“completely inconsistent”: Int. Strobe Talbott, April 19, 1993.

168
“Clinton and Talbott wanted to solve”: Int. Daniel Singer, March 5, 1993.

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In telephone conversations: Ints. Betsey Wright, Nov. 4, 1993; John Spotila, Jan. 12, 1994; and Paul Fray, April 25, 1994.

168
As Jackson later recollected: Int. Cliff Jackson, June 7, 1993.

168
“I got a letter from Bill Clinton”: Cliff Jackson letter, May 27, 1969.

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“I was ambivalent”: Int. Cliff Jackson, June 7, 1993.

169
“thought he was going”: Quoted by Associated Press, February 1992.

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Clinton's friends bade farewell: Ints. Doug Eakeley, Dec. 19, 1993; Darryl Gless, March 10, 1993; Rudiger Lowe, April 8, 1993; and Sara Maitland, May 11, 1993.

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When Clinton arrived in America: Int. Denise Hyland, July 12, 1993.

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“All the light is out”: Letter to Denise Hyland, July 2, 1969.

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On his way to Arkansas: Int. Rick Stearns, Dec. 12, 1993.

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“They came to us in droves”: Int. Lee Williams, May 12, 1993.

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The scene awaiting Clinton: Int. Sharon Ann Evans, July 13, 1993.

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“Bill and Jeff”: Int. Virginia Kelley, July 12, 1993.

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“ ‘I could do this'”: Int. Paul Parish, Oct. 25, 1993.

172
“I am home now”: Letter to Denise Hyland, July 8, 1969.

172
“I was just under the maximum size”: Clinton interview with Dan Balz, Dec. 16, 1991.

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On July 10: Int. Cliff Jackson, June 7, 1993. Also, Jackson letter, July 11, 1969.