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In February of 1990 — just as Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton was about to launch his presidential bid in February 1990 — Bill’s girlfriend, Gennifer Flowers, threatened to upset the apple cart. In a plaintive letter to her lover, she complained: “Bill, I’ve tried to explain my situation to you and how badly I need a job … Unfortunately, it looks like I have to pursue the lawsuit to hopefully get some money to live on, until I get employment.”
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The lawsuit that Flowers mentioned was being brought by former state employee Larry Nichols, alleging that governor Bill had been having affairs with various women and used state resources in the process.
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Intimidated by Flowers’ threat to join the suit, Bill directed his aide Judy Gaddy to find Gennifer a job. But a longtime Arkansas state worker Charlotte Perry, an African-American mother of three young children, also hoped that her hard work and years of service might entitle her to a promotion.
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And so it came that both she and Flowers sought the same job — an administrative assistant at the Arkansas Board of Review. But things didn’t look good for Gennifer. She was initially ranked ninth out of the eleven applicants for the job.
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Then the chairman of the Board of Review changed the qualifications for the job to include experience with computers and public relations. He did so at the direction of his boss, William Gaddy — Judy’s husband.
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As it happened, Gennifer Flowers had listed computers and public relations as among her qualifications — and now that she was “qualified” for the post, she was hired. Perry sued, and the state agency that investigated found that hiring Flowers over Perry was “improper” and due to favoritism.
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The Arkansas State Grievance Review Committee ruled that Charlotte Perry had been passed over due to “irregular practices” — and recommended that Flowers by fired and Perry hired, with back pay, for the position. The Committee’s recommendations were overruled by Clinton’s staff and Perry never got the job. After Flowers went public with her accusations against Bill, she stopped coming to work — and was then fired!
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In February of 1990 — just as Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton was about to launch his presidential bid in February 1990 — Bill’s girlfriend, Gennifer Flowers, threatened to upset the apple cart. In a plaintive letter to her lover, she complained: “Bill, I’ve tried to explain my situation to you and how badly I need a job … Unfortunately, it looks like I have to pursue the lawsuit to hopefully get some money to live on, until I get employment.”
Photo credit: Getty Images
The lawsuit that Flowers mentioned was being brought by former state employee Larry Nichols, alleging that governor Bill had been having affairs with various women and used state resources in the process.
Photo credit: Getty Images
Intimidated by Flowers’ threat to join the suit, Bill directed his aide Judy Gaddy to find Gennifer a job. But a longtime Arkansas state worker Charlotte Perry, an African-American mother of three young children, also hoped that her hard work and years of service might entitle her to a promotion.
Photo credit: Getty Images
And so it came that both she and Flowers sought the same job — an administrative assistant at the Arkansas Board of Review. But things didn’t look good for Gennifer. She was initially ranked ninth out of the eleven applicants for the job.
Photo credit: Getty Images
Then the chairman of the Board of Review changed the qualifications for the job to include experience with computers and public relations. He did so at the direction of his boss, William Gaddy — Judy’s husband.
Photo credit: Getty Images
As it happened, Gennifer Flowers had listed computers and public relations as among her qualifications — and now that she was “qualified” for the post, she was hired. Perry sued, and the state agency that investigated found that hiring Flowers over Perry was “improper” and due to favoritism.
Photo credit: Getty Images
The Arkansas State Grievance Review Committee ruled that Charlotte Perry had been passed over due to “irregular practices” — and recommended that Flowers by fired and Perry hired, with back pay, for the position. The Committee’s recommendations were overruled by Clinton’s staff and Perry never got the job. After Flowers went public with her accusations against Bill, she stopped coming to work — and was then fired!
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