Key Dates




November 1992 William Jefferson Clinton elected President of the United States

May 1994 Paula Jones files lawsuit against President Clinton

July 1995 Monica S. Lewinsky begins White House internship

November 15, 1995 President begins sexual relationship with Lewinsky

April 5, 1996 Lewinsky transferred from White House to Pentagon

November 1996 President Clinton reelected

March 29, 1997 Last intimate contact between President and Monica Lewinsky

December 5, 1997 Lewinsky appears on Jones Witness List

December 19, 1997 Lewinsky served with subpoena to appear at deposition and produce gifts from President Clinton

December 24, 1998 Lewinsky's last day of work at the Pentagon

December 28, 1997 Lewinsky meets with the President and receives gifts; later gives box of gifts from the President to Betty Currie.

January 7, 1998 Lewinsky signs affidavit intended for filing in Jones case.

January 13, 1998 Lewinsky accepts job offer at Revlon in New York

January 16, 1998 Special Division appoints Independent Counsel Kenneth W. Starr to investigate Lewinsky matter

January 17, 1998 President deposed in Jones case

January 18, 1998 President meets with Betty Currie to discuss President's deposition

January 21, 1998 Lewinsky matter reported in press; President denies allegations of a sexual relationship and of suborning perjury

April 1, 1998 Judge Wright grants summary judgment for President Clinton in the Jones litigation

July 17, 1998 President served with grand jury subpoena, later withdrawn in return for testimony

July 28, 1998 Immunity/Cooperation Agreement reached between Lewinsky and OIC

August 17, 1998 President testifies before the grand jury; later he publicly acknowledges improper relationship

September 9, 1998 OIC submits Referral to Congress pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 595(c)