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Tuesday, November 17, 1998 Published at 21:44 GMT
The Monica tapes: Confiding in a friend ![]() Highlights from the Lewinsky tapes - 37 recordings made over 22 hours of telephone conversations between the former White House volunteer and her one-time confidante Linda Tripp. BBC News Online brings you the key moments from the covertly recorded tapes which form the backbone of Kenneth Starr's report into President Bill Clinton.
"We didn't have sex, Linda, we fooled around." To have sex, is having intercourse, Monica Lewinsky argues. If orgasm constituted sex, "then I had sex with a lot more people".
Miss Lewinsky tells Linda Tripp about her feelings toward the President. "I saw somebody totally different than I had expected to see. And that is the person I fell in love with."
Linda Tripp tells Miss Lewinsky to keep "that dress" as DNA evidence can be matched even 10 years later.
Monica Lewinsky breaks down in tears, and tells Mrs Tripp that she cannot bear it any more. Miss Lewinsky tells about her feeling depressed. "I need medication," she says. Miss Lewinsky tells Mrs Tripp that in certain circumstances she would not refrain from lying. "I would lie on the stand for the sake of my family," she says.
Miss Lewinsky is desperate to get a promotion, and even considers quitting if it takes too long. She also complains about Ms Betty Currie's promised support being a "bone".
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