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To: TommyDale

"Back during the White House Travel Office scandal, there was a story about Clinton cheating at golf. In fact, one of his White House staffers was using a helicopter and other White House resources to go golfing. If I recall correctly, he resigned."

There's a memorable photo of a Marine saluting a golf bag, as David Watkins,director of White House administration and management along with some White House cronies in casual clothes board a Presidential Helicopter to be airlifted to a country club in Fredrick Maryland. After the country went ballistic, The Marines billed Watkins $13,129.66 for use of the chopper. Golfers who regularly took helicopters when they headed for the course said the White House players were wildly overcharged.

Watkins balked at paying for the trip, leading other White House officials to scramble to pick up at least part of the tab themselves. Watkins wrote an unrepentant letter of resignation to President Clinton, admitting no wrongdoing, and said he had been "persuaded" he could no longer perform his job as director of White House administration and management.


52 posted on 05/31/2006 6:14:25 PM PDT by TET1968 (SI MINOR PLUS EST ERGO NIHIL SUNT OMNIA)
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To: TET1968

Ahhh...yes! David Watkins. I was in D.C. working at the time. I remember hearing the talk radio people going crazy, especially G. Gordon Liddy.


57 posted on 05/31/2006 6:36:26 PM PDT by TommyDale (Stop the Nifongery!)
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