First lady Hillary Clinton answered media questions today on the
Whitewater investigation and several other issues. Specific topics
included the circumstances surrounding and profits gained from
Mrs. Clinton's commodity trades, Mrs. Clinton's view of
Whitewater's impact on the state of Arkansas, Mrs. Clinton's initial
opposition to appointing a special prosecutor on Whitewater and her
initial reluctance to release tax documents, the circumstances
surrounding Vincent Foster's death, the call for employer mandates
and mandatory health alliances in the health care reform plan, Mrs.
Clinton's view on how history will judge former President Richard
Nixon, and Mrs. Clinton's activities while employed at the Rose Law
Firm.
This press conference was popularly known as the "pink press conference" because of the outfit that Hillary wore.