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    Bill Clinton, on '60 Minutes,' Speaks of Affair With Intern
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
      
      
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        Bill Clinton, on '60 Minutes,' Speaks of Affair With Intern
        Bill Clinton, on '60 Minutes,' Speaks of Affair With Intern
      
      By COURTNEY C. RADSCH
      Radsch, Courtney C
      
        Former Pres Clinton calls his affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky 'terrible moral error' and recalls family counseling as Hillary Clinton debated whether to remain in marraige, interview with Dan Rather for television program 60 Minutes; Clinton calls impeachment illegitimate abuse of power, saying he never considered resigning as he fought battle that was 'badge of honor' (S)
      
    
    
      
        Former President Bill Clinton called his affair with Monica Lewinsky, a White House intern, ''a terrible moral error'' and sought to explain how his family handled the crisis in an interview with Dan Rather on the CBS program ''60 Minutes,'' to be broadcast Sunday.
        During interviews at his homes in Chappaqua, N.Y., and Arkansas, Mr. Clinton said: ''I did something for the worst possible reason. Just because I could. I think that's just about the most morally indefensible reason anybody could have for doing anything.''
      
      
        Former President Bill Clinton called his affair with Monica Lewinsky, a White House intern, "a terrible moral error."
      
      
        Former President Bill Clinton called his affair with Monica Lewinsky, a White House intern, ''a terrible moral error'' and sought to explain how his family handled the crisis in an interview with Dan Rather on the CBS program ''60 Minutes,'' to be broadcast Sunday.
        During interviews at his homes in Chappaqua, N.Y., and Arkansas, Mr. Clinton said: ''I did something for the worst possible reason. Just because I could. I think that's just about the most morally indefensible reason anybody could have for doing anything.''
        In his most extensive remarks about the Lewinsky scandal since leaving the White House, Mr. Clinton said that he and his family had sought counseling while his wife, Hillary, decided whether to remain married to him in the aftermath of the 1999 Senate vote on his impeachment. He told Mr. Rather that through counseling his family was able to overcome the effects of the scandal.
        Mr. Clinton called his impeachment for perjury and obstruction of justice ''illegitimate'' and an ''abuse of power,'' but said he never considered resigning. ''The whole battle was a badge of honor,'' he told Mr. Rather.
        The entire ''60 Minutes'' broadcast on Sunday will be devoted to the interview with Mr. Clinton in what amounted to a preview of his autobiography, ''My Life,'' which goes on sale on June 22.
        In listing the accomplishments of his presidency, Mr. Clinton singled out the successful ouster of President Slobodan Milosevic of Serbia, who is now standing trial for war crimes in The Hague.
        ''The day that Kosovar war ended and I knew Milosevic's days were numbered was a great day,'' Mr. Clinton said.
        But even more than the successful overthrow of a dictator, Mr. Clinton said he was proudest of his economic plan. He said the creation of jobs, record home ownership and lower interest rates helped people ''do more things than ever before.''