Margaret Ann Williams
Clinton's campaign manager, Patti Solis Doyle, left the position today, to be replaced by Clinton's former top White House aide, Maggie Williams. The change formalizes a shift in the campaign's power structure that began to set in after Clinton's win in New Hampshire.
Deputy White House counsel Vince Foster was found dead in Fort Marcy Park off the George Washington Parkway in Virginia, outside Washington, D.C., on July 20, 1993. Foster's death was concluded to have been a suicide by inquiries/investigations conducted by the United States Park Police, the Department of Justice, the FBI, the United States Congress, Independent Counsel Robert B. Fiske, and Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr. Nevertheless, some independent investigators object to this conclusion.
Some propose that Foster was murdered to prevent his revealing information derogatory to Clinton, about Whitewater, Travelgate, or other matters, or that Hillary Clinton was somehow involved by covering up activities together with Foster before his death.
Maggie Williams was formerly the first lady's chief of staff, Williams was grilled by Senate Whitewater investigators on whether she shepherded documents out of Vincent Foster's office the night he died. Williams volunteered for and passed two lie detector tests backing up her statements, and though Senate Whitewater investigators were suspicious, they did not refer Williams to Ken Starr for possible criminal investigation.
Aides to Hillary Clinton, Maggie Williams (formerly of the Children's Defense Fund) and Craig Livingston (a bar bouncer discovered and employed in a security capacity by Hillary), surreptitiously took unidentified files from Vincent Foster's office before the Secret Service or FBI could secure the premises.
Others allege a romantic relationship between Foster and Hillary Clinton. Other critics of the Clintons have made even more lurid allegations, claiming that she had killed Foster herself or had him killed. No credible evidence or charges were ever brought forward in connection with any of these allegations.
As assistant to U.S. president Bill Clinton and chief of staff to the first lady, Maggie Williams plays a key role in the nation's politics. Yet, she prefers to keep a low profile as she works on issues of importance to the Clinton administration.
In 1992 Maggie Williams had been following the presidential campaign and was increasingly upset with the way the media was portraying Mrs. Clinton, especially during the Republican National Convention. Finally, after polite persuasion from several friends, Williams joined the campaign in August of 1992 to serve as Mrs. Clinton's media adviser. Almost immediately, the image of Hillary Clinton in the minds of Americans began to improve. Williams's strategy was simple: let Hillary be Hillary.
When Bill Clinton won the presidential election, Williams agreed to stay on as Hillary Clinton's transition director.
As the manager of Hillary Clinton's staff of 13, Williams has a host of responsibilities that include everything from speech writing to schedule organization to testifying before Congress on the first lady's behalf. Her loyalty to Hillary Clinton is unquestionable.
But Williams remains steadfast in her support of the Clintons. She does admit that as an African American woman, she views certain things that are happening in the world as only another person of color could. When she was asked to speak to a group of students at her alma mater about the work experiences of African American women, Williams was quick to point out the realities of being black and female. "It requires more energy, more tolerance, more faith," Gallman quoted her as saying. "What it takes is confidence, preparation, and a refusal to limit yourself."
Maggie Williams
Aide to U.S. Congressman Morris K. Udall of Arizona, 1977-78
Democratic National Committee (DNC), deputy press secretary, 1979-80 and manager of convention press office 1980
campaign press secretary for Congressman Robert Torricilli of New Jersey, 1982 and director of media relations, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities; convention staff member managing backstage and podium activities for the DNC, 1984
Communications Director, Children's Defense Fund (CDF), 1984-89
Member, Clinton/Gore presidential campaign, 1992
Assistant to the president and chief of staff to the first lady, 1993
Director on the boards of the Communications Consortium and Independent Action, a political action committee founded by Morris K. Udall.
Clinton's campaign manager, Patti Solis Doyle, left the position today, to be replaced by Clinton's former top White House aide, Maggie Williams. The change formalizes a shift in the campaign's power structure that began to set in after Clinton's win in New Hampshire.
Deputy White House counsel Vince Foster was found dead in Fort Marcy Park off the George Washington Parkway in Virginia, outside Washington, D.C., on July 20, 1993. Foster's death was concluded to have been a suicide by inquiries/investigations conducted by the United States Park Police, the Department of Justice, the FBI, the United States Congress, Independent Counsel Robert B. Fiske, and Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr. Nevertheless, some independent investigators object to this conclusion.
Some propose that Foster was murdered to prevent his revealing information derogatory to Clinton, about Whitewater, Travelgate, or other matters, or that Hillary Clinton was somehow involved by covering up activities together with Foster before his death.
Maggie Williams was formerly the first lady's chief of staff, Williams was grilled by Senate Whitewater investigators on whether she shepherded documents out of Vincent Foster's office the night he died. Williams volunteered for and passed two lie detector tests backing up her statements, and though Senate Whitewater investigators were suspicious, they did not refer Williams to Ken Starr for possible criminal investigation.
Aides to Hillary Clinton, Maggie Williams (formerly of the Children's Defense Fund) and Craig Livingston (a bar bouncer discovered and employed in a security capacity by Hillary), surreptitiously took unidentified files from Vincent Foster's office before the Secret Service or FBI could secure the premises.
Others allege a romantic relationship between Foster and Hillary Clinton. Other critics of the Clintons have made even more lurid allegations, claiming that she had killed Foster herself or had him killed. No credible evidence or charges were ever brought forward in connection with any of these allegations.
As assistant to U.S. president Bill Clinton and chief of staff to the first lady, Maggie Williams plays a key role in the nation's politics. Yet, she prefers to keep a low profile as she works on issues of importance to the Clinton administration.
In 1992 Maggie Williams had been following the presidential campaign and was increasingly upset with the way the media was portraying Mrs. Clinton, especially during the Republican National Convention. Finally, after polite persuasion from several friends, Williams joined the campaign in August of 1992 to serve as Mrs. Clinton's media adviser. Almost immediately, the image of Hillary Clinton in the minds of Americans began to improve. Williams's strategy was simple: let Hillary be Hillary.
When Bill Clinton won the presidential election, Williams agreed to stay on as Hillary Clinton's transition director.
As the manager of Hillary Clinton's staff of 13, Williams has a host of responsibilities that include everything from speech writing to schedule organization to testifying before Congress on the first lady's behalf. Her loyalty to Hillary Clinton is unquestionable.
But Williams remains steadfast in her support of the Clintons. She does admit that as an African American woman, she views certain things that are happening in the world as only another person of color could. When she was asked to speak to a group of students at her alma mater about the work experiences of African American women, Williams was quick to point out the realities of being black and female. "It requires more energy, more tolerance, more faith," Gallman quoted her as saying. "What it takes is confidence, preparation, and a refusal to limit yourself."
Maggie Williams
Aide to U.S. Congressman Morris K. Udall of Arizona, 1977-78
Democratic National Committee (DNC), deputy press secretary, 1979-80 and manager of convention press office 1980
campaign press secretary for Congressman Robert Torricilli of New Jersey, 1982 and director of media relations, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities; convention staff member managing backstage and podium activities for the DNC, 1984
Communications Director, Children's Defense Fund (CDF), 1984-89
Member, Clinton/Gore presidential campaign, 1992
Assistant to the president and chief of staff to the first lady, 1993
Director on the boards of the Communications Consortium and Independent Action, a political action committee founded by Morris K. Udall.
