1. Betty Grace Currie is an American government official who served as the personal secretary for Bill Clinton during his tenure as president of the United States.
14 Facts About Betty Currie
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Betty Currie became well known as a figure in the Lewinsky scandal for her alleged handling of gifts given to Monica Lewinsky by President Clinton.
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Betty Currie later moved to Washington, DC, and worked at the United States Department of the Navy, the United States Postal Service, United States Agency for International Development, Peace Corps, and the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
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Betty Currie's rise in the government bureaucracy began when Joseph Blatchford became Peace Corps director in 1969 and needed a new secretary.
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Betty Currie later joined the Clinton campaign, where she worked with James Carville in the "War Room" in Little Rock, Arkansas.
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Betty Currie still keeps in touch with the Clinton family, and donated $750 to the Hillary Clinton 2008 presidential campaign.
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Betty Currie testified in front of the grand jury responsible for the perjury investigation in relation to Clinton's statement in the Paula Jones case.
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Betty Currie testified on January 28, May 7, and May 14,1998.
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Regardless of who instigated the meeting, Betty Currie took the gifts in question home and stored them under her bed.
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Betty Currie was not one of the four witnesses who gave video depositions during the Senate trial.
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Betty Currie was portrayed by Rae Dawn Chong in Impeachment: American Crime Story.
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Betty Currie was appointed to the Alcohol Beverage Board of St Mary's County Maryland, serving at her first meeting on April 10,2008.
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In December 2008, Betty Currie returned to Washington, answering phones for the co-chairman of President-elect Barack Obama's transition, John Podesta.
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Betty Currie has retired and lives in St Mary's County, Maryland, with her husband.