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Extraction Summary
3
People
10
Organizations
1
Locations
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Events
2
Relationships
5
Quotes
Document Information
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Draft essay / memoir excerpt / personal statement
File Size:
1.21 MB
Summary
This document appears to be a page from a draft, essay, or memoir written by Monica Lewinsky (inferred from context regarding interns and 'Presidential Kneepads'). The text reflects on her sudden infamy, the media's objectification of her, and the surreal nature of the scandal, including finding humor in John Goodman's portrayal of Linda Tripp. The document bears a 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT' Bates stamp, indicating it was part of a document production for a congressional investigation.
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Monica Lewinsky | Author/Speaker (Inferred) |
The narrator refers to being an 'instant celebrity,' 'other interns,' and 'Presidential Kneepads,' clearly identifyin...
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| John Goodman | Actor |
Mentioned for his role in drag as Linda Tripp (on Saturday Night Live).
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| Linda Tripp | Civil Servant/Witness |
Mentioned in the context of John Goodman's portrayal of her.
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Organizations (10)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Penthouse magazine |
Mentioned as viewing the author as a 'notorious masturbation enhancer'.
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| NBC News |
Media outlet listed.
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| Nightline |
Media outlet listed.
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| TIME magazine |
Media outlet listed.
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| People |
Magazine listed.
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| New York Times |
Newspaper listed.
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| National Enquirer |
Tabloid listed.
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| Washington Post |
Newspaper listed.
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| Entertainment Tonight |
Media program listed.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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Timeline (1 events)
Late 1990s (Implied)
Locations (1)
| Location | Context |
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Mentioned in the context of the country 'achieving adolescence publicly'.
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Relationships (2)
Author mentions John Goodman playing Tripp in drag was hilarious.
Author states she is 'purely a commodity' in their eyes.
Key Quotes (5)
"I’ ve been simultaneously depressed, scared and, strangely enough, exhilarated."Source
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Quote #1
"For a manufacturer of novelty items, I was simply a disembodied inspiration for the marketing of “Presidential Kneepads.”"Source
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Quote #2
"And for Penthouse magazine, I would only be considered their next notorious masturbation enhancer."Source
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Quote #3
"All I’ m saying is that while America is achieving adolescence publicly, the tabloids have won the war."Source
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Quote #4
"There is only the process of everyone’ s karma interacting."Source
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Quote #5
Full Extracted Text
Complete text extracted from the document (1,216 characters)
think it was hilarious to cast John Goodman in drag as Linda Tripp. That
cheered me up. I’ ve been simultaneously depressed, scared and,
strangely enough, exhilarated.
cheered me up. I’ ve been simultaneously depressed, scared and,
strangely enough, exhilarated.
As an instant celebrity, I’ ve learned that everybody always sees
everybody else through their own particular filters. Democrats,
Republicans, men, women, the other interns—all perceive me subjectively.
For a manufacturer of novelty items, I was simply a disembodied
inspiration for the marketing of “Presidential Kneepads.” And for
Penthouse magazine, I would only be considered their next notorious
masturbation enhancer.
everybody else through their own particular filters. Democrats,
Republicans, men, women, the other interns—all perceive me subjectively.
For a manufacturer of novelty items, I was simply a disembodied
inspiration for the marketing of “Presidential Kneepads.” And for
Penthouse magazine, I would only be considered their next notorious
masturbation enhancer.
In the eyes of the media—from NBC News to Nightline, from TIME
magazine to People, from the New York Times to the National Enquirer,
from the Washington Post to Entertainment Tonight—I am purely a
commodity. Naturally, I believe in the First Amendment, so I’ m against
censorship. All I’ m saying is that while America is achieving adolescence
publicly, the tabloids have won the war.
magazine to People, from the New York Times to the National Enquirer,
from the Washington Post to Entertainment Tonight—I am purely a
commodity. Naturally, I believe in the First Amendment, so I’ m against
censorship. All I’ m saying is that while America is achieving adolescence
publicly, the tabloids have won the war.
The battleground is like an ongoing contemporary Shakespearean
tragicomedy, but there is no script, there is no producer, there is no
director. There is only the process of everyone’ s karma interacting. I recall
tragicomedy, but there is no script, there is no producer, there is no
director. There is only the process of everyone’ s karma interacting. I recall
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