WILLIAM J. CLINTON, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: It is an immense personal loss to me, and to Hillary, and to many of his close friends here.</s>JILL DOUGHERTY, CNN MOSCOW BUREAU CHIEF: It was a shocking day, really. Vince Foster, who was the deputy White House counsel, one of the lawyers to the president, went out of the office, went over to Fort Marcy Park in Virginia and, it was said, committed suicide. It was very controversial from the beginning. Many people had grave doubts as to whether it was suicide. Many people said that perhaps he had been murdered. There was complete shock in the White House when it happened.</s>DOUGHERTY (voice-over): As the deputy White House counsel, foster had been involved in much of the early White House troubles embarrassing to Mr. Clinton. The Travel Office affair, Zoe Baird, and other bungled nominations. But the president rejected any suggestion that Foster felt guilt or blame.</s>CLINTON: I don't think so. I certainly don't think that can explain it, and I certainly don't think it's accurate.</s>DOUGHERTY: It was also personally an emotional day to see the president, who was absolutely thrown and very -- looking very emotional, himself, as he came out to talk about it, the first lady was involved. It was a very personal story for the Clinton's and that made it particularly sensitive, as time went on.
CNN 20: Vince Foster's Death, July 20, 1993