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Travelgate. The firings of the career travel office was the very first crony capitalism scandal of the Clinton White House era.

President Clinton listens to David Gergen during a Rose Garden news conference Saturday, May 29, 1993. It was announced that Gergen will become one of Clinton's new top advisers. The White House hopes the hiring of Gergen, as veteran GOP hand, will help stem the damage from the two-week controversy following the White House travel office firings. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Photo by: J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE
Travelgate. The firings of the career travel office was the very first crony capitalism scandal of the Clinton White House era. President Clinton listens to David Gergen during a Rose Garden news conference Saturday, May 29, 1993. It was announced that Gergen will become one of Clinton's new top advisers. The White House hopes the hiring of Gergen, as veteran GOP hand, will help stem the damage from the two-week controversy following the White House travel office firings. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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