I’ve been posting a lot about Hillary Clinton. Let’s spend some time with Bill, shall we?
As the Air Force Military Aide and carrier of the “nuclear football,” the other aides and I lived and worked in the White House.
One morning, I was the first person on President Clinton’s calendar. I was scheduled to brief the president on the nuclear process and answer any questions he might have. I arrived at 7:00AM before the rest of the Oval Office was at work. It also happened to be the same morning that the Monica Lewinsky affair hit the national press.
As I walked by his secretary’s desk in the outer area of the Oval, I noticed the headlines of the Washington Post. I knew he’d been caught. I walked into the Oval and found the president with his head in his hands, bloodshot eyes. He knew he’d been caught, too. I said “Sir, if this is a bad time, I can comeback later for the briefing.” He agreed. I said, “Just one more thing. Could I just authenticate that you have the nuclear codes?” We called the codes “the biscuit” because the president would tear it open.
The president carries the codes, the aide carries the “football.” He told me that no, he didn’t have them. He didn’t know where they were. I asked him how long they’d been misplaced. He couldn’t remember. I was floored. It’d never happened before.
Instead of concern for the missing top secret document, he simply said, “Please don’t let this get out.” His only concern was his impending impeachment, Monica, and his poll numbers.
I gave the Pentagon a heads up and they were incredulous. We conducted an extensive search of the White House and the residence. Never found them. The Pentagon hopped to and created a new set that was quickly disseminated across the US nuclear arsenal. No easy task. They brought a new set the next morning.
Bill Clinton LOST the nuclear codes! For an undetermined period of time, our commander in chief didn’t have the ability to launch nuclear weapons. He never informed us, he had Monica on his mind. Dereliction of duty!
And it’s all in here:
BILL CLINTON & THE NUCLEAR CODES
I’ve been posting a lot about Hillary Clinton. Let’s spend some time with Bill, shall we?
As the Air Force Military Aide and carrier of the “nuclear football,” the other aides and I lived and worked in the White House.
One morning, I was the…
— Buzz Patterson (@BuzzPatterson) June 1, 2025