The Death of Vincent Foster
Robert Fiske's Report on the Deputy White House Counsel's Suicide
The following is excerpted from a preliminary report on the death of Deputy White House Counsel Vincent Foster, filed by Independent Counsel Robert Fiske. Fiske, who was appointed to investigate Whitewater land dealings by President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, was later replaced by Kenneth Starr. Starr, who is seeking access to notes taken by an attorney who met with Foster prior to his suicide, is the respondent in Swidler & Berlin v. United States. Background Vincent W. Foster, Jr. was born on January 15, 1945, in Hope, Arkansas, where he attended the same kindergarten class as…
