When Bill Clinton was the President of the United States, did Hillary Clinton casually turn a blind eye to her husband’s affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky?

Were the stitches President Clinton received in his last term in office, a result of Hillary throwing a heavy object at him in a fit of rage?

And most importantly, did Hillary Clinton ever really forgive him for his transgressions?

With the recent release of the tell-all book, The Residence: Inside the Private world of the White House, written by former Bloomberg News White House reporter, Kate Andersen Brower, the answers to everything us political gossipers wondered during the 1990s are revealed.

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The book, told as first hand accounts by ex-White House staffers, chronicles the lives of several First Families and spans 10 different White House administrations. Unsurprisingly, it’s the turbulent 8-year reign of Bill Clinton that is gathering the most attention, especially with his wife Hillary rumoured to be considering her own tilt at the White House.

A recent book excerpt featured on  Politico.com, highlights some telling scenes from the Clinton residence during his reported affair with intern Monica Lewinsky:

Mr Payne however, wasn't surprised by the tensions, telling Andersen Brower that  “You heard so much foul language” in the Clinton White House.

In her role as a White House Reporter for Bloomberg News, Andersen Brower travelled the world on Air Force One and Two with American Presidents and their families to gather stories. She admits it was difficult at first to get current and former White House staffers, senior advisers, former First Ladies and their children to speak candidly, they eventually opened up. Especially when it came to dishing out details about Bill and Hilary Clinton and the subsequent fallout from his affair with the 22-year-old White House intern, Monica Lewsinsky in 1995

Monica Lewinsky and then President, Bill Clinton

Some on the staff have said that Hillary Clinton knew about Lewinsky long before it came out publicly, and that what really upset her was not the affair itself but the media feeding frenzy that followed. Andersen Brower penned:

Certain to surprise the public, is the alleged level of violence between the famous couple:

At the height of this tumultuous period, it is reported that Hillary often missed her scheduled afternoon appointments and instead of running the executive mansion, focused her energies on her husband's presidency and their marriage.

Forgiveness did not happen quickly for Hillary, Andersen Bower discovered.

The timing of this tell-all book has come into question with the expectation that Hillary Clinton is poised to launch her own Presidential campaign. Whether these admissions will help or hinder her, remains to be seen.

The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House by Kate Andersen Brower was released on April, 7.