"I think that everyone who knew about it was quite concerned and

wanted it to be taken care of," she said. "But I did not make the

decisions. I did not direct anyone to make the decisions."

Other documents suggest that Hillary Clinton was more active

than she has acknowledged in representing the failed Arkansas

thrift that is at the heart of the Whitewater affair.

Taking the same line as the president, she said she would do

"whatever it takes to cooperate" with congressional investigators.

"At the end of the day the American public will know we have

nothing to cover up," she said. "There is nothing that we have done

that should be of any concern to anyone."

At his news conference, Clinton acknowledged that various

investigations -- including a sexual harassment suit filed by

Arkansan Paula Jones -- could bankrupt him. He said he felt badly

that 20 years of his savings may be lost on legal expenses, but "if