But later in the week, Fox's lawyer told U.S. News that his client doesn't know for sure if Clinton and Lewinsky were alone. White House officials scoff at the idea that the president and Lewinsky could have been alone or unobserved in the Oval Office. The surrounding area is too well traveled, they argue. The Oval Office has some parts that aren't private and some that are. There is a peephole in the door to the Oval Office leading to the alcove of Clinton's personal secretary, Betty Currie.
Aides use the lens in part to assess whether meetings are about to break up.
Another peephole is located in the door to a short corridor outside the president's study. But neither peephole offers a complete view of the Oval Office. A Secret Service officer is posted in a hallway outside a third door to the Oval Office, and this is the spot to which Fox was assigned. There is no peephole in that door. The location that offers full privacy is the small study next to the Oval Office.