towards a pair of civil war cannons. on a nearby slope, he pulled out a .38-caliber revolver. and he put the gun in his mouth, shot himself, and then he fell back. it wasn t until shortly after 6:00 p.m. that authorities arrived at fort marcy park. that timeline and the accounts of the various witnesses would become a point of contention for years to come. at the white house, when news of foster s suicide reached chief of staff mack mclarty, president clinton was in the middle of a live television interview with larry king. mclarty phoned the first lady, who was visiting her parents in little rock, and told her the news. when the television interview ended a short time later, the president learned of the death of his childhood friend. both clintons were shocked and heartbroken by the news. he was atticus finch. he was kind. he was loving. he was a quiet man who believed