"Clinton charged up behind me as I stalked toward the door, grabbed me from behind, and wrapped his arms around me to stop me from leaving. I slipped to the floor. Hillary helped me to my feet.
The moment I stood up, Clinton became apologetic. 'Don't go, don't go, I'm sorry. Don't go, I'm sorry,' he said as I walked out the door, slamming it behind me.
Hillary ran after me to calm me down. She put her arm around me and walked me around the grounds of the mansion. 'Please forgive him,' she pleaded. 'He's under so much pressure. He didn't mean it. He's very sorry. He's overtired, he hasn't slept well in days. He's not himself. He values you. He needs you,' she repeated."
Nothing in that version about Clinton cocking his arm for a punch (or only beating up people he loves).
In the 1997 book, Morris goes on to criticize competitors who tried to use the story against Clinton by distorting it.
"I relate the Arkansas incident here not because it seems relevant to his ability to serve in office but because it did affect our relationship and because it's time to put the exaggerations to rest.
By 1994, the story had been transformed to the point that Clinton was supposed to have punched me."
Now which version should we believe?