Gary Hart suspends presidential campaign over affair scandal: Meet the Press Archive

Source: www.nbcnews.com · Section: politics · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Sat, 11 Jul 2026 16:00:20 GMT

May 10, 1987 — Democratic presidential frontrunner Gary Hart saw his campaign collapse after reports of an extramarital affair sparked a media firestorm. Fellow presidential candidates Rep. Dick Gephardt (D-Mo.), Rev. Jesse Jackson and former DNC chairman Robert S. Strauss joined Meet the Press to weigh in.

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