Gary Hart withdraws from candidature

Title

Gary Hart withdraws from candidature

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

May 1987

Year of production

1987

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Duration

00:04:07

Description

Report on a press conference in Denver, Colorado, featuring US presidential candidate, Senator Gary Hart (includes excerpts), announcing his withdrawal from Democratic candidature following claims that he had a extra-marital affair with model Donna Rice. Includes interviews with Kevin Sweeney, press spokesman; Jim Hill, campaign worker; Rev. Jesse Jackson. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Jesse Jackson; Gary Hart; Kevin Sweeney; Jim Hill

Keywords

USA; Political parties; Democratic Party; Presidential candidates; Politicians; Gary Hart; Donna Rice; Denver; Colorado

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