CHAPTER 9 ________________________________Fostering Ethics and Accountability in the Public-Sector Workplace
Bart Bevers
On May 3, 1987, the Miami Herald published a story alleging an affair between presidential candidate Gary Hart and a 29-year-old model named Donna Rice. Shortly thereafter, the National Enquirer published a now infamous photograph of the two. Less than a week later, polls in New Hampshire showed that Hart’s support had been cut in half, dropping from 32 to 17 percent. Suddenly, he was 10 points behind Massachusetts governor Michael Dukakis. On May 8, 1987, Hart dropped out of the race.
More than 10 years later, in January 1998, President Bill Clinton was accused of having an affair with Monica Lewinsky. In the three months ...
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