History's steamiest political sex scandals
Published On: Oct 24 2011 07:52:38 AM PDT
Updated On: Oct 24 2011 08:10:12 AM PDT
Scandals date back to time of founding fathers
Politics has been marred by sex scandals throughout American history. Take a look at some of the biggest scandals of the past.
Reuters
In 1988, reports emerged of an affair between Democratic presidential hopeful Colorado Sen. Gary Hart and 29-year-old Donna Rice. Following the reports, the National Enquirer published photographs of Rice sitting on Hart's lap aboard a motor yacht called Monkey Business. Five days later, Hart dropped out of the race.
