(May 10, 1987) Gary Hart, 50, was the presidential front-runner with everything in his favor. The voice on the telephone was offering evidence to The Herald that could undo it all.

Democrat Gary Hart, with his wife, Lee, waves to supporters at a news conference in Denver on March 11, 1988, after announcing he would withdraw from the 1988 presidential race for the second time.

Letter: Gary Hart Was Not Set Up A journalist who reported on Gary Hart’s downfall in 1987 pushes back on the notion that the candidate’s Monkey Business incident may have been staged.

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: In May 1987, Sen. Gary Hart stepped up to a microphone and pulled out of the race for president. Hart spoke not only about his decision, but about a sea change he perceived in ...