Affair allegations in 1988 derailed Gary Hart’s, played by Hugh Jackman in 'The Front Runner,' presidential campaign. Here’s what happened next, and what he's doing today.

Like conversations between Gary Hart and his wife that no-one was privy to.” “When we write we come from a supposition that the audience is really smart. That they’ll catch-up.

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.

In a new book on the 1987 episode that wrecked Gary Hart’s presidential chances, Matt Bai argues that it marks the moment when political reporting went tabloid.

Young Gary Hart aides Martin O’Malley, left, Doug Wilson, Trevor Cornwell, Chris Phillips and Gary Robinson in the San Francisco area in advance of the 1984 Democratic convention.

Senator Gary Hart, dropping out of the presidential race in May 1987, said, "'Politics in this country, take it from me, is on the verge of becoming an athletic competition or sporting match." ...

Olthea Ludwig “Lee” Hart, the wife of former U.S. Sen. Gary Hart, died Friday at St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood after a brief illness. She was 85.

(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.

From Gary Hart to Donald Trump: “We have a system that favors the shameless” Salon talks to the director and screenwriters of "The Front Runner" about the "celebrification" of the presidency ...

In 'All the Truth Is Out,' Matt Bai posits that the Gary Hart scandal redefined journalism and politics, chasing away strong, privacy-loving leaders. His reporting is excellent, his thesis is not.