AI Snips
Chapters
Transcript
Episode notes
The Aspen Meeting And Monkey Business Photo
- Donna Rice met Gary Hart at Don Henley's Aspen party and later joined him on the Monkey Business boat where a famous lap photo was taken.
- Donna's friend Lynn Armont photographed and later sold the images to People, triggering the scandal.
Media Sting And People Magazine Break
- The Miami Herald staked out Hart's house and reported Donna Rice entering and staying overnight, escalating media scrutiny.
- People magazine then published a glamour photo and the Monkey Business lap picture, framing Rice as the scandal's face.
Atwater's Tactical Shift In Campaigning
- Lee Atwater pioneered modern negative campaigning and push-poll tactics that shifted U.S. electoral strategy.
- His methods prioritized manufacturing plausible deniability while seeding damaging personal stories about opponents.