January 3-9
→ Gary Hart spoke at Harvard and said that his mistakes should not disqualify him from the Presidency because Reagan had done worse (Jan 3)
→ Alexander Haig shut down his campaign in Iowa to concentrate on New Hampshire, while Bob Dole began to build a bigger presence in that state (Jan 3)
→ Congressman Dick Gephardt's plane loses cabin pressure on the way from Chicago to Nebraska (Jan 3)
→ Al Gore picks up many southern endorsements in his strategy to win the nomination through southern victories (Jan 3)
→ George HW Bush qualifies for nearly $5 million in federal matching donations (Jan 3)
→ As part of this anti drug message. Jesse Jackson told a crowd about how he overcame an addiction to painkillers in college. (Jan 4)
→ VP Bush fought back against Senator Dole's accusations that the Vice Presidency has few responsibilities while Dole, as a Senator, actually had a very active role in policy making. Bush said that being in Congress for a lifetime rather than holding a private job is part of the problem (Jan 5)
→ Sonny Bono decided to run for mayor of Palm Springs (Jan 6)