Word: yachts
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...York Stock Exchange remained confident. Federal regulations were unnecessary, said Richard Whitney. "The exchange is a perfect institution." After he left office, Whitney was indicted for selling stock on insufficient capital. He was $6 million short, even after he dipped into funds of the New York Yacht Club, where he was treasurer. Whitney was conveyed to Sing Sing. He was said to be the only inmate ever called Mister by fellow prisoners and wardens...
Gamiest Campaign. A lot of politicians monkey around, but Gary Hart lost his cool, his credibility and his candidacy in the 1988 U.S. presidential race after his dalliance with model Donna Rice on a yacht called Monkey Business. "I've made some mistakes," Hart conceded. "Maybe big mistakes, but not bad mistakes." Said Rice: "Everybody's got some old bones in their closet, and now mine...