The Nation - News from Feb. 10, 1989

The Rev. Jesse Jackson flatly denied any interest in running for mayor of Washington and said he would never move to unseat Mayor Marion Barry. “I’ve expressed no interest in the job,” Jackson said after leading an anti-drug rally at a city high school. “Under no condition would I run against Marion Barry.” Asked later if he would run if Barry decided not to seek reelection in 1990, Jackson responded: “I have expressed no desire to be mayor.”