A Mississippi politician denied access to a female reporter. What is the 'Billy Graham rule' he cited?

Robert Foster, a first-term Mississippi state representative running for governor, declined to allow a female reporter to cover a campaign trip - that is, unless she brought a male colleague with her.

Foster said in a tweet that the rejection resulted from a pledge he made to his wife that he would follow the "Billy Graham rule," to "avoid any situation that may evoke suspicion or compromise of our marriage."

Larrison Campbell, the Mississippi Today reporter denied access, wrote in an article Tuesday night that Foster's campaign manager told her a male colleague would need to accompany her on the 15-hour