Gingrich, Newt, 1943-
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Newton Leroy Gingrich (born June 17, 1943) is an American politician, author, and historian who served as the 50th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. A member of the Republican Party, he was the U.S. Representative for Georgia's 6th congressional district serving north Atlanta and nearby areas from 1979 until his resignation in 1999. In 2012, Gingrich was a candidate for the presidential nomination of his party.
A professor of history and geography at the University of West Georgia in the 1970s, Gingrich won election to the U.S. House of Representatives in November 1978, the first Republican in the history of Georgia's 6th congressional district to do so. He served as House Minority Whip from 1989 to 1995. A co-author and architect of the "Contract with America", Gingrich was a major leader in the Republican victory in the 1994 congressional election. In 1995, Time named him "Man of the Year" for "his role in ending the four-decades-long Democratic majority in the House".
As House Speaker, Gingrich oversaw passage by the House of welfare reform and a capital gains tax cut in 1997. Gingrich played a key role in several government shutdowns, and impeached President Clinton on a party-line vote in the House. The poor showing by Republicans in the 1998 Congressional elections, a reprimand from the House for Gingrich's ethics violation, pressure from Republican colleagues, and revelations of an extramarital affair with a congressional employee 23 years his junior resulted in Gingrich's resignation from the speakership on November 6, 1998. He resigned altogether from the House on January 3, 1999.
Political scientists have credited Gingrich with playing a key role in undermining political decorum in the United States, and hastening political polarization and partisanship.
Since leaving the House, Gingrich has remained active in public policy debates and worked as a political consultant. He founded and chaired several policy think tanks, including American Solutions for Winning the Future and the Center for Health Transformation. He ran for the Republican nomination in the 2012 presidential election, but ultimately endorsed front runner Mitt Romney, who won the nomination.
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referencedIn | Alvin and Heidi TofflerPapers, 1955-1984 | Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
creatorOf | Associated Press. Records, 1938-1992. | Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library | |
referencedIn | Bentley, P. F. PF Bentley, photographic archive, 1979-2001. | University of Texas Libraries | |
referencedIn | Bray, Audrey. Scrapbooks. | University of West Georgia, Irvine Sullivan Ingram Library | |
referencedIn | Congressional Files and Related Papers., 1950-1995 (bulk 1990-1992). | Minnesota Historical Society | |
referencedIn | Darlene Hooley papers, 1996-2009 | Willamette University Archives and Special Collections | |
referencedIn | Dennis A. “Denny” Smith papers, 1979-1991, 1984-1990 | Willamette University Archives and Special Collections | |
referencedIn | Donald Rumsfeld Papers, 1888-2008, (bulk 1963-2007) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
referencedIn | Evans, Rowland, 1921-2001. Rowland Evans Jr. and Robert D. Novak papers, 1948-2008. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
creatorOf | Gingrich, Newt. [Papers] / Newt Gingrich. | University of West Georgia, Irvine Sullivan Ingram Library |
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associatedWith | Communist Party of the United States of America. |
correspondedWith | Deming, W. Edwards (William Edwards), 1900-1993 |
correspondedWith | Deming, W. Edwards (William Edwards), 1900-1993. |
correspondedWith | Dorrit Hoffleit |
associatedWith | Evans, Rowland, 1921-2001. |
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