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GINGRICH, Newton Leroy

(1943—)


GINGRICH, Newton Leroy, a Representative from Georgia; born in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa., June 17, 1943; attended school at various military installations; graduated from Baker High School, Columbus, Ga., 1961; B.A., Emory University, Atlanta, Ga., 1965; M.A., Tulane University, New Orleans, La., 1968; Ph.D., same university, 1971; teacher, West Georgia College, Carrollton, 1970-1978; elected as a Republican to the Ninety-sixth and to the nine succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1979-January 3, 1999); reelected to the One Hundred Sixth Congress but did not take his seat; minority whip (One Hundred First through One Hundred Third Congresses); Speaker of the House (One Hundred Fourth and One Hundred Fifth Congresses).


Bibliography

Gingrich, Newt. Lessons Learned the Hard Way, A Personal Report . New York: HarperCollins, 1998; Steely, Mel. The Gentleman from Georgia: The Biography of Newt Gingrich . Macon, Ga.: Mercer University Press, 2000.

Anderson, Alfred. Challenging Newt Gingrich. Eugene, Ore.: Tom Paine Institute, 1996.

Drew, Elizabeth. Showdown: The Struggle Between the Gingrich Congress and the Clinton White House. New York: Simon Schuster, 1997.

Gingrich, Newt. 1945. New York: Simon Schuster, 1995.

———. Lessons Learned the Hard Way, A Personal Report. New York: HarperCollins, 1998.

———. NewtWit! New York: Doubleday, 1995.

———. Quotations from Speaker Newt: The Little Red, White, and Blue Book of the Republican Revolution. New York: Workman Publishers, 1995.

———. To Renew America. New York: HarperCollins, 1995.

———. “Spendaholics: The Real Cause of Our Big Deficits.” In A House of Ill Repute, edited by Dan Renberg, 4-16. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1987.

———. Winning The Future: A 21st Century Contract with America . Washington, D.C.: Regnery Publishing, Inc., 2005.

Gingrich, Newt, and Richard Armey. Contract with America. New York: Times Books, 1994.

Gingrich, Newt, David Drake, and Marianne Gingrich. Window of Opportunity: A Blueprint for the Future . New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1984.

Gingrich, Newt, William Forstchen, and Albert S. Hanser, contributing editor. Gettysburg: A Novel of the Civil War. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2003.

———. Grant Comes East: A Novel of the Civil War . New York: Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin’s Press, 2004.

Gingrich, Newt, and Richard Lesher. Meltdown on Main Street: Why Small Business is Leading the Revolution Against Big Government. New York: EP Dutton, 1996.

Gingrich, Newt, Dana Pavey, and Anne Woodbury. Saving Lives & Saving Money: Transforming Health and Healthcare . Washington, D.C.: The Alexis de Tocqueville Institution, 2003.

Steely, Mel. The Gentleman from Georgia: The Biography of Newt Gingrich . Macon, Ga.: Mercer University Press, 2000.

Warner, Judith. Newt Gingrich: Speaker to America. New York: Signet, 1995.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present

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