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Newt Gingrich

American politician and former speaker of the United States House of Representatives · United States · On the map · Politicians · Born 1943 · age 83

Newton Leroy Gingrich is an American politician who served as the 50th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999.

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1997Doublespeak AwardAward1995Named Speaker of the United States House of RepresentativesOffice4 January 1995 to 3 January 1999Doublespeak AwardAwardTime Person of the YearAward1994“This year’s election offers the chance, after four decades of one-party control, to bring to the House a new majority that will transform the way Congress works.”In their wordsPDF, The Republican “Contract with America” (1994),

1979Named United States representativeOffice3 January 1979 to 3 January 19991978“I think that one of the great problems we have in the Republican Party is that we don't encourage you to be nasty.”In their words24 June 1978Transcript, A 1978 Speech By Gingrich | The Long March of Newt Gingrich,

“Everyone of you is old enough to have been a rifleman in Vietnam.”In their words24 June 1978Transcript, A 1978 Speech By Gingrich | The Long March of Newt Gingrich,

“One of the great weaknesses of the Republican Party is we recruit middle-class people.”In their words24 June 1978Transcript, A 1978 Speech By Gingrich | The Long March of Newt Gingrich,

“Now the reason I am being harshly critical is because I want you all to learn a lesson. When you see somebody doing something dumb, say it.”In their words24 June 1978Transcript, A 1978 Speech By Gingrich | The Long March of Newt Gingrich,

1958“I’ve been active in this since 1958. That’s 62 years. I am the angriest I have been in that entire six decades.”In their words

1943Born17 June 1943

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  1. Do you like the state of the Republican Party? Do you think you ought to respect Bill Brock because he has done such a great job?

    24 June 1978 · Transcript, A 1978 Speech By Gingrich | The Long March of Newt Gingrich,, Own words

  2. The number one fact about the news media is they love fights. When you give them confrontations, you get attention; when you get attention, you can educate.

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  3. I see myself as representing the conservative wing of the postindustrial society.

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Doublespeak Award1997
Doublespeak Award1995
Time Person of the Year1995

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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 unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination for president of the United States.

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Born 1943 · age 83

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