- Collection:
- Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program
- Title:
- Recorded speech by Newt Gingrich, 1998 January 3
- Creator:
- Gingrich, Newt
- Publisher:
- Carrollton, Ga. : University of West Georgia Special Collections in association with the Digital Library of Georgia
- Date of Original:
- 1998-01-03
- Subject:
- United States. Contract with America Advancement Act of 1996
Republican Party (Ga.)
Georgia--Politics and government--1865-1950
Georgia--Politics and government--1951-
Legislators--Georgia
Gingrich, Newt--Interviews - People:
- Gingrich, Newt
Blair, Tony, 1953-
Bush, George, 1924-2018
Clinton, Bill, 1946-
Deal, Nathan
Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006
Gore, Al, 1948-
Reagan, Ronald
Thatcher, Margaret - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- speeches
sound recordings - Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
audio/ogg - Description:
- Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich was born on June 17, 1943. Gingrich was a professor at the University of West Georgia, Carrollton, Georgia in the 1970s; teaching history and geography.Gingrich ran for a seat in the United States House of Representatives in 1974 and 1976, finally winning a seat in 1978. Gingrich served in the U.S. House of Representatives until 1999, after leaving the House of Representatives he has continued to be involved in politics and think tanks. Gingrich campaigned to be the Republican presidential nominee in 2012.Gingrich co-authored the "Contract with America" which was an agreement between the United States Republican Party detailing actions the party would take if they became the majority party in the House of Representatives.; Speech given by Newt Gingrich on January 3, 1998 at Gingrich's campaign office in Roswell, Georgia.; Gingrich is speaking to a group of Republican legislators in his campaign office, giving details of his Second Contract with America. Gingrich suggests that the Republican Party represents essentially the founding fathers, the Declaration of Independence, the United State Constitution as well as the Federalist Papers. Gingrich says there are four goals of the Republican Party, patriotic self-interest, 75 percent of the vote, a clear-cut philosophy and to be big enough to really matter. Gingrich opens the floor to questions from the various legislators in attendance. They begin asking for clarifications on several points previously addressed.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:uwg_phc_gingrich19980103
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/uwg/phc/do:gingrich19980103
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [interview title], Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program oral history interviews. Annie Belle Weaver Special Collections, Irvine Sullivan Ingram Library, University of West Georgia
- Extent:
- 1 speech (circa 104 mins.)
- Original Collection:
- Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program oral history interviews. Annie Belle Weaver Special Collections, Irvine Sullivan Ingram Library, State University of West Georgia
- Holding Institution:
- University of West Georgia. Special Collections
- Rights:
-
