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Posted December 22nd, 2007 by Anonymous
In the summer of 1997, a few House Republicans had come to see Gingrich's public image as a liability and attempted to replace him as Speaker. According to Time , the conspiracy was engineered by several Republican backbenchers, including Steve Largent of Oklahoma, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Mark Souder of Indiana. They soon gained the support of the four Republicans who ranked directly below Gingrich in the House leadership — Armey, House Majority Whip Tom DeLay, Republican conference chairman John Boehner of Ohio, and Republican leadership chairman Bill Paxon of New York.
On July 9, DeLay, Boehner and Paxon had the first of several secret meetings to discuss the rebellion. The next night, DeLay met with 20 of the plotters in Largent's office, and appeared to assure them that the leadership was with them.
Under the plan, Armey, DeLay, Boehner and Paxon were to present Gingrich with an ultimatum — resign or be voted out. Combined with the votes of the Democrats, there appeared to be enough votes to vacate the chair. However, the rebels decided that they wanted Paxon to be the new Speaker. At that point, Armey backed out, and told his chief of staff to warn Gingrich about the coup.
In response, Gingrich forced Paxon to resign his post, but backed off initial plans to force a vote of confidence in the rest of the Republican leadership.
Fall from speakership, resignation from the House
By 1998, Gingrich had become a highly visible and polarizing figure in the public's eye, making him an easy target for Democratic congressional candidates across the nation. In 1997 a strong majority of Americans believed Gingrich should have been replaced as Speaker of the House, and he held an all-time low job approval rating of 28%. During this period, Gingrich focused on the perjury charges against Clinton as a unifying campaign theme in national Republican advertising. While Republicans believed this theme would ensure gains in the 1998 midterm elections, they instead lost five seats in the House — the worst performance in 64 years for a party that didn't hold the presidency.
Gingrich suffered much of the blame for the election loss. Facing another rebellion in the Republican caucus, he announced on November 6 that he would not only stand down as Speaker, but would leave the House as well. He had been handily reelected to an 11th term in that election, but declined to take his seat. According to Newsweek, he had lost control over his caucus long before the election, and it was possible that he would not have been reelected as Speaker in any case.
Post-congressional life
Gingrich has since remained involved in national politics and public policy debate. He is a senior fellow at the conservative think tank American Enterprise Institute, focusing on health care (he has founded the Center for Health Transformation), information technology, the military, and politics. Gingrich is also a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the conservation think tank Hoover Institute, focusing on U.S. politics, world history, national security policy, environmental policy issues. He sometimes serves as a commentator, guest or panel member on television news shows, mostly on the Fox News Channel. He is listed as a contributor by Fox News Channel, and frequently appears as a guest on the channel; he has also hosted occasional specials for the Fox News Channel.
In June 2006, Gingrich publicly called for Congressman Jack Murtha to be censured by the United States Congress for what Gingrich claims was Murtha's statement that America was a greater threat to world stability than Iran or North Korea. The paper that originally printed the statement has recently backed away and admitted that Murtha had been misquoted and was merely citing a poll that showed the world believed the United States was a greater threat than either of those nations. Gingrich, however, has refused to apologize or retract his call for Murtha to be censured.
Besides politics Gingrich has written a book, Rediscovering God in America . Since Gingrich has, "dedicated much of his time to calling America back to our Christian heritage", Jerry Falwell invited him to be the speaker, for the second time, at Liberty University's graduation, May 19, 2007.
Alternate history collaboration with William R. Forstchen
In 1995, Gingrich collaborated with William R. Forstchen on the alternate history novel 1945 , describing a World War II in which the US fought against (and defeated) Japan only, while Nazi Germany defeated the Soviet Union, and the two confront each other in a cold war that swiftly turns hot.
Among other things it was described as being "a disguised tract against gun control", as the key scene depicts an armed Tennessee civilian militia, led by Alvin York, defeating Otto Skorzeny's commandos, who raid Oak Ridge. It ended with a cliffhanger — Rommel invading Scotland and the British facing a desperate fight — but a promised sequel, provisionally called "Fortress Europa", has yet to be written.
Some years later, Gingrich and Forstchen turned to co-authoring an alternate history trilogy of the American Civil War, in which the Confederacy wins the battle of Gettysburg. The trilogy consists of Gettysburg (2003), Grant Comes East (2004), and Never Call Retreat (2005).
In 2007 they published Pearl Harbor: A Novel of December 8th , the first of a new series.
Possible 2008 presidential run
Between 2005 and 2007, Gingrich expressed interest in being a candidate for the 2008 Republican nomination for the Presidency. On September 28, 2007, Gingrich announced that if his supporters pledged $30 million to his campaign (until Oct. 21), he would compete for the nomination.
However, on September 29 spokesman Rick Tyler said that Gingrich will not seek the presidency in 2008 because he cannot continue to serve as chairman of American Solutions. "It is legally impermissible for him to continue on as chairman of American Solutions (for Winning the Future) and to explore a campaign for president," Tyler said.
Books authored
Nonfiction
- The Government's Role in Solving Societal Problems. Associated Faculty Press, Incorporated. January 1982 ISBN 0-86733-026-0
- Window of Opportunity . Tom Doherty Associates, December 1985. ISBN 0-312-93923-X
- Contract with America (co-editor). Times Books, December 1994. ISBN 0-8129-2586-6
- Restoring the Dream . Times Books, May 1995. ISBN 0-8129-2666-8
- Quotations from Speaker Newt . Workman Publishing Company, Inc., July 1995. ISBN 0-7611-0092-X
- To Renew America . Farrar Straus & Giroux, July 1996. ISBN 0-06-109539-7
- Lessons Learned The Hard Way . HarperCollins Publishers, May 1998 ISBN 0-06-019106-6
- Presidential Determination Regarding Certification of the Thirty-Two Major Illicit Narcotics Producing and Transit Countries . DIANE Publishing Company, September 1999. ISBN 0-7881-3186-9
- Saving Lives and Saving Money . Alexis de Tocqueville Institution, April 2003. ISBN 0-9705485-4-0
- Winning the Future . Regnery Publishing, January 2005. ISBN 0-89526-042-5
- Rediscovering God in America: Reflections on the Role of Faith in Our Nation's History and Future. Integrity Publishers, October 2006. ISBN 1-59145-482-4
- "A Contract with the Earth," (Newt on the environment) Johns Hopkins Press, October 1, 2007. (Now an Amazon.com Bestseller)
Alternate History
Alternate history is a subgenre of speculative fiction that is set in a world in which history has diverged from history as it is generally known. Gingrich co-wrote the following alternate history novels and series of novels with William R. Forstchen.
- 1945 Baen Books, August 1995 ISBN 978-0671877392
Civil War Series
- Gettysburg: A Novel of the Civil War Thomas Dunne Books, June 2003 ISBN 978-0312309350
- Grant Comes East Thomas Dunne Books, June 2004 ISBN 0-312-30937-6
- Never Call Retreat: Lee and Grant: The Final Victory Thomas Dunne Books, June 2005 ISBN 0-312-34298-5
Pacific War Series
- Pearl Harbor: A Novel of December 8th Thomas Dunne Books, May 2007 ISBN 0-312-36350-8
References
- ^ Eilperin, Juliet (2006-06-10). Gingrich May Run in 2008 if No Frontrunner Emerges. The Washington Post . Retrieved on 2006-08-25.
- ^ CNN, Gingrich edges closer to run
- ^ Allen, Mike (2007-09-29). Gingrich decides against White House run. The Politico . Retrieved on 2007-09-29.
- ^ The Long March of Newt Gingrich. PBS Frontline (1996-01-16). Retrieved on 2007-03-14.
- ^ Biography of Newton Gingrich. U.S. Congressional Library (2007). Retrieved on 2007-01-18.
- ^ Lemann, Nicholas (1996-02-26). America's New Class System. CNN/Time . Retrieved on 2006-08-12.
- ^ Scott, Thomas (2007-02-21). Kennesaw State University. New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved on 2007-0
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