The Inside Story of How Newt Gingrich Single-Handedly Destroyed Congress

‘YOU SON OF A BITCH!’

He went after three Democratic speakers. Two of them with absolutely vile lies. One resigned. The other lost re-election. And the House of Representatives was changed forever.

Published Aug. 11 2019 5:43AM EDT

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Excerpted with permission from The Meanest Man in Congress: Jack Brooks and the Making of an American Century

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Representative Newt Gingrich of Georgia was a rising star in the GOP by 1987, either despite or because of his aggressive political tactics toward other members.

Timothy McNulty

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The Inside Story of How Newt Gingrich Single-Handedly Destroyed Congress

He went after three Democratic speakers. Two of them with absolutely vile lies. One resigned. The other lost re-election. And the House of Representatives was changed forever.

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Timothy McNulty

Brendan McNulty