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March to the Majority: The Real Story of the Republican Revolution
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New York Times bestselling author Newt Gingrich takes readers behind the scenes of the Republican Revolution in 1994 and the rise of the modern GOP to show how we can lead America toward a more conservative, prosperous future.
The story of Gingrich’s rise from college professor, to architect of the Contract with America, to Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives is historic. There were many adventures, personalities, missteps, and victories on the road from a seemingly permanent House GOP minority to the first Republican majority in 40 years. These untold stories and inspiring lessons about the rise of modern conservatism are immensely relevant today as the United States faces profound and extraordinary challenges.
Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich joins with former National Republican Congressional Committee Executive Director Joe Gaylord to bring alive the stories, events, and activities that led to the Contract with America and the first re-elected Republican majority since 1928. No two people are better positioned to tell this story than Gingrich and Gaylord. They were there, and they got it done.
Gingrich and Gaylord share never-before-told stories
March to the Majority is not only about the past, but also about the challenges our nation faces today and offers principles for governing the American people.
New York Times bestselling author Newt Gingrich takes readers behind the scenes of the Republican Revolution in 1994 and the rise of the modern GOP to show how we can lead America toward a more conservative, prosperous future.
The story of Gingrich’s rise from college professor, to architect of the Contract with America, to Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives is historic. There were many adventures, personalities, missteps, and victories on the road from a seemingly permanent House GOP minority to the first Republican majority in 40 years. These untold stories and inspiring lessons about the rise of modern conservatism are immensely relevant today as the United States faces profound and extraordinary challenges.
Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich joins with former National Republican Congressional Committee Executive Director Joe Gaylord to bring alive the stories, events, and activities that led to the Contract with America and the first re-elected Republican majority since 1928. No two people are better positioned to tell this story than Gingrich and Gaylord. They were there, and they got it done.
Gingrich and Gaylord share never-before-told stories
March to the Majority is not only about the past, but also about the challenges our nation faces today and offers principles for governing the American people.
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Published June 6, 2023
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Newt Gingrich
114 books545 followersNewt Gingrich is well-known as the architect of the “Contract with America” that led the Republican Party to victory in 1994 by capturing the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives for the first time in forty years. After he was elected Speaker, he disrupted the status quo by moving power out of Washington and back to the American people. Under his leadership, Congress passed welfare reform, the first balanced budget in a generation, and the first tax cut in sixteen years. In addition, the Congress restored funding to strengthen defense and intelligence capabilities, an action later lauded by the bipartisan 9/11 Commission.
Today Newt Gingrich is a Fox News contributor. He is a Senior Advisor at Dentons, the world’s largest law firm with more than 6,500 lawyers in 50 countries and offices in more than 125 cities. He advises the firm’s world-class Public Policy and Regulation practice. He is also a Senior Scientist at Gallup.
From May 2011 to May 2012, Newt Gingrich was a candidate for the Republican nomination for President of the United States, winning the South Carolina and the Georgia primaries. The campaign was especially notable for its innovative policy agenda, its effort to bring new coalitions into the Republican fold, and for Newt’s debate performances. His $2.50 a gallon energy plan set off a nationwide discussion about the use of America’s energy resources.
But there is a lot more to Newt Gingrich than these remarkable achievements. As an author, Newt has published twenty-nine books including 14 fiction and nonfiction New York Times best-sellers.
Non-fiction books include his latest, Breakout, in addition to A Nation Like No Other, Ronald Reagan: Rendezvous with Destiny, To Save America, Rediscovering God in America, 5 Principles for a Successful Life, Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less, Real Change, A Contract with the Earth, Winning the Future: A 21st Century Contract with America, To Renew America, Lessons Learned the Hard Way, Saving Lives & Saving Money, Window of Opportunity, and The Art of Transformation. He is also the author of a series of historical fiction books including, Gettysburg, Grant Comes East, Never Call Retreat: Lee and Grant the Final Victory, 1945, Pearl Harbor, Days of Infamy, To Make Men Free, To Try Men’s Souls, Valley Forge, and Victory at Yorktown. These novels are active history studies in the lessons of warfare based on fictional accounts of historical wartime battles and their aftermaths. His latest novel, Treason, is the sequel to Duplicity and is a thriller of Washington intrigue and international terrorism.
Newt and his wife, Callista, host and produce historical and public policy documentaries. Recent films include The First American, Divine Mercy: The Canonization of John Paul II, A City Upon A Hill, America at Risk, Nine Days That Changed The World, Ronald Reagan: Rendezvous with Destiny, Rediscovering God in America, Rediscovering God in America II: Our Heritage, and We Have the Power.
In his post-Speaker role, Newt has become one of the most highly sought-after public speakers, accepting invitations to speak before prestigious organizations throughout the world. Because of his own unquenchable thirst for knowledge, Newt is able to share unique and unparalleled insights on a wide range of topics. His audiences find him to be not only educational but also inspirational. For more information about Newt’s speaking engagements, please visit the Worldwide Speakers Group.
Widely recognized for his commitment to a better system of health for all Americans, his leadership in the U.S. Congress helped save Medicare from bankruptcy, prompted FDA reform to help the seriously ill and initiated a new focus on research, prevention, and wellness. His contributions have been so great that the American Diabetes Association awarded him their highest non-medical award and the March of Dimes named him their 1995 Citizen of the Year.
To foster a modern health system that provide
Today Newt Gingrich is a Fox News contributor. He is a Senior Advisor at Dentons, the world’s largest law firm with more than 6,500 lawyers in 50 countries and offices in more than 125 cities. He advises the firm’s world-class Public Policy and Regulation practice. He is also a Senior Scientist at Gallup.
From May 2011 to May 2012, Newt Gingrich was a candidate for the Republican nomination for President of the United States, winning the South Carolina and the Georgia primaries. The campaign was especially notable for its innovative policy agenda, its effort to bring new coalitions into the Republican fold, and for Newt’s debate performances. His $2.50 a gallon energy plan set off a nationwide discussion about the use of America’s energy resources.
But there is a lot more to Newt Gingrich than these remarkable achievements. As an author, Newt has published twenty-nine books including 14 fiction and nonfiction New York Times best-sellers.
Non-fiction books include his latest, Breakout, in addition to A Nation Like No Other, Ronald Reagan: Rendezvous with Destiny, To Save America, Rediscovering God in America, 5 Principles for a Successful Life, Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less, Real Change, A Contract with the Earth, Winning the Future: A 21st Century Contract with America, To Renew America, Lessons Learned the Hard Way, Saving Lives & Saving Money, Window of Opportunity, and The Art of Transformation. He is also the author of a series of historical fiction books including, Gettysburg, Grant Comes East, Never Call Retreat: Lee and Grant the Final Victory, 1945, Pearl Harbor, Days of Infamy, To Make Men Free, To Try Men’s Souls, Valley Forge, and Victory at Yorktown. These novels are active history studies in the lessons of warfare based on fictional accounts of historical wartime battles and their aftermaths. His latest novel, Treason, is the sequel to Duplicity and is a thriller of Washington intrigue and international terrorism.
Newt and his wife, Callista, host and produce historical and public policy documentaries. Recent films include The First American, Divine Mercy: The Canonization of John Paul II, A City Upon A Hill, America at Risk, Nine Days That Changed The World, Ronald Reagan: Rendezvous with Destiny, Rediscovering God in America, Rediscovering God in America II: Our Heritage, and We Have the Power.
In his post-Speaker role, Newt has become one of the most highly sought-after public speakers, accepting invitations to speak before prestigious organizations throughout the world. Because of his own unquenchable thirst for knowledge, Newt is able to share unique and unparalleled insights on a wide range of topics. His audiences find him to be not only educational but also inspirational. For more information about Newt’s speaking engagements, please visit the Worldwide Speakers Group.
Widely recognized for his commitment to a better system of health for all Americans, his leadership in the U.S. Congress helped save Medicare from bankruptcy, prompted FDA reform to help the seriously ill and initiated a new focus on research, prevention, and wellness. His contributions have been so great that the American Diabetes Association awarded him their highest non-medical award and the March of Dimes named him their 1995 Citizen of the Year.
To foster a modern health system that provide
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August 15, 2023
March to the Majority is Newt Gingrich's political memoir focused on his rise as a politician and his participation in the Republican Revolution of 1994. There are some helpful lessons here for those who would like to make difference. I'll summarize it by saying.
1. Plan well.
2. Be flexible.
3. Be "cheerfully persistent."
It sounds simple, but that's the genius of Newt Gingrich- he was and is able to explain complex things simply. How he stuck to the plan is a story I won't ruin for you.
The appendix is worth your time as well. It was written by Joe Gaylord, his longtime political consultant. Gaylord more or less restates what Gingrich took a book to say, but in a helpful way.
All in all, this book was worth my time. The value of March to the Majority should go without saying to anybody interested in politics or history, but it would also belong on any shelf next to the old-fashioned self-help books like How to Win Friends and Influence People or The Effective Executive.
All in all, I enjoyed it. I may go through it again soon.
Listened to it via audiobook. Note Newt does the intro and conclusion. The rest is read by an actor.
1. Plan well.
2. Be flexible.
3. Be "cheerfully persistent."
It sounds simple, but that's the genius of Newt Gingrich- he was and is able to explain complex things simply. How he stuck to the plan is a story I won't ruin for you.
The appendix is worth your time as well. It was written by Joe Gaylord, his longtime political consultant. Gaylord more or less restates what Gingrich took a book to say, but in a helpful way.
All in all, this book was worth my time. The value of March to the Majority should go without saying to anybody interested in politics or history, but it would also belong on any shelf next to the old-fashioned self-help books like How to Win Friends and Influence People or The Effective Executive.
All in all, I enjoyed it. I may go through it again soon.
Listened to it via audiobook. Note Newt does the intro and conclusion. The rest is read by an actor.
April 6, 2023
Not the most riveting book, but it has some interesting bits.
I really liked the part where Newt told his wife he wanted a divorce while she was recovering from cancer surgery. The kind of upstanding moral leadership we need in DC.
Of course a close second in terms of thrilling episodes is when he was having an affair with an House of Representatives staffer - and trying to impeach the president for having an affair with a staffer!!! Talk about an exciting read. There he is banging a woman 20 years his junior, cheating on his 2nd wife (who he'd cheated on his 1st wife with) and acting like having an affair is unthinkable.
Of course he did, finally, do the right thing and divorce his 2nd wife - just 6 years after the affair began- and a few short weeks after wife #2 was diagnosed with MS. I hope wife #3 stays young and pretty, but if there's ever a car crash or she gets some sort of tragic disease, I'm sure we can look forward to another book from and another wife for the morally upstanding Mr. Gingrich.
I really liked the part where Newt told his wife he wanted a divorce while she was recovering from cancer surgery. The kind of upstanding moral leadership we need in DC.
Of course a close second in terms of thrilling episodes is when he was having an affair with an House of Representatives staffer - and trying to impeach the president for having an affair with a staffer!!! Talk about an exciting read. There he is banging a woman 20 years his junior, cheating on his 2nd wife (who he'd cheated on his 1st wife with) and acting like having an affair is unthinkable.
Of course he did, finally, do the right thing and divorce his 2nd wife - just 6 years after the affair began- and a few short weeks after wife #2 was diagnosed with MS. I hope wife #3 stays young and pretty, but if there's ever a car crash or she gets some sort of tragic disease, I'm sure we can look forward to another book from and another wife for the morally upstanding Mr. Gingrich.
November 15, 2023
His writing style was easy to read quickly but felt empty and rushed in a lot of places. There were times where it seemed he assumed the reader would know the event he was talking about, but I wasn't always familiar with the situation so it came across like "one time I did a thing and made a thing happened and someone reacted," but I didn't know what happened. There were also times where he wrote about republican or democrat decisions/opinions/policies in a positive or negative way with the assumption that the reader would agree, but I didn't always understand why he had a positive or negative view of a topic other than he thinks republican=good and democrat=bad. I didn't hate the book like I thought I might, but it wasn't amazing. It was fine. Oh! I was also amused because there was a word left out of a sentence that was specifically about making sure something was easy to understand, but the sentence was confusing because of the missing word. Just some funny irony.
June 17, 2023
Having read some of Dr. Gingrich's books before, I was anxious to check out his most recent book.
Together with his long-time friend, Joe Gaylord, Dr. Gingrich has put together a compilation of all his years working in the Republican party, first to be elected to Congress, and then how he worked over a couple of decades to bring the House of Representatives to the Republican majority in 1994.
This was a very interesting recounting of all the work which was required to reach the culmination, in 1994, of giving the Republicans an opportunity to work with President Clinton in a bipartisan fashion to pass significant legislation.
I found it an easy, informative read and to recommend it.
Together with his long-time friend, Joe Gaylord, Dr. Gingrich has put together a compilation of all his years working in the Republican party, first to be elected to Congress, and then how he worked over a couple of decades to bring the House of Representatives to the Republican majority in 1994.
This was a very interesting recounting of all the work which was required to reach the culmination, in 1994, of giving the Republicans an opportunity to work with President Clinton in a bipartisan fashion to pass significant legislation.
I found it an easy, informative read and to recommend it.
September 25, 2023
4.75 stars. Outstanding. This is a history of the Republican Revolution best known by its Contract with America. It is a description of Newt’s strategy for achieving a House majority and consequently but not exclusively a history of Newt’s political career. This book is also a prescription for how today’s party can again achieve a majority and how to meld policy, polities, candidates and language into a unified whole. Throughout, Newt provides recommended readings, as a good history professor should.
September 6, 2023
Interesting detailed history of Newt Gingrich's work in political activity which led to the Republican Party's successes in 1994 when they won a congressional majority (after 40 years of Democratic rule).
The interesting thing to me is to become more informed as to how to assess what the fundamental drivers are for our governmental leaders in Washington and, make our decisions of who to support based upon whether or not their "values" are aligned with the everyday US citizen.
The interesting thing to me is to become more informed as to how to assess what the fundamental drivers are for our governmental leaders in Washington and, make our decisions of who to support based upon whether or not their "values" are aligned with the everyday US citizen.
May 27, 2024
The author definitely has a biased political perspective but I think this is definitely a decent understanding of how “Moral Majority” politics became mobilizing after the Nixon period. I think many of the fights in congress were simplified for political reasons, but is interesting his perspective of how the majority of 94’ was attained. I think this book is worth checking out just not uncritically.
September 9, 2023
What is provided is brilliant and applicable for every leader (see the admonition to say "no" with a "yes, if..." when people bring ideas to you). Enjoyed what was written. However, I found myself wanting so much more in the way of details and inner workings once Gingrich was Speaker of the House. The way the book was paced and portioned, actually becoming Speaker felt like an afterthought.
January 15, 2024
As one who was there, on Capitol Hill, in 93-94, this book is an excellent summary of the House GOP’s long slog from “permanent minority” to majority. Love the book recommendations scattered throughout the book. Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Mr. Gaylord for putting this book - a how to guide - on paper!
January 21, 2024
Today's Republicans are the party that Newt fought against. They're comfortable with the Democrats in charge. This book is for any Republican or aspiring politician on what it takes to move the needle. I enjoyed the history parts of the book. They gave me a better understanding of the events I witnessed on television. Overall, Newt gives a nice playbook to use.
January 30, 2025
Very much a self congratulatory pat on the back by the author, that constantly repeats the mantra of “I did it, I did it.” There is no self reflection on how the authors deeds have led to the current divisive political climate whatsoever. More of a sales tool than an examination of the politics of the last half century.
June 16, 2025
Was hoping for some more reflection on described events. The writing was more surface level than anything: “This thing happened and then that happened too. It was great.”
The over-simplified writing style also made it impossible to get through. Try adding even one comma to combine some of your sentences. I’m begging.
The over-simplified writing style also made it impossible to get through. Try adding even one comma to combine some of your sentences. I’m begging.
July 12, 2023
I hate the way newt writes. He is so dry and boring. It’s really hard to finish his books. I thought I would try his new book since Trump recommended it but it turned out to be the same old, same old, boring!
July 24, 2023
Gingrich writes a fairly good story about how he came into a GOP that had been in the House minority for 40 years and was used to Democratic control. He makes a number of great leadership and communications points a young leader could benefit from.
November 12, 2023
This was an OK book, as it gave the background to New Gingrich's congressional career and how he was able to maneuver the Republican Party to the majority in the House after many years with a permanent Democratic majority. It revealed many of the hidden details on how he accomplished his mission.
November 29, 2023
The book was good but it is an autobiographical approach to Newt's political life and the march to the majority is an historical account of winning the House in 1994. I let myself believe it was going to be about a new march to the majority, today. My bad I guess
January 5, 2024
Hmm as someone who doesn't really follow politics, there was a lot of "who is this" moments. Felt like Gingrich was pompous throughout the book, maybe that's how politicians write? Either way, fair read, a bit of nuggets toward the end of the book. I enjoyed reading the Appendix more...
October 14, 2023
Interesting read about the Republican March to be the house majority and the work they had to do to make change.
February 22, 2024
NJ conservative
A great read on the history of the 80-90’s and the Republican movement I would highly recommend this to everyone
A great read on the history of the 80-90’s and the Republican movement I would highly recommend this to everyone
March 10, 2024
Boring rehash with few new ideas
Want to read
February 19, 2025This would be research to try to understand the country I’ve lived in for 52 years. Couldn’t hurt.
August 3, 2023
I enjoy Gingrich as an author although I haven't read any of his fiction or anything I consider super partisan...this memoir had a lot of interesting information on the House and grassroots campaigns.
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