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The Long March of Newt Gingrich: Part Five

The official Republican PAC becomes the instrument that spreads his conservative vision.

01/16/1996 | Rating NR

FRONTLINE

The Long March of Newt Gingrich: Part Five

Clip: Season 1996 Episode 3 | 7m 6s

The official Republican PAC becomes the instrument that spreads his conservative vision.

Newt seizes control of GOPAC, the Republican political action committee, and makes it an instrument for his conservative political vision. Piercing political language is his greatest weapon and GOPAC relentless promotes "Newtspeak." Newt records training tapes for candidates and teaches a history course based on his belief that the Great Society imperiled the very survival of American culture.

01/16/1996 | Rating NR

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The Long March of Newt Gingrich: Part Four

Clip: S1996 Ep3 | 5m | He arrives in Congress with 2 dreams: becoming speaker and building a Republican majority. (5m)

The Long March of Newt Gingrich: Part One

Clip: S1996 Ep3 | 7m 44s | A lonely, precocious Army brat, Newt loved animals, the movies and military history. (7m 44s)

The Long March of Newt Gingrich: Part Six

Clip: S1996 Ep3 | 7m 42s | With his Contract With America, the center of US political power shifts to Newt's agenda. (7m 42s)

The Long March of Newt Gingrich: Part Three

Clip: S1996 Ep3 | 14m 20s | By transforming his politics and strategy, Newt wins a congressional seat on his 3rd try. (14m 20s)

The Long March of Newt Gingrich: Part Two

Clip: S1996 Ep3 | 6m 3s | Newt learns politics as an outsider and starts a secret romance with his geometry teacher. (6m 3s)

"The Long March of Newt Gingrich" - Preview

Preview: S1996 Ep3 | 53m 55s | A look at the childhood, people and events that shaped Gingrich's personality and career (53m 55s)

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