Tower, John, 106, 177–80, 249, 258, 289
Traficant, James, 265
Treasury, U.S., 94, 164
Trudeau, Garry, 77
Truman, Harry, 51, 69, 217
Trump, Donald, 122, 304
Gingrich as precedent for, 3–4
Gingrich considered as running mate for, 1–5, 10
Gingrich’s book on, 11
Gingrich’s support for, 3–4, 10–11
inauguration of, 10
Pence as running mate of, 2, 5, 10
presidential victory of, 305
and Republican rhetoric and tactics, 304–5
sexual past of, 2, 10
Trump, Donald, Jr., 2
Trump, Eric, 2
Trump, Ivanka, 2
Trump Tower, 122
Tucker, Dub, 91–92
Tulane University, 21–23
Tumulty, Karen, 132
TV Guide, 297
Tyson Foods, 327n5
Understanding Trump (Gingrich), 11
unemployment, 31
unions, 27, 103
air-traffic controllers’ strike, 54
right-to-work laws and, 31
Teamsters, 113
United Conservatives of America, 211
USA Today, 122–23, 183
U.S. News & World Report, 128, 132
U.S. Telephone, 103
Valenti, Jack, 203, 204
Van Brocklin, Karen, 108, 132, 140, 202, 209, 230, 247, 288
Vance, Cyrus, 110
Vander Jagt, Guy, 36, 80–83, 194, 234, 273, 274
Van Dyke, Dick, 17
Verdun, 18
Verhovek, Sam Howe, 301
Vernon Savings and Loan Association, 129, 131
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), 91–92, 96
Victim and Witness Protection Act, 229
Vietnam War, 8, 21, 25, 52, 57, 61, 65, 95, 118, 149, 150
Gingrich and, 23
Nicaragua and, 64–66
Viguerie, Richard, 28, 211
voting rights, 24, 95
Wałęsa, Lech, 296
Walker, Paul, 16–17, 19
Walker, Robert, 63, 69, 70, 104–5, 107, 113, 183, 191, 192
Wall Street:
Black Monday crash, 114, 118
scandals, 238
Wall Street Journal, 67, 112, 128, 130, 133, 134, 136, 155, 196, 202
Walsh, Edward, 222, 223
Walsh, Jim, 193
Walsh, Lawrence, 154
Ward, Sheila, 157
Washington Post, 7, 26, 45, 49, 67, 74, 98, 112–13, 132, 139, 155, 158, 169, 173, 176, 189, 213, 214, 219, 234, 237, 271, 277, 281, 303
Gingrich feature story in, 287
Mack story in, 218, 219, 222, 223, 229–35, 274
Washington Times, 155, 158, 280
Watergate, 25, 43, 52, 57, 80, 87, 106, 133, 140, 149, 151, 164, 168, 169, 174, 203, 210, 219, 250, 254, 293
Democrats and, 8, 27
reforms following, 6–8, 57–58, 62, 99–101, 126–27, 142, 148, 153, 280, 291, 293
Republicans and, 27, 31
Wright and, 99
Watergate Babies, 7, 30, 71, 116, 182, 245
Waterman, Robert, 59
Watkins, Foster, 20
Watson, Katherine, 157
Watson, Sherry, 107
Waxman, Henry, 295
Wayne, John, 17
Weatherford, Texas, 89, 107
Wright as mayor of, 93
Weatherford College, 91
Weber, Vin, 63, 74, 161, 196
Weed, Bob, 33
Weiss, Ted, 69
welfare, 33, 37, 50, 113, 115
Aid to Families with Dependent Children, 54
Wertheimer, Fred, 132–33, 165, 166, 208
West, Paul, 105
West Georgia College, 23, 24, 32
Weyrich, Paul, 28–29, 55, 56, 154, 177, 178, 290, 297
What’s the Matter with Democratic Foreign Policy? (Gregorsky), 69
White, John, 203, 205
White, Theodore, 19–20
Will, George, 45
Williams, Harrison, 164, 208
Williams, Jerry, 167
Williams, Mark, 171
Williams, Pat, 179
Wilson, Charlie, 42, 101, 173, 266, 267
Window of Opportunity: A Blueprint for the Future (Gingrich et al.), 189–91, 209–10
Wolfe, Tom, 219
Woodward, Bob, 7, 148
World War I, 18, 89
World War II, 14–16, 24, 65, 151
Pearl Harbor, 51, 91
Wright in, 91
Worley, David, 295
Wright, Betty (Jim’s second wife), 97, 109–11, 145, 236, 254, 263–65, 281
ethics charges involving, 200, 201, 209–11, 259, 262, 270–71
at hearings, 250–52, 255
Jim’s marriage to, 98
Jim’s resignation and, 267, 268, 275, 278
Mallick and, 109–10, 200, 201, 210–11
on weekend getaway, 261–62, 266
Wright, Betty Lee (Jim’s sister), 107
Wright, James, Sr. (Jim’s father), 89–91
Wright, Jim, 7, 8, 42–44, 52, 66–68, 72, 75, 79, 84, 86–123, 125–61, 186, 187, 196, 297
on Anderson’s article, 98–99
birth of, 89
book publishing deal of, 112–13, 139–40, 178–79, 189, 190, 200–202, 206, 209, 215, 253–54, 271–72, 286
budget legislation and, 114–17, 141
Bush and, 135–38, 159–61, 281
civil rights legislation and, 92, 95
in college, 91
congressional pay raise and, 163, 167–70, 172–75, 257, 273
congressional reform and, 100–102
Congress loved by, 264
Democratic fund-raising and, 102–4
in documentary program, 95–96
early life of, 89–90
early political involvement of, 90–92
elected Speaker, 8, 9, 86–88, 105, 106, 221
elected to House, 93–94
financial issues of, 97–98, 111, 210, 264
friendships of, 97, 213
on Gingrich, 299, 301, 302, 303
and Gingrich’s election as minority whip, 196–97
Gingrich’s targeting of, 6–9, 11, 110, 113, 180, 183, 184, 204, 209, 240, 281–84, 290, 291, 293, 299, 302–3; see also Wright, Jim, House Ethics Committee investigation of
in high school, 90
Jackson and, 111–12
Johnson and, 91, 94, 95, 100–101, 142
Mack and, 116, 218–37, 245, 274–75
Mair and, 127–28
as majority leader, 87, 101
Mallick and, 108–12, 200, 201, 206, 208, 210, 213, 246, 250, 252–53, 256, 263, 271
as mayor of Weatherford, 93
media and, 98–99, 105, 108–13, 122–23, 126–34, 138, 140–41, 146–50, 158–59, 174, 175, 207, 240, 261, 269–70, 284
Michel and, 88–89, 161, 195, 211, 241–42, 267–68
Miller’s murder and, 92–93, 158
Moncrief and, 110–11
Nader and, 99
Nicaragua negotiations and, 118–22, 128, 141, 158, 263
1988 presidential election and, 135–38
oil industry and, 109–12, 133, 139, 140, 202, 206, 259–60
Ortega’s meetings with, 119–21
personality of, 87, 97, 213
pork-barrel spending and, 94–95, 98, 105
pressure for resignation of, 245–46, 292
professorship of, 285, 298
on Public Works Committee, 94, 95, 97, 98
Rayburn and, 88, 94, 96, 100–101, 142, 163, 172
Reagan and, 104, 118–22, 147
Reflections of a Public Man, 112–13, 197, 200–202, 206, 271–72
Republican midterm campaigns and, 176–77, 179
Republicans’ view of, 122
resentment and distrust of, 101
resignation considered by, 262–64
resignation of, 7, 266–78, 279–84, 288, 293, 298, 300
resignation of, as turning point in American politics, 290–93
resignation speech of, 265–66, 268–78, 279, 282, 283
Sadat and, 110, 139
salary of, 164
savings and loan industry and, 122, 128–34, 138, 178–79, 202, 206, 215
Speakership renewed, 160
speculation about his stepping down from Speakership, 234–35, 239–40
speeches of, 96, 107, 113, 213, 265–66, 268–78, 279, 282, 283
temper of, 91, 96, 104–5, 210, 218
as Thompson campaign volunteer, 90–91
at VFW meeting, 91–92, 96
Watergate and, 99
on weekend getaway, 261–62, 266
in World War II, 91
Wright, Jim, House Ethics Committee investigation of, 168, 176, 195, 198–213, 216–18, 236, 241–78, 279–84, 288, 300, 305
Betty Wright’s involvement in charges, 200, 201, 209–11, 259, 262, 270–71
book publishing deal charge in, 139–40, 178–79, 189, 190, 200–202, 206, 209, 215, 253–54, 271–72, 286
charges in, 139–40, 154, 204, 206, 211, 248, 269–72, 283–84, 293
committee’s deliberations in, 258
committee’s meeting on charges, 144–45
committee’s offer to Wright, 258–61
congressional pay raise issue and, 170, 174, 257, 273
Democrats’ failure to defend Wright in, 291–92
Democrats’ meeting on, 242–44, 280
fact-finding stage of, 199
Gingrich’s filing of complaint, 125, 138–41, 144, 180, 207
hearings in, 247–56
honoraria rules and, 189, 201–2, 206, 246, 254, 273
House Democrats vote and, 217–18
Justice Department and, 263
lack of support for claims made in, 283–84
Mack scandal and, 218–37, 245, 274–75
Mallick and, 200, 201, 206, 208, 210, 213, 246, 250, 252–53, 256, 263, 271
midterm elections and, 176–77, 179, 243, 245, 264
motion to dismiss charges in, 246, 247, 256
oil industry charges in, 139, 206, 259–60
Oldaker’s representation of Wright in, 142–43, 146, 198–201, 203, 205, 217
Phelan in, 152–54, 157–58, 198–210, 212, 213, 215, 247–60, 262, 265, 270–72, 284
political environment and, 162–63, 257, 283–84
preliminary investigation in, 145, 204
release of information from, 202–3
report of, 179, 198–204, 207, 210–13, 215, 217–18, 243, 245, 248, 284
Rule 47 and, 255
savings and loan industry charges in, 128–34, 138, 178–79, 202, 206, 215
second stage of, 204–8, 212–13, 247, 262
staff assistance on private work charged in, 140, 146–47, 157, 206
Susman in, 217, 247–56
televised hearings in, 241, 246, 250, 253, 255
Tower nomination and, 178–79
two-stage process in, 257
Wertheimer’s letter requesting, 133–34
Wright’s legal fees from, 264
Wright’s team of legal advisers in, 217
Wright’s testimony in, 156–57, 199
Wright, Kay (Jim’s daughter), 222, 227, 233, 274
Wright, Marie Lyster (Jim’s mother), 89–90
Wright, Mary “Mab” (Jim’s first wife), 91, 96
Jim’s divorce from, 97, 98, 111
Jim’s marriage to, 91
Wright, Parker Stephen (Jim’s son), 97
Wright, Robert, 148–49
Wright, Virginia (Jim’s daughter), 268, 278
Yantz, Dennis, 17
Young, Andrew, 25, 27
Young Americans for Freedom, 21
Young Republicans, 20–21, 30
Young Turks, 9, 84, 100
Zuckerman, Mortimer, 128
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Julian E. Zelizer is the Malcolm Stevenson Forbes, Class of 1941 Professor of History and Public Affairs at Princeton University and a fellow at New America. He is the author and editor of numerous books that examine U.S. political leaders, policies, and institutions since the New Deal. His most recent books are Jimmy Carter, Arsenal of Democracy, and Governing America: The Revival of Political History. He is also a weekly columnist for CNN.com.
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