Overview This collection contains materials related to and used by the American political author Craig Shirley to write the book, Citizen Newt: The Making of a Reagan Conservative (Nelson Books, 2017). Materials contained in the collection include Craig Shirley's unpublished manuscripts, author notes, personal and email correspondence, background interviews of subjects, and the political speeches and strategies of Newt Gingrich. Interviews of note include former Speaker of the U.S. House of...

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Papers of professor emeritus of history and Newt Gingrich biographer, Mel Steely. Steely taught at the University of West Georgia from 1964 to 2004 and worked as a congressional advisor for Newt Gingrich from 1978 to 1992.