Newt Gingrich elected as speaker

Title

Newt Gingrich elected as speaker

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

5 Jan 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:03:40

Description

Washington correspondent Simon Marks reports on the election of Republican Newt Gingrich as Speaker of the House of Representatives in the USA, his calling First Lady Hillary Clinton a bitch and Democratic plans for legislation now they are in control of Congress. With speeches from Newt Gingrich; Republican Bob Goodlat?; US President Bill Clinton; and Republican leader Senator Bob Dole.

Contributors

Bill Clinton; Simon Marks; Newt Gingrich; Bob Dole; Bob Goodlat?

Keywords

USA; Elections; Politics; Political parties; Democratic Party; Foreign policy; Bill Clinton; Republican Party; Hillary Clinton

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