September 1942
16 year-old Kathleen “Kit” Daugherty marries 19 year-old Newton C. McPherson, Jr. a mechanic. Kit says marriage falls apart in three days.
June 17, 1943
“Little Newtie” born. Pennsylvania.
1946
Newt's mother Kit, now 19 , re-marries an Army officer, Robert Gingrich, who promptly adopts Newt. Bob Gingrich serves in Korea and Vietnam during Newt's childhood and adolescence. Newt has close bond to his mother. In early years, also spends a lot of time with Newt McPherson's sister Loma and her husband and, with his grandmother, a teacher, who taught toddler Newt how to read.
1953
10 year-old Newt loves reading and animals. Takes a bus to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to lobby the mayor to open a city zoo. He gets written up in the local paper.
1954
Father buys Newt an Encyclopedia Americana which he reads night after night.
1956
Gingrich family moves to Europe — Orleans, France and Stuttgart, Germany. Height of Cold War.
1958
Newt's “epiphany” at Verdun, France. At age 15, he visits the battle site and says later this changed his life. Decides to become a politician who will prevent such carnage.
1960
Family moves to Fort Benning, Columbus, Georgia. Newt enters Baker High School. He's a “little adult” — smart, thick glasses, socially awkward. Not good at sports. Makes first close friend, Jim Tilton, and runs Tilton’s successful campaign for student body president. Friends say Newt is already talking about his plans to become Speaker of the House.
1961
Newt graduates from high school. He's a debater, a National Merit Scholar semi-finalist, and is voted “Most Intellectual” by his classmates.
One of the biggest things Trump and Newt share is their passion for America and how they truly want to make America Great Again!
Go Newt for VP!
We can respect Newt without wanting him as Trump’s VP.