AdvertisementTo Imagine A Gingrich Presidency, Look To The '90sNovember 18, 2011Brian NaylorfacebookEmailIn September 1994, then-House Minority Whip Newt Gingrich addressed Republican congressional candidates on Capitol Hill during a rally where they pledged a new "Contract with America." Months later, Republicans gained control of both houses of Congress for the first time in decades, and Gingrich became speaker of the House. (AP)