Inside the Contract with America: the 25th Anniversary

A new TV channel known as CSPAN allows members of Congress to talk directly to the American people. How the architects of the 'Contract with America' used this new medium to their advantage as they sold their idea to the public.

This episode takes the other 5 of the 10 Acts presented in the 'Contract with America,' and sets up what issues they addressed. It then follows how they would solve the issue and the lasting legacy intended and unintended, and how each fared in the House, Senate and with President Clinton.

In 1994 Newt Gingrich led Republicans to one of the most stunning electoral victories in American history. Twenty-five years later he and his team reveal the inside story of how their 'Contract with America' ended 40 years of House Democratic rule—and changed our politics forever.