“The dramatic movement of 1995 is an outgrowth of a much earlier crusade that goes back half a century. Barry Goldwater handed the torch to Ronnie, and in turn Ronnie turned that torch over to Newt and the Republican members of Congress to keep that dream alive.”
— Nancy Reagan, in a 1995 video, saying her husband Ronald Reagan gave leadership of the conservative movement to Newt Gingrich.
Here’s the video: