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"Marianne
and Newt Gingrich have acknowledged pain in their marriage before. But
the apparent end of their 18-year union came as a series of shocks nonetheless
to the woman who had stood by her man during his stormy tenure as speaker
of the House of Representatives" (Beth Berselli and Paul Farhi,
The Washington Post, August 14, 1999).
"Marianne Ginther Gingrich was visiting her childhood home in
Ohio in early May to celebrate her mother's 84th birthday when her husband
phoned. After offering birthday wishes to his mother-in-law, Gingrich asked
to speak to this wife. Virginia Ginther soon found her daughter in tears"
(Beth Berselli and Paul Farhi, The Washington Post, August 14, 1999).
"'I said, "Marianne, what's wrong?" ' Ginther recalled
yesterday. She said Marianne replied: 'He doesn't want me as his wife anymore'"
(Beth Berselli and Paul Farhi, The Washington Post, August 14, 1999).
"There was a second jolt soon after. Newt Gingrich, now 56,
informed his wife that he was having an affair with a congressional aide,
a woman 23 years his junior, Ginther said" (Beth Berselli and Paul
Farhi, The Washington Post, August 14, 1999).
"'I was totally shocked,' Marianne Gingrich, 48, said yesterday
in an interview from her home in Marietta, Ga. 'I had no idea'" (Beth
Berselli and Paul Farhi, The Washington Post, August 14, 1999).
"This week, a judge in Georgia gave Marianne's divorce attorneys
permission to question Gingrich and Callista Bisek, of Arlington, about
their relationship" (Beth Berselli and Paul Farhi, The Washington
Post, August 14, 1999).
"Bisek, 33, who bears a passing resemblance to Hillary Rodham
Clinton, has been a scheduler and assistant hearing clerk for the House
Agricultural Committee since early 1995. Gingrich oversaw the panel as
speaker, although he was not a member of it" (Beth Berselli and
Paul Farhi, The Washington Post, August 14, 1999).
"It's not clear how long Bisek (pronounced BISS-eck) and Gingrich
have been involved. Nor are other details of their romance, such as how
they met, known. Messages left at Bisek's home were not returned yesterday.
Newt Gingrich also was unavailable" (Beth Berselli and Paul Farhi,
The Washington Post, August 14, 1999).
"His first marriage, at age 19, to this former high school geometry
teacher, Jackie Battley, dissolved in 1981 after 19 years. The breakup
came after his former wife's discovery that she had cancer" (Beth
Berselli and Paul Farhi, The Washington Post, August 14, 1999).
"Within months of the divorce, Gingrich married Marianne Ginther,
a former county planner from Ohio. The couple have periodically separated
during their marriage, and at one point in 1989, Newt Gingrich publicly
acknowledged that it might not survive. Gingrich said his 'habit of dominance'
contributed to their problems" (Beth Berselli and Paul Farhi, The
Washington Post, August 14, 1999).
"Responding to questions about marital infidelity, Gingrich
once said: 'In the 1970s, things happened - period. That's the most I'll
ever say.... I start with an assumption that all human beings sin. So
all I'll say is that I've led a human life" (Beth Berselli and Paul
Farhi, The Washington Post, August 14, 1999).
"Marianne Gingrich's divorce attorney, John C. Mayoue of Atlanta,
said his client 'is prepared to thoroughly investigate [Newt Gingrich's]
personal life and business activities'" (Beth Berselli and Paul
Farhi, The Washington Post, August 14, 1999).
"Under Georgia divorce proceedings, a spouse can gain a superior
alimony and property settlement if it can be shown that the other spouse
was unfaithful. According to court papers, Marianne Gingrich is asking
for 'an equitable division' of the couple's property, as well as 'reasonable
temporary and permanent alimony.' As of yesterday, no settlement terms
had been offered, Mayoue said" (Beth Berselli and Paul Farhi, The
Washington Post, August 14, 1999).
"Mayoue said the couple had a good marriage - acting as partners
in business and personal ventures - until Newt Gingrich's 'unexpected demand
for divorce' in May. The couple set up a corporate consulting company in
January, called Gingrich Enterprises, and had been traveling together frequently
- from Switzerland to Silicon Valley" (Beth Berselli and Paul Farhi,
The Washington Post, August 14, 1999).
"The former speaker's divorce attorney, J. Randolph Evans, said
he hopes the two parties can reach an agreement next week. He had no other
comment" (Beth Berselli and Paul Farhi, The Washington Post, August
14, 1999).
"In the meantime, Newt Gingrich's wife and mother-in-law are
still dealing with their surprise at the news - and their own bitterness.
'It's about the cruelest thing you can do,' Ginther said of Gingrich's
call to her daughter. 'You certainly would not want to be told like that'"
(Beth Berselli and Paul Farhi, The Washington Post, August 14, 1999).
"She added: 'I think it's terrible when people get away with
things like this. We accepted him like a son. It's just unbelievable'"
(Beth Berselli and Paul Farhi, The Washington Post, August 14, 1999).
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