Robert Linlithgow Livingston IV, better known as Bob Livingston (born April 30, 1943), is a Washington, D.C.-based lobbyist and a former Republican U.S. Representative from Louisiana. He is best known for being chosen as Newt Gingrich's successor as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives late in 1998, only to resign in the wake of a sex scandal. Bob Livingston (born Robert Lynn Livingston November 26, 1948 in San Antonio, Texas) is a singer-songwriter currently living in Austin, Texas. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Type Bicameral Speaker of the House of Representatives House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi, (D) since January 4, 2007 Steny Hoyer, (D) since January 4, 2007 House Minority Leader John Boehner, (R) since January 4, 2007 Members 435 plus 4 Delegates and 1 Resident Commissioner Political groups Democratic Party Republican Party... This article is about the U.S. State. ... The 1st Louisiana Congressional District seat is mostly comprised of land on the North Shore of Lake Pontchartrain, although it also contains some of the South Shore. ... is the 239th day of the year (240th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... is the 60th day of the year (61st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Richard Alvin Tonry (born June 23, 1935 in New Orleans), is a Louisiana politician from the Democratic Party. ... David Bruce Vitter (born May 3, 1961) is an American Republican politician, currently serving as the junior U.S. Senator from Louisiana. ... is the 120th day of the year (121st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that History of Colorado Springs, Colorado be merged into this article or section. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... The Republican Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States of America, along with the Democratic Party. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      A politician is an individual who is a formally recognized and active member of a government, or a person who influences the way a society is governed through an understanding of political power and group dynamics. ... For the fish called lawyer, see Burbot. ... This article is about the Episcopal Church in the United States. ... is the 120th day of the year (121st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Washington, D.C. (disambiguation). ... The Republican Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States of America, along with the Democratic Party. ... The House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the U.S. Congress, the other being the United States Senate. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... Newton Leroy Gingrich, Ph. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries Politics Portal      The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... A sex scandal is a scandal involving allegations or information about embarrassing sexual activities, such as adultery, being made public. ...

Livingston was born in Colorado Springs, but spent most of his youth in New Orleans. He graduated from St. Martin's Episcopal School in New Orleans in 1960. He received his B.A. in economics from Tulane University in 1967, a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. His education was interrupted by a two year stint in the United States Navy. He earned a Juris Doctor degree from Tulane in 1968. It has been suggested that History of Colorado Springs, Colorado be merged into this article or section. ... New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ... St. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tulane University is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... Delta Kappa Epsilon (ΔΚΕ; also pronounced D-K-E or Deke) is the oldest secret college mens fraternity of New England origin. ... The terms fraternity and sorority (from the Latin words and , meaning brother and sister respectively) may be used to describe many social and charitable organizations, for example the Lions Club, Epsilon Sigma Alpha, Rotary International, Optimist International, or the Shriners. ... USN redirects here. ... “J.D.” redirects here. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Out of college, he joined the law practice of David C. Treen, who would become Louisiana's first Republican congressman and governor since Reconstruction. Treen had been an active Republican back in the days when the party barely existed in Louisiana, and this connection allowed Livingston to make valuable contacts in GOP circles. He was a delegate to all Republican conventions between 1976 and 2000. Livingston later worked for the U.S. attorney for Louisiana's Eastern District, the Orleans Parish district attorney's office, and the Louisiana state attorney general, the Democrat William J. "Billy" Guste, Jr. David C. Treen David Conner Treen, Sr. ... List of Governors of Louisiana First French Era Sieur Sauvole de la Villantry 1699-1701 Jean Baptiste de la Moyne, Sieur de Bienville 1701-1713 Antonine de la Mothe Cadillac 1713-1716 Jean Baptiste de la Moyne 1716-1717 De lEpinay 1717-1718 Jean Baptiste de la Moyne 1718... For other uses, see Reconstruction (disambiguation). ... The Republican Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States of America, along with the Democratic Party. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana is a federal court in the Fifth Circuit with facilities in New Orleans and Houma. ... New Orleans (French: Nouvelle-Orléans) is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ... William J. Billy Guste, Jr. ...

Career in Congress

Livingston resigned his position as head of the state attorney general's organized crime unit in 1976 when he won the Republican nomination for Louisiana's 1st Congressional District, based in the New Orleans suburbs and including a large part of the city itself. The seat had opened up when 36-year incumbent Democrat and former House Armed Services Committee chairman F. Edward Hébert retired. Livingston narrowly lost to one-term state legislator Richard Tonry. Livingston was denied victory by the third-party candidacy of former Sixth District Congressman John Rarick of St. Francisville, the seat of West Feliciana Parish. Rarick, who had been one of the most conservative Democrats in Congress during his tenure, presumably siphoned off enough votes from Livingston to allow Tonry to win. Organized crime or criminal organizations are groups or operations run by criminals, most commonly for the purpose of generating a monetary profit. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Illustration of the backyards of a surburban neighbourhood Suburbs are inhabited districts located either on the outer rim of a city or outside the official limits of a city (the term varies from country to country), or the outer elements of a conurbation. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... The U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, commonly known as the House Armed Services Committee, is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives, the lower house of Congress. ... Felix Edward Hébert (October 12, 1901 - December 29, 1979), more commonly referred to at the time as F. Edward Hebert, was a Louisiana politician. ... Richard Alvin Tonry (born June 23, 1935 in New Orleans), is a Louisiana politician from the Democratic Party. ... John Richard Rarick (born January 29, 1924 in Waterford, Indiana)) is a lawyer, former Congressman, and former Presidential candidate. ... St. ... West Feliciana Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ... Ths article deals with conservatism as a political philosophy. ...

However, allegations surfaced of "tombstone" votes for Tonry in both the primary and general election. Tonry was forced to resign in May 1977 and lost the Democratic nomination for the special election in August to state Representative Ron Faucheux. However, Faucheux was dogged by allegations that he was gay, which cost him a good deal of support in the socially conservative First District. Faucheux also faced an independent challenge from the left. Livingston took advantage of the split in liberal ranks to become the first Republican to represent New Orleans in Congress since Reconstruction.[1] He won a full term with 86 percent of the vote in 1978 and was reelected eleven times, several times unopposed. A general election is an election in which all or most members of a given political body are up for election. ... A by-election or bye-election is a special election held to fill a political office when the incumbent has died or resigned. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Louisiana State Legislature is the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Louisiana. ... Since its coinage, the word homosexuality has acquired multiple meanings. ... For other uses, see Reconstruction (disambiguation). ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ...

Although well-known in Louisiana, Livingston was a relatively low-key congressman for his first eighteen years in Washington. However, he managed early in his career to land a spot on the Appropriations Committee, which allowed him to steer millions of dollars to his district. This, along with his conservative stances on most issues, made him popular with his constituents, most of whom had never been previously represented by a Republican. He also received many contributions from defense contractors. The Committee on Appropriations, or Appropriations Committee (often referred to as simply Appropriations, as in Hes on Appropriations) is a committee of the United States House of Representatives. ...

Livingston ran for governor in 1987 but finished third, behind Buddy Roemer and Edwin Edwards in a field of nine, ten points short of gaining a berth in the runoff. Two other major candidates finished even behind Livingston: then Democratic Congressman Wilbert J. "Billy" Tauzin, Jr., of the neighboring Third District and outgoing Secretary of State James H. "Jim" Brown of Ferriday in Concordia Parish. Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... Wilbert Joseph Tauzin (born June 14, American politician of Cajun descent, was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1980-2004, representing the 3rd District of Louisiana. ... James Harvey Jim Brown, Jr. ... Ferriday is a town located in Concordia Parish, Louisiana. ... Concordia Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...

Livingston endorsed his House colleague Charles Elson "Buddy" Roemer, III, then a Democrat, after the primary, but the runoff election was cancelled after Roemer's opponent, Governor Edwin Washington Edwards, conceded the race to Roemer. It was said that then Governor Edwards wanted to face Livingston in a general election, and when that did not happen, Edwards pulled out of the second round of balloting to prevent Roemer from consolidating majority support. Charles Elson Buddy Roemer, III, was governor of Louisiana from 1988 to 1992 and a Democratic member of the U.S. House from 1981-1988. ... Edwin Washington Edwards (born 7 August 1927) is a United States politician who served as governor of Louisiana for four terms (1972 - 1980, 1984 - 1988, and 1992 - 1996), more terms than any other Louisiana governor. ...

Despite his showing in the gubernatorial race, Livingston remained popular in his district and went on to win easy re-elections as he moved up the leadership ladder in the House.[2]

Chairman, House Appropriations Committee

Livingston first came to national attention in 1995, when he was named chairman of the Appropriations Committee after the Republican takeover of the House. This instantly made him one of the most powerful members of Congress. During one committee session, he brandished a machete to demonstrate his seriousness as a budget-cutter. Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... This does not cite its references or sources. ...

During the Monica Lewinsky scandals, Livingston was one of many Republicans who demanded Clinton's resignation, and later impeachment, for perjury. After Newt Gingrich resigned as Speaker in part because of Republican losses in the 1998 elections, Livingston announced that he was not only running for Speaker but had lined up enough support to win. He was nominated as the Republican candidate for Speaker without opposition. As the Republicans had narrowly retained their majority, this effectively made him Speaker-elect. While working as an intern at the White House, Monica Lewinsky had a short-term sexual relationship with President Bill Clinton. ... Depiction of the impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson, then President of the United States, in 1868. ... Perjury is the act of lying or making verifiably false statements on a material matter under oath or affirmation in a court of law or in any of various sworn statements in writing. ... Newton Leroy Gingrich, Ph. ... The U.S. House election, 1998 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1998 which occurred in the middle of President Bill Clintons second term. ...

Resignation

During the Clinton impeachment scandal, Hustler Magazine publisher Larry Flynt placed an article in his magazine offering up to $1,000,000 for information on sexual indiscretions by Republican officials. Flynt received evidence that Livingston had strayed outside of his marriage and he was preparing to publish this information. Livingston got word that the article was pending. During debate over the impeachment resolution on December 19, 1998, Livingston surprised everyone by stepping down as Speaker-elect and announced he would resign from the House in May 1999. He was succeeded by David Vitter, who later went on to become the first popularly elected Republican senator from Louisiana. Vitter defeated Treen in a hard-fought special election runoff. For other meanings, please see Hustler (disambiguation) Hustler is a United States published pornographic magazine. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... The impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton in 1999, Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist presiding. ... is the 353rd day of the year (354th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see May (disambiguation). ... This article is about the year. ... David Bruce Vitter (born May 3, 1961) is an American Republican politician, currently serving as the junior U.S. Senator from Louisiana. ...

Subsequent career

Soon after retiring from public life he founded The Livingston Group, one of many lobbying groups in the nation's capital. One important client of The Livingston Group is the Republic of Turkey. The focus of this lobbying is on US relations as they pertain to international and historical issues affecting the Republic of Turkey. Critics contend that this lobbying is a form of genocide denial, --Turkey does not recognize the slaughter of up to 1.5 million Armenians in 1915 as a genocide, and does not want the American Government to recognize these events as genocide either.^[1][2] The Livingston Group (TLG) is the lobbying firm founded by Bob Livingston in 1999 after he stepped down as Speaker-elect and resigned his seat due to a sex scandal. ... The Livingston Group (TLG) is the lobbying firm founded by Bob Livingston in 1999 after he stepped down as Speaker-elect and resigned his seat due to a sex scandal. ... Denial of the Armenian Genocide is the assertion that the events following April 24, 1915 and the Tehcir Law of May 1915 were not part of a state organized genocide, that an Armenian Genocide did not occur. ... Armenian Genocide photo. ...

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Livingston is married to the former Bonnie Robichaux (also born 1943), a native of Raceland in Lafourche Parish. They reside in Washington and in Metairie in suburban Jefferson Parish. Raceland is a census-designated place and town located on Bayou Lafourche in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. ... Lafourche Parish is a parish located in the south of the state of Louisiana. ... , Metairie (local pronunciations , ) is a suburb of New Orleans. ... Illustration of the backyards of a surburban neighbourhood Suburbs are inhabited districts located either on the outer rim of a city or outside the official limits of a city (the term varies from country to country), or the outer elements of a conurbation. ... Jefferson Parish is a parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ...

Family tragedy

Richard Godwin Livingston, the son of Bob and Bonnie Livingston, was killed on July 25, 2006, while he was trimming trees in New Orleans. Livingston (born 1969), was killed in the Lakeview neighborhood when he apparently touched a wire. Emergency workers pronounced him dead at the scene. is the 206th day of the year (207th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Notes

1. ^ Crowley, Michael. "K Street Cashes in on the 1915 Armenian Genocide," The New Republic, January 23, 2007; available here for free: http://www.armeniapedia.org/index.php?title=K_Street_Cashes_In_On_The_1915_Armenian_Genocide
2. ^ ANCA Video Sets Record Straight On Bob Livingston's Genocide Denial, Armenian National Committee of America

 See also New York Times Article 

References

• Billy Hathorn, "The Republican Party in Louisiana, 1920–1980," Master's thesis (1980), Northwestern State University at Natchitoches
• Bob Livingston at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• A Livingston Legacy Revised