Talk:Gary Franks

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Edit request

Remove links to this article http://archives.rep-am.com/2010/11/28/where-is-gary-franks/ as it was deemed "fictitious and so libelous" by the subject in 2015 NPR interview: http://wnpr.org/post/transcript-former-us-congressman-gary-franks-politics-and-war-god

Subjet has never lived in Florida or worked for a Florida company

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-a-franks-51879979/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Theirusername (talk • contribs) 20:07, 16 April 2018 (UTC)

The claims put forward by the Middlebury paper are mentioned in the article, as are the refutations by Mr. Frank in the NPR interview.  Spintendo      00:57, 17 April 2018 (UTC)

Gary Franks is a Nationally Syndicated Columnist for Tribune Content Agency

Since 2021, soon after the death of George Floyd, Franks started writing columns in numerous newspapers until he eventually signed on to become a nationally syndicated columnist for the Tribune Content Agency (Tribune Publishing) where his columns on politics, government, and race relations would appear weekly in more than a hundred newspapers and online services.

https://tribunecontentagency.com/premium-content/opinion/conservative/gary-franks/ GaryAlvin (talk) 17:36, 10 December 2025 (UTC)

Now you are on the correct page to make your edit requests, but you also need to include the text bit {{edit COI|summary=Add Short summary of requested change here}} that I mentioned on your talk page. If you don't include it, people will not see your edit request. So I'm posting the above text bit here for you:

@GaryAlvin In the meantime, can you clarify where exactly in the article you would like to see the above text be added? Nakonana (talk) 17:50, 10 December 2025 (UTC)

It should be added immediately after the first paragraph as it is an update as to what I am doing today. ~2025-39468-63 (talk) 17:59, 10 December 2025 (UTC)

How do I add the summary= Add Short summary of request change here..... ~2025-39468-63 (talk) 18:05, 10 December 2025 (UTC)

@GaryAlvin @~2025-39468-63 just copy the following and paste it into the text field when you add a new topic (or when you reply):

{{edit COI|summary=REPLACE THIS TEXT WITH YOUR SUMMARY}}

Replace the capitalized text with your summary, and click the "Publish" / "Reply" button. Nakonana (talk) 18:17, 10 December 2025 (UTC)

Would it be possible to talk on the phone....I am having difficulty following you....

(Redacted) ~2025-39468-63 (talk) 18:32, 10 December 2025 (UTC)

I'm pretty sure that I'm on a different continent than you, phone calls would be tricky.

Do the following:

1. Copy the following text to your clipboard: {{edit COI|summary=This is a COI edit request by the subject of this article to add the books he has written to the wiki article}}
2. Go to Talk:Gary Franks#Books Written
3. Click the "Reply" button there. (the same way you replied to me here)
4. Paste the text that you have copied in step #1 into the text field (like in this screenshot)
5. Click the blue "Reply" button at the bottom.

Nakonana (talk) 19:01, 10 December 2025 (UTC)

Did I do it right.... GaryAlvin (talk) 19:20, 10 December 2025 (UTC)

Very close, there was just one opening bracket missing, but I added it for you. Good job :) Nakonana (talk) 19:29, 10 December 2025 (UTC)

 Done with some edits to the text and sourcing. Fiske (talk) 15:37, 24 March 2026 (UTC)

Gary Franks Papers at Yale University

In 2023 at the request of Yale University, Franks submitted his Congressional Papers and his personal handwritten diary going back decades to the Beinecke Library at Yale for study.

https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/11/resources/13762

https://www.courant.com/2023/11/24/gary-franks-my-congressional-papers-and-diaries-are-now-part-of-yale-universitys-special-collections/ ~2025-39468-63 (talk) 17:42, 10 December 2025 (UTC)

I was recently honored to have been able to submit my Congressional Papers and handwritten diary to Yale's rare book library - Beinecke Library. They are planning to have a class built around the materials. Very few people are so honored. GaryAlvin (talk) 19:28, 10 December 2025 (UTC)

Done I've added this information to the end of the "Subsequent career" section. I edited the sentence to align with what I was able to confirm from the references. Fiske (talk) 01:03, 23 March 2026 (UTC)

Gary Franks Forms Foundation

In 2023 Franks formed the Gary Franks Philanthropy Foundation. The mission of the foundation is to help develop future leaders through promoting advance education and to help improve race relations.

https://www.garyfranksphilanthropy.org/ ~2025-39468-63 (talk) 17:47, 10 December 2025 (UTC)

In order to give back to society I formed a foundation. It will help produce future leader and improve race relations.....Nothing could be more important today. GaryAlvin (talk) 19:30, 10 December 2025 (UTC)

Done Fiske (talk) 14:38, 23 March 2026 (UTC)

Books Written

In 1996 Franks wrote "Searching for the Promised Land" which was published by Harpers Collins

In 2016 Franks wrote and self-published "With God For God and For Country" and The Political Aberrations

https://www.amazon.com/stores/Gary-Franks/author/B001HOPYCC?ref=ap_rdr&shoppingPortalEnabled=true

With God, For God and For Country: Because We Can Do Better: Franks, Hon. Gary A.: 9781507860014: Amazon.com: Books

The Political Aberrations: Franks, Hon Gary A: 9781533005540: Amazon.com: Books

~2025-39468-63 (talk) 17:55, 10 December 2025 (UTC)

GaryAlvin (talk) 19:20, 10 December 2025 (UTC)

Thank you.....

Did I do the others correctly.....as well.... GaryAlvin (talk) 19:32, 10 December 2025 (UTC)

Done Fiske (talk) 15:30, 24 March 2026 (UTC)