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On the recordDecember 22, 2008
When an outsider can so easily penetrate his privacy, how easy is it going to be an outsider to penetrate his security?
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

David Gergen expresses concern about the implications of the media's ability to invade the privacy of the President-elect and how it might affect his security.

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