David Gergen actually said...

That's what happened when Franklin Roosevelt came in. The country was terribly depressed. And he came in and, with a single speech, his inaugural address, began turning it around.

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Gergen draws a parallel between past leadership and the potential for effective governance in challenging times.

05/01/2006

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