David Gergen: “It was, I thought, an important speech, Anderson. It was not the…”

On the recordApril 5, 2009

It was, I thought, an important speech, Anderson. It was not the speech that we thought he might deliver.

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Gergen discusses the significance of Obama's speech in Turkey and its impact on U.S.-Turkey relations.

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David Gergen: “It was, I thought, an important speech, Anderson. It was not the speech that we thought he might deliver.”