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David Gergen: Well, I think the White House and the Secretary of State have been very carefully trying to describe this as a private…

On the recordAugust 3, 2009
Well, I think the White House and the Secretary of State have been very carefully trying to describe this as a private mission, a humanitarian mission.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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David Gergen discussed the White House's framing of Bill Clinton's trip to North Korea as a private humanitarian mission.

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