On the recordAugust 3, 2009
The White House does not want to be seen in a position of, we wanted -- in -- in exchange for the women, we will take a softer line on nuclear talks.
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transcripts.cnn.comDavid Gergen: “The White House does not want to be seen in a position of, we wanted -- in -- in exchange for the women, we will take a…”
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David Gergen discusses the White House's desire to separate the issue of the journalists' release from nuclear negotiations with North Korea.
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