On the recordAugust 6, 2009
George W. Bush and Barack Obama come to Washington and promise to make a change, make this our discourse, make things civil. And it just gets worse.
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transcripts.cnn.comDavid Gergen: “George W. Bush and Barack Obama come to Washington and promise to make a change, make this our discourse, make things…”
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Gergen reflects on the promises made by past presidents regarding civil political discourse.
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