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David Gergen: “It is extremely disturbing, from the White House point of view, that he -- there has been such an erosion in the number…”

On the recordMarch 14, 2006
It is extremely disturbing, from the White House point of view, that he -- there has been such an erosion in the number of people who think of -- think of George W. Bush as honest.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen highlights the decline in public perception of President Bush's honesty and its impact on leadership.

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