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David Gergen: “The president's call to civility and decency in the way we treat each other is very important.”

On the recordJanuary 11, 2011
The president's call to civility and decency in the way we treat each other is very important.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Gergen reflects on the significance of Obama's message about civility in political discourse.

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