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David Gergen: “I think that this is -- does go to the core -- and we were talking about this last night -- I think Dick Cheney almost…”

On the recordMay 11, 2009
I think that this is -- does go to the core -- and we were talking about this last night -- I think Dick Cheney almost has a Churchillian view of this, and that is somebody has got to stand up and be the voice in the wilderness.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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David Gergen discusses Dick Cheney's perspective on the need for strong voices in politics, likening it to Winston Churchill.

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