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David Gergen

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David Gergen was an American political commentator and advisor who served in the administrations of four U.S. presidents, providing insights and guidance on various political matters. Born on May 9, 1942, in Massachusetts, Gergen held significant roles in both Republican and Democratic administrations, showcasing his ability to navigate the political landscape across party lines. He was also a professor of public service at Harvard University, where he influenced a new generation of leaders. In addition to his academic work, Gergen was a senior political analyst for CNN, contributing to public discourse on current events until his passing on July 10, 2025.

Sep 30, 2019

It looks to me they are doing it in a way that Secretary of State Pompeo who stopped others from going up and teaching has an end run performed on him.

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Sep 30, 2019

It's an independent body or person within the government agency to be there as a watchdog and keep Congress informed if there are misbehaviors under way there.

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Aug 12, 2019

If he's going to probably avoid a recession... he would be warned that unless he changed course here, he could have a very bad Christmas season.

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Jul 31, 2019

If you can get the young people out to vote, along with the two other groups in the Democratic coalition, the Obama coalition, you get women out to vote, and you have people of color out to vote, of course, there's overlap in those groups…

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Jul 16, 2019

It can be very discouraging, because if you come in there as an idealist and your ideals are shattered, it's really makes you feel pretty low.

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Jul 16, 2019

But it's striking about how much of a change there has been since Woodrow Wilson.

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Jul 4, 2019

He's got to get in the ring with Trump. He's got to go mano-y-mano in the ring.

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Jul 4, 2019

I think that's where the votes are, a lot of the kind of things he's talking about.

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Jun 30, 2019

This country very much needs more women in high-level diplomacy jobs and we've had four so far, the two, Condoleezza Rice and Susan Rice, and Hillary Clinton and Madeleine Albright.

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