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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.

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Nov 26, 2007

Without an American at the table, that is going to be a very unusual dynamic.

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Nov 26, 2007

The reason to be skeptical, though, is that there is such weak leadership on all three corners of the triangle.

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Nov 26, 2007

He did try to stay out of this. He thought what Clinton, Bill Clinton, did at the end of his administration, trying to get a peace deal right at the end, was a very bad thing.

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Nov 26, 2007

I think it is important that -- and the president deserves credit for actually getting the peace talks started again. They have been paralyzed for seven years.

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Nov 20, 2007

I think he owes it to the president, and the vice president, as well as to the public, and to the Wilsons, to clarify long before his book comes out.

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Nov 20, 2007

But he certainly heavily suggests that the president was complicit, that the president was somehow an enabler in him going before the press corps and lying about the non-involvement of Libby and Rove.

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Nov 20, 2007

McClellan is not saying or suggesting that the president sent him out to lie, but he certainly heavily suggests that the president was complicit, that the president was somehow an enabler in him going before the press corps and lying about…

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Nov 19, 2007

I think one of the things that is at the foundation of his campaign is, when you live over in other countries for a while and have come from the kind of diverse background he does, you do get an instinctive understanding for other people's…

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Nov 19, 2007

I tell you, that's -- that is starting to expose a vulnerability on Mrs. Clinton's part that she cannot let open up very much more.

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Nov 19, 2007

I think that's right, John. And I'm surprised she's taking the bait on this. She's increasingly getting into these one-on-one arguments with Senator Obama. And she's elevating him as -- and making this a two-person race. I don't think…

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Nov 19, 2007

This is not what her campaign is mainly about is stopping Obama. Her campaign should be about some larger vision of what America is about.

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Nov 15, 2007

She's vulnerable, she's not inevitable, she can be stopped. She'll be stopped in Iowa.

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