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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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Jul 17, 2017

It's really kind of this White House faced up to duties of the President here at home. And that is to be president of all the people, not just your base.

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Jul 17, 2017

If the president had brought his own interpreter so there were two people there, one an American, one a Russian interpreting, you had a record on the American side, and if the White House then disclosed it, I think we would be saluting the…

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Jul 17, 2017

When the President says he's just going to let Obamacare fail. What that means is he is going to let a lot of Americans suffer.

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Jul 16, 2017

When you demolish, when you get rid of your and destroy your moral capacity to lead, you are a weakened figure for the rest of the time you're there.

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Jul 16, 2017

Every politician would take this meeting. That often happens in domestic politics.

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Jul 13, 2017

Yes. Absolutely. Listen, you know, let's take with regard to this particular meeting. They have been trying to hide what happened at this meeting. They have covered it up.

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Jul 13, 2017

I think David Axelrod is absolutely right about both for politics and the law.

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Jul 6, 2017

What's obviously needed now is for President Trump to talk to the American people, to talk to the world and make what Rex Tillerson would call a robust statement, making it definitive and clear that he believes the Russians hacked in this…

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Jul 6, 2017

We should welcome the fact that they spent two hours and 15 minutes or so together and not the 30 minutes that was originally on the schedule, because it does mean they went deeper, they were more serious, they've engaged more.

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Jul 5, 2017

You have to have some clear path of what you're really trying to accomplish.

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Jul 5, 2017

The real news out of the United States today on this Russia front was Pamela Brown's reporting about the growing number of Soviet or Russian spies who are coming into the country posing as businessmen.

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Jul 4, 2017

These are probably the most important international meetings that he's going to have the first couple of years in office, because everyone is still taking a measure of Donald Trump as a world leader.

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