David Gergen actually said...

"The hope is, that this is a signal by North Korea that they would like to have a -- perhaps get back into serious conversations about their nuclear capacity."

"America is a country that cares about its own, that it will go to great lengths, a former president will fly around the world, in effect, to bring back two innocent, brave Americans, to reunite them w..."

"I think the White House and the secretary of state have been very carefully trying to describe this as a private mission, a humanitarian mission, not one undertaken at the request of President Obama."

"Listen, the United States gave nothing away. Bill Clinton went in the -- in the capacity as a private citizen. That is why the emphasis on privacy is so important."