Topic: David Gergen
Quotes
This 'Ozzie and Harriet' world in which he lives seems to be his true world
Romney's old school persona questioned Aug 19, 2007
There is no call for common sacrifice from either the White House or Congress
Think tanks wrap-up Jun 18, 2002
A chipper President would arrive at the office in the morning. A phone would ring. It was a call from upstairs at the residence. He would listen, utter a few words, but as we started back to work, his mood would darken, his attention would wander and hot words would spew out. Had we seen the outrageous things his enemies were saying about him now? Why hadn't we attacked? Why was he working so hard and getting so little credit? Why was his staff screwing him again? What, I would wonder, had she said to him now
Re-asessing Clinton Feb 24, 2002
David Richmond Gergen (last name pronounced /ˈɡɜrɡən/; born May 9, 1942; also known as David Rodham Gergen) is an American political consultant and presidential advisor during the administrations of Nixon, Ford, Reagan, and Clinton. He is currently Director of the Center for Public Leadership and a professor at the Harvard Kennedy School.
Gergen was born in Durham, North Carolina. He has a brother, Kenneth J. Gergen, a psychologist and professor at Swarthmore College. Gergen earned his bachelor's degree from Yale University in 1963. In 1967, he received his law degree from Harvard University, and currently is a member of the D.C. Bar. That same year Gergen married Anne Gergen of England. She is a family therapist and they live in Cambridge, Massachusetts. They have two children, Christopher and Katherine.
Gergen served in the U.S. Navy for three-and-a-half years, serving on a ship home-ported in Japan, and is a well-known proponent of mandatory national service.
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