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David Gergen
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Counselor to the President | |
In office May 29, 1993 – June 28, 1994 |
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President | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Clayton Yeutter |
Succeeded by | Mack McLarty |
White House Communications Director | |
In office June 17, 1981 – January 15, 1984 |
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President | Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | Frank Ursomarso |
Succeeded by | Michael A. McManus Jr. |
In office July 1976 – January 1977 |
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President | Gerald Ford |
Preceded by | Margita White |
Succeeded by | Gerald Rafshoon (1978) |
White House Staff Secretary | |
In office January 20, 1981 – June 17, 1981 |
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President | Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | Richard Hutcheson |
Succeeded by | Richard Darman |
White House Director of Speechwriting | |
In office 1973–1974 |
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President | Richard Nixon |
Preceded by | Ray Price |
Succeeded by | Robert Hartmann |
Personal details | |
Born |
David Richmond Gergen
May 9, 1942 Durham, North Carolina, U.S. |
Political party | Independent |
Spouse(s) | Anne Gergen |
Children | 2 |
Education | Yale University (BA) Harvard University (LLB) |
David Richmond Gergen (born May 9, 1942) is an American political commentator. He was a presidential adviser during the administrations of Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, and Bill Clinton. He is a senior political analyst for CNN. Gergen is a professor of public service and he was the first director of the Center for Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School.
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Gergen with President Ronald Reagan in 1984
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