We are making politics a spectator sport in which our only duty is to vote somebody into office and then retire to the grandstands.
David Gergen Quotes
About the time you are writing a line that you have written so often that you want to throw up, that is the first time the American people will hear it.
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| Birth: | 9th May, 1942 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Author, Editor, Political advisor, Political Analyst, Professor |
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David Richmond Gergen was born in Durham, North Carolina. He is an American political analyst, author, editor, professor and former presidential advisor who served during the administrations of Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, and Bill Clinton. He is currently a Senior Political Analyst for CNN and a Professor of Public Service and Co-Director of the Center for Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School. He graduated with honors from Yale and Harvard Law School, and has been awarded 25 honorary degrees. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller book Eyewitness to Power: The Essence of Leadership, Nixon to Clinton, published in 2000. He is working on a new book about renewing America's political culture.
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