David Gergen on the cover of his book, ''Eyewitness to Power''.
'David Richmond Gergen' (born
May 9,
1942) was a
political consultant and presidential advisor during the
Republican administrations of
Nixon,
Ford, and
Reagan. He was also a campaign staffer for
George H.W. Bush's
1980 presidential campaign. While remaining a member of the Republican Party, he also served as an advisor to
Democratic President
Bill Clinton.
David Gergen is a political contributor to
CNN and frequently appears on
Anderson Cooper 360. He also appears on MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews.
Gergen earned his
bachelor's degree from
Yale University in
1963 and his law degree from
Harvard University in
1967. He is a member of the
Council on Foreign Relations.
Following his years in public service, Gergen has been actively involved in higher education.
As of 2006 Gergen is a professor of public service at
Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government and director of its
Center for Public Leadership. He serves as editor-at-large at ''
U.S. News & World Report'' and a professor of
public service and director of the
Center for Public Leadership at the
Kennedy School of Government. A native of
Durham,
North Carolina, David Gergen has also taught at
Duke University, where he is now a trustee. Gergen served as
Elon University's inaugural Isabella Cannon Distinguished Visiting Professor of Leadership and as the Chair of the
Elon University School of Law Advisory Board. He received an honorary doctorate of law degree from
Ball State University in 2005.
Gergen's frequent television appearances as a political commentator and pundit have occasionally made him the target of satire. In a biting critique of Sunday morning political talk shows, humorist
Joe Bob Briggs made the observation that David Gergen bore an uncanny resemblance to
The Cat in the Hat.
Gergen's brother,
Ken, is a psychologist and professor at
Swarthmore College.
See also
★
List of U.S. political appointments that crossed party lines
External links
★
Official personal website
★
PBS Biography on David Gergen
★
'Straight Line Projections' (role as political commentator)
★ [http://fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=422 David Gergen speaks to Jane Wales at the World Affairs Council of Northern Cal [video]
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