David Gergen Quotes

David Gergen — American Public Servant born on May 09, 1942,

David Richmond Gergen is an American political commentator 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. Gergen is also the former Editor-at-Large of U.S. News and World Report and a contributor to CNN.com and Parade Magazine. He has twice been a member of election coverage teams that won Peabody awards—in 1988 with MacNeil-Lehrer, and in 2008 with CNN... (wikipedia)

We've seen the hubris. And now we're seeing the scandals.

When he hung up on Nancy Reagan, that's when he crossed his final threshold.

How in heaven's name can a nation with a $1 trillion surplus threaten so much scientific research so vital to its future?

Ronald Reagan is clearly to television what Franklin Roosevelt was to radio.

We know that second terms have historically been marred by hubris and by scandal.