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David Gergen Dies: CNN Political Analyst & Presidential Adviser Was 83
Gergen served as adviser to four presidents.
Gergen was the rare figure who served as an adviser to presidents of different parties, including Richard M. Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton, experience that he chronicled in his 2001 book Eyewitness to Power: The Essence of Leadership, Nixon to Clinton. The bipartisan experience gave him credibility as a commentator that many others lacked, especially in an era flooded with punditry and where just about anyone could call themselves as “political strategist.” Gergen launched his career in journalism and as a commentator in 1984, appearing on PBS ‘ MacNeil-Lehrer NewsHour, where he was teamed up with Mark Shields, and later serving as chief editor of U.S. News & World Report.
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