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David Gergen, Political Commentator and Advisor to Four U.S. Presidents, Dies at 83


David Gergen, a former political analyst and consultant to four American presidents, has died. He was 83.

His son, Christopher, confirmed to the New York Times that Gergen died of Lewy body dementia in his retirement community. The North Carolina native was a well-respected journalistic force for his political experience and bipartisan understanding, having advised the GOP’s Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan as well as Democrat Bill Clinton. “A political scholar who served four presidents of both parties, an adoring father and dedicated husband, a senior statesman in every sense of the word, and a tireless educator.

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