David Gergen

Biography

David Richmond Gergen (born May 9, 1942) is an American political commentator and former presidential adviser 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 the founding director of the Center for Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School. Gergen is also the former editor at large of U.S. News & 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. Gergen joined the Nixon White House in 1971, as a staff assistant on the speech-writing team, becoming director of speechwriting two years later. He served as director of communications for both Ford and Reagan, and as a senior adviser to Clinton and Secretary of State Warren Christopher. He graduated with honors from Yale and Harvard Law School, and has been awarded 27 honorary degrees.

Known For

The Daily Show

as Self

The Colbert Report

as Self

Hillary

as Self

Martial Law 9-11: Rise of the Police State

as Self

Anderson Cooper 360°

as Self

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer

as Self

At This Hour with Kate Bolduan

as Self

How to Win the TV Debate

as Self

John King, USA

as Self

The American President

as James Buchanan