David Gergen, Adviser To 4 U.S. Presidents, Dies At 83

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https://www.huffpost.com/entry/david-gergen-adviser-to-4-us-presidents-dies-at-83_n_6871785fe4b0566597f96c69

David Gergen, a political commentator who served under four U.S. presidents, died Thursday. He was 83.

Gergen died in a retirement community in Lexington, Massachusetts, The New York Times reported Friday. His son, Christopher, told the Times the cause of death was Lewy body dementia.

Gergen’s daughter, Katherine Gergen Barnett, announced his diagnosis in December in The Boston Globe.

“Watching the wrecking ball of Lewy body dementia careen into the fortress of my father’s mind has been devastating,” she wrote.

Gergen served under President Richard Nixon as a speechwriting director, and under Presidents Gerald Ford and Ronald Regan as the White House communications director. Gergen then served as an official counselor to President Bill Clinton.

[TnDem]

1. Gergen

One thing about him I always found funny was the look on his eyes when Jones cornered him pretending to be a "real" reporter and then ambushed him with questions about Bohemian Grove.

That look was priceless.

[underpants]

2. I very much respected Gergen and listened when he spoke

I rarely watch the political news shows at night anymore. Whenever he was on CNN I stopped anything I was doing, Sat, and listened.

Nixon
Ford
Reagan
Clinton

[W_HAMILTON]

3. Jones who?

[Zambero]

5. It must have been

Bohemian Rolling Stone Brian Jones criticizing Gergen's guest column in Rolling Stone where he claimed that Mick (and not Brian) was the better harmonica player in the band. Perhaps??

[Polybius]

13. I was thinking Alex Jones

Crazy how the poster didn't use the first name, as if "Jones" was an uncommon last name.

[cadoman]

7. it really was an interview from a different time

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1. Didn't seem to know who Alex Jones was.

2. Didn't have a half dozen aides and security guards doing run protection for him.

3. Didn't mind talking about the Bohemian Grove, but found it "inappropriate" to discuss. Which, nowadays, is such an almost antiquitious concept.

RIP David. He was one of the good ones. Was looking pretty good just two years ago as well.

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[hlthe2b]

4. I remember seeing/hearing from hims within the past couple years or so--this progressed incredibly rapidly.

He was certainly the consummate professional. RIP, sir.

[obnoxiousdrunk]

6. RIP

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

8. RIP

[Raine]

9. Sad news, i always liked him ...

R-I-P David 🙏

[Dan]

10. Getting old sucks!

RIP

[yorkster]

11. Gracious, intelligent man. When the Dem.

Convention was in Boston in 2004, I was with friends at an outdoor eatery/drinkery and David Gergen came in, noticed the TV, which was set on a channel carrying the
Convention, and said " I want to hear Kennedy's speech" to the 2 people he was with.

He sat down and I talked to my friends for a bit. Then on the large telly I saw Ted go to the podium. I got up, went to Gergen's table and said "Kennedy's speaking". There were thanks, then Gergen got up, went to the bar and listened intently to the speech until it ended.
He was impressive. I'm sorry he had to deal with such an awful disease.

[H2O Man]

12. RIP

Mr. Gergen was a good man.

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[LetMyPeopleVote]

14. Statement of President Clinton on the Passing of David Gergen

Link to tweet

[biocube]

15. Bet there won't be warm words when Karl Rove passes

And honestly, it's probably justified. Just shows how much politics has changed.

I do remember Gergen criticizing GWB. In retrospect it should've been an ominous sign when he and William F. Buckley both took aim art him.