Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
May 9, 1942
Place of Birth:
Durham, North Carolina, USA
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David Gergen
Biography
David Richmond Gergen (May 9, 1942 - July 10, 2025) was an American political commentator and former presidential adviser who served during the administrations of Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, and Bill Clinton. He was 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. He also became a senior adviser to the Democrat Bill 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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | How to Win the TV Debate | Self |
| 2005 | Martial Law 9-11: Rise of the Police State | Self |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Hillary | Self |
| 2014 | At This Hour with Kate Bolduan | Self |
| 2010 | John King, USA | Self |
| 2005 | The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer | Self |
| 2005 | The Colbert Report | Self |
| 2003 | Anderson Cooper 360° | Self |
| 2000 | The American President | James Buchanan |
| 1996 | The Daily Show | Self |