David Gergen, Adviser To 4 U.S. Presidents, Dies At 83
UNITED STATES, JUL 11 – David Gergen advised four U.S. presidents across party lines and was a Harvard professor; his daughter revealed he battled Lewy body dementia, which caused his death.
- David Gergen, an adviser to four U.S. presidents and a CNN political analyst, died Thursday from Lewy body dementia.
- Gergen’s decades-long career began in the Nixon White House and spanned government, academia, and media commentary.
- He served Presidents Nixon, Ford, Reagan, and Clinton, wrote bestselling books on leadership, and founded Harvard’s Center for Public Leadership.
- Gergen emphasized the importance of preserving the uplifting episodes from our past to guide our future direction, highlighting his perspective on leadership.
- His death prompted tributes highlighting his bipartisan service, integrity, and influence on leadership education and public discourse.
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David Gergen, Adviser to Presidents and Political Commentator, Dies at 83
David Gergen, an inside-the-Beltway veteran who helped shape the public images of four presidents, mostly Republicans, and who, after a turn as a magazine editor, trod a well-worn path from political insider to television commentator, died on Thursday in Lexington, Mass. He was 83. His death, at a retirement community, was caused by Lewy body dementia, his son, Christopher, said. Mr. Gergen previously lived in Cambridge, Mass. It was Mr. Gergen …


David Gergen, Adviser to Four Presidents, Dies at 83
David Gergen, an adviser to four presidents and CNN senior political analyst, has died at the age of 83.
David Gergen, trusted Washington stalwart who advised 4 presidents, dead at 83
David Gergen, who worked for four presidents, including Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton, before becoming an academic and political TV pundit, has died at the age of 83.
David Gergen, trusted White House advisor to 4 US presidents across decades, dies at 83
David Gergen, who served under presidents Nixon, Ford, Reagan and Clinton before becoming an academic and political TV pundit, has died at 83 after suffering from Lewy body dementia.
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