David Gergen
Born: 1942-05-09 in Durham, North Carolina, USA
Died: 2025-07-10
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2020
- Hillary as Self
2014
- At This Hour with Kate Bolduan as Self
2010
- How to Win the TV Debate as Self
- John King, USA as Self
2005
- The Colbert Report as Self
- The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer as Self
- Martial Law 9-11: Rise of the Police State as Self
2003
- Anderson Cooper 360° as Self
2000
- The American President as James Buchanan
1999
- The West Wing ... (Writer)
1996
- The Daily Show as Self