David Richmond Gergen was a political consultant and presidential advisor during the Republican administrations of Nixon, Ford, and Reagan. He was also a campaign staffer for George H.W. Bush's 1980 presidential campaign. While remaining a Republican he also served as an advisor to Democratic President Bill Clinton.

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• They’re also a valuable supplement to the daily press, but like any new breakthrough, there is a dark side. (February 2005)
  • On the subject of blogs

• I for one hope that some of the standards of the old world carry over. (February 2005)
  • On the subject of blogs

• That's none of your damn business. (before February 2005)
  • On the Bohemian Grove

• "A reader is not always a leader, but a leader is always a reader." (February 2004)
  • On the importance of reading