David Gergen is an American journalist and political commentator. He was a member of the Bohemian Club,[1] and reportedly of the Arlington Institute.[2] He also served on the board of the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship and as a director for the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.[3] He served as editor-at-large for U.S. News & World Report, a board member for the Yale Corporation, and a senior political analyst for CNN.[4]
History
Gergen graduated from Yale University in 1963 and from Harvard Law School in 1967.[4:1]
Career
Gergen served for three-and-a-half years in the United States Navy. He served as director of communications for President Ronald Reagan and in various positions in the administrations of Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford.[4:2]
From 1984-1993, Gergen primarily worked a journalist. He worked with Mortimer Zuckerman to elevate U.S. News & World Report to new heights in terms of circulation and advertising.[4:3]
In 1993, Gergen agreed to serve as counsellor to President Bill Clinton on foreign policy and domestic affairs.[4:4] He resigned his membership at the Bohemian Club upon joining the Clinton Administration.[1:1] He then became special international adviser to the president and to Secretary of State Warren Christopher. He returned to the private sector in January 1995.[4:5]
Gergen participated in Operation Dark Winter, a bioterrorism preparedness exercise which took place on June 22-23, 2001 at Andrews Air Force Base. He played the role of National Security Advisor.[5]
External links
Drew, E. (1995). On the edge: the Clinton presidency (p. 370). Simon & Schuster. https://archive.org/details/onedge00drew/page/370/mode/2up ↩︎ ↩︎
Positions and Courses Taught. Social Vibes. Retrieved December 18, 2023, from http://archive.today/2023.12.18-202503/https://www.socialvibes.net/socialvi/positions-and-courses-taught/ ↩︎
Foundation Board. Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship. Retrieved April 5, 2013, from http://archive.today/2013.04.05-014810/http://www.schwabfound.org/sf/AboutUs/Board/index.htm ↩︎
Biography. David R. Gergen. Retrieved February 4, 2001, from http://archive.today/2001.02.04-154200/http://davidgergen.com/biography.html ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
Roberts, R. (2001, October 23). A War Game to Send Chills Down the Spine. Washington Post. http://archive.today/2020.09.23-020319/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2001/10/23/a-war-game-to-send-chills-down-the-spine/034f968d-c934-40d4-af4c-cedd4ab8d661/ ↩︎
