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Former presidential adviser and political analyst David Gergen discussed the art of leadership. This event was part of the Rancho Mirage Writers Festival held in California.

David Gergen, who advised former Presidents Nixon, Ford, Reagan, and Clinton, said President Biden and former President Trump should step aside and not run in 2024 for the good of the countr…

White House adviser to four presidents David Gergen offered his thoughts on leadership and how great leaders are made. The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute in Simi Valley,…

Four U.S. House representatives who served in Afghanistan reacted to the Taliban takeover of the country and ongoing evacuation efforts. Representatives Don Bacon (R-NE), Jason Crow (D-CO), …

Harvard Kennedy School Professor Joseph Nye talks about the foreign policies of 20th century American presidents and assesses the effectiveness and ethics of their choices. Professor Nye ide…

CNN senior political analyst David Gergen and Representative Fred Upton (R-MI) were the featured speakers at the 26th annual Gerald Ford Journalism Award luncheon. They focused on Gerald For…

Five former White House Chiefs of Staff shared stories of their time serving Presidents Ford, Reagan, Clinton and George W. Bush. Panelists included Donald Rumsfeld, Kenneth M. Duberstein, T…

David Gergen began his political career in 1971 as a staff assistant on President Nixon’s speechwriting team. He talked about his relationship with President Nixon, the speechwriting process…

On the one year anniversary of being imprisoned in Cairo for his Facebook page that helped spark the Egyptian Revolution, Wael Ghonim spoke to students at the Harvard Kennedy School in Cambr…

Washington Post hosted three panels during its 2011 Top American Leaders Awards. Speakers included New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, former Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chair Shei…

Educators, journalists and politicians were honored at the Washington Post's Top American Leaders Awards. The awards, according to the Washington Post and its co-sponsor, the Harvard School …

Former chief White House photographers talked about what it takes to document the life of the president and the presidency and capturing history as part of their jobs. The photographers told…

Miki Brzezinski moderated a panel on hyper-partisanship in American politics. Among the issues addressed were historical levels of partisanship in policy making, as well as strategies to re…

Panelists talked about the unique insights they had gained in their roles as presidential advisers. Ted Sorensen was special counsel, adviser, and speechwriter to President Kennedy. Ken Dube…

This program is part of the “Presidents in Perspective” symposium at Boston College. Mr. Gergen moderated a panel discussion called, “U.S. Presidents in Perspective: The Shifting Fortun…

Candidates for the Massachusetts Senate seat vacated by the death of Senator Edward Kennedy debated various issues prior to the special election to fill the seat.

Speaker Pelosi spoke about the Democratic party agenda in the House of Representatives. Among the topics she addressed were health care reform, abortion, the state of the economy, and U.S. p…

In conjunction with the publication of U.S. News & World Report's annual “America’s Best Leaders” issue, many of the 24 honorees participated in a roundtable discussion on leadership challen…

The panel includes legislators who were members of the House Judiciary Committee that, in 1974, passed three articles of impeachment against President Nixon charging him with obstruction of …

Broadcast journalists Jim Lehrer and George Stephanopoulos talked about the 2008 presidential candidates and the issues facing the country. The discussion was moderated by David Gergen, who …