Word: gergen
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Following his graduation from HLS, Gergen served in the Navy for three and a half years, stationed for much of that time on a ship homeported in Japan...
Being the rookie in an administration that quickly became mired in the Watergate controversy proved to be a formative experience for the young Gergen. By working for a President obsessed with his public image, he was able to learn a great deal about the changing relationship between the presidency and the press...
...after a series of personnel changes at the White House, Gergen found himself promoted to head the speechwriting department, a post he held until Nixon's resignation in August...
...during this period that Gergen was nicknamed "the Sieve" for his willingness to leak details to the press. Gergen later acknowledged that he was a source for the account written by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein of the days preceding Nixon's resignation...
...Watergate storm baptized Gergen into political life, along the way teaching him how to stay afloat inside the Beltway. Most importantly, Gergen learned the value of increased control over the relationship between the presidency and the press. And apparently, he learned it better than most...