Word: gergens
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...David Gergen, the current editor of US News andWorld Report and a former Reagan Administrationofficial, said that Reagan failed as chief ofstaff because he tried to combine several jobsinto one without fully understanding Reagan'spersonality...
According to Hume, three of the panelists are Republicans who have publicly criticized Regan since the scandal was uncovered, including Richard Cheney (R-WY), U.S. Representative and chief of staff under President Ford; David Gergen, special assistant to President Reagan; and John D. Ehrlichman, domestic affairs assistant to President Nixon...
...support for new legislative programs. By the end of next year, they figure, many lawmakers will be less susceptible to White House pressures, since by then Reagan will be regarded by some as a lame duck. "There'll be no extended honeymoon this time," says David Gergen, former White House communications director. "It's essential that he reach out to the Democrats quickly...
...Jung, also had a stint at Harvard, although only for the year. Kim, one of the leading opponents of the authoritarian rule in his homeland, spent the year at the Center for International Affairs, writing and lecturing. Another refugee from politics at Harvard this year was David R. Gergen, a former top Reagan Administration White House aide Gergen quit his post in Washington in December to take up a fellowship at Harvard's Institute of Politics in the spring semester...
...Come fall, he'll be out among the voters," predicts Gergen. "It was a tactical mistake in 1980 to hide Reagan early. People underestimated him. He's a lot more effective out in the open...