David Gergen, a highly respected White House advisor who served four U.S. presidents (Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, and Bill Clinton), and later became an academic and political TV pundit, has died at the age of 83. He passed away in a Massachusetts retirement home on July 10, having suffered from Lewy body dementia. Tributes from former colleagues and public figures, including Maria Shriver, Robert Costa, and Harold Ford, Jr., poured in, acknowledging his significant contributions to American politics and communications.
David Gergen, trusted White House advisor to 4 US presidents across decades, dies at 83
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TL;DR: Key points with love ❤️David Gergen, a highly respected White House advisor who served four U.S. presidents (Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, and Bill Clinton), and later became an academic and political TV pundit, has died at the age of 83. He passed away in a Massachusetts retirement home on July 10, having suffered from Lewy body dementia. Tributes from former colleagues and public figures, including Maria Shriver, Robert Costa, and Harold Ford, Jr., poured in, acknowledging his significant contributions to American politics and communications.
Trending- 1 1980: Gergen came up with the line for then-candidate Reagan.
- 2 1981: Gergen spoke to The Washington Post about his time with the Nixon administration.
- 3 July 10: David Gergen died.
- 4 Recent: Tributes were expressed on X (formerly Twitter).
- Loss of a respected and influential figure in American politics and media.
What: David Gergen, a former White House advisor and political commentator, died.
When: July 10; at age 83.
Where: A retirement home in Massachusetts, United States.
Why: He had been suffering from Lewy body dementia.
How: He passed away in a retirement home.