David Gergen, a veteran of Washington politics and an adviser to four presidents in a career spanning decades in government, academia and media, has died. He was 83.
Gergen worked in the administrations of Presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton. Over the years, he served as a speechwriter, communications director and counselor to the president, among other roles.
Al Gore, who served as Clinton's vice president, posted on X, “Of the countless ways that David Gergen contributed to our great country, what I will remember him for most was his kindness to everyone he worked with, his sound judgment, and his devotion to doing good in the world.”
David Richmond Gergen was born in North Carolina and graduated from Yale University and the Harvard Law School, according to a biography on the Harvard Kennedy School website. He would go on to receive 27 honorary degrees over the course of his career.
After serving in the U.S. Navy in the 1960s, Gergen took his first White House job in 1971, serving as a speechwriting assistant for Nixon. Bipartisanship and collaboration were hallmarks of his long career, said colleagues who paid testimonials on social media Friday.
He was also a media personality who worked as a senior political analyst for CNN. In his 2022 book “Hearts Touched with Fire: How Great Leaders are Made,” he wrote: “Our greatest leaders have emerged from both good times and, more often, challenging ones. … The very finest among them make the difficult calls, that can ultimately alter the course of history.”
https://apnews.com/article/david-gergen-obituary-washington-d0a08397313e7fd3634bcbc9a142b2d2
@moonbus saidA most excellent of human beings. I tip my to him
Donald Rose, 110. Britain’s oldest veteran, he took part in the D-Day landing and the liberation of France.
https://apnews.com/article/britain-wwii-oldest-veteran-obit-donald-rose-51ac1a50d1c6dff17e3930911bfa3f6c
@Ponderable saidSuch a tragic loss. He had to be one of the bravest men ever!
Felix Baumgartner the guy how made a jump from the stratosphere and reached the velocity of sound at some point.
Malcolm-Jamal Warner dead at 54
https://www.salon.com/2025/07/21/malcolm-jamal-warner-dead-at-54/
Malcolm-Jamal Warner, best known for starring as Theo Huxtable across eight seasons of “The Cosby Show,” has died. He was 54.
The television actor drowned while swimming during a family vacation in Costa Rica, per multiple reports. He is survived by his wife and daughter.
