The 2010 Elections: Issues & Answers
Sunday, Dec. 5 | 8-9:30 a.m.
Keynote: David Gergen, senior political analyst for CNN & U.S. News & World Report editor-at-large
There are many unanswered questions regarding the future of the country—and candidates from both parties need to have answers. Now that it’s the law of the land, will health care reform fundamentally change the political climate? How did it alter congressional races around the country? Is this just the beginning of more reform? What plans will Congress and the Obama administration pursue to grow the economy after the recession? Where is the country headed on education, energy, the environment, jobs and taxes? And how will all this affect what President Obama is able to accomplish as he heads toward the 2012 elections? Uncanny in his ability to translate what is happening in Washington, Gergen sets his sights on the current political landscape and the 2010 elections. A trusted adviser to presidents of both parties and a leading commentator for more than two decades, Gergen offers unmatched perspectives on America’s future.
David Gergen
Commentator, editor, teacher, public servant, best-selling author and adviser to presidents for 30 years, David Gergen has been an active participant in American life. He served as director of communications for President Reagan and held positions in the administrations of Presidents Nixon and Ford. In 1993, he put his country before politics when he agreed to serve first as counselor to President Clinton on both foreign policy and domestic affairs, then as special international adviser to the president and to Secretary of State Warren Christopher.
Gergen currently serves as editor-at-large at U.S. News & World Report and as a regular television commentator on CNN. He served as moderator of World @ Large, a 13-part PBS discussion series for two seasons. He is also a professor of public service at the John F. Kennedy School of Government and is director of its Center for Public Leadership. In the fall of 2000, he published the best-selling book Eyewitness to Power: The Essence of Leadership, Nixon to Clinton. He is currently working on a book that focuses on presidential transitions.