David Gergen, an adviser to four presidents from both parties, died Thursday at age 83, his son confirmed to media outlets.

Christopher Gergen said his father died from Lewy body dementia, a progressive brain disease, at a retirement community in Lexington, Massachusetts.

Gergen began his political career as a speechwriter for President Richard Nixon. He later served as communications director to Presidents Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan. He returned to the White House as a counselor to Bill Clinton, the first Democrat he served.

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