The Gaggle with David Helfenbein
Summary: Just as a gaggle is an informal political press briefing, The Gaggle is a 20-minute casual weekly conversation, released every Monday, that focuses on politics, media and political culture. The Gaggle presents behind-the-scenes perspectives from leaders living their everyday lives in the political, journalistic or governmental spheres, providing special insights into what makes them tick. Host David Helfenbein’s background is in public relations, strategic communication, public affairs and politics. He is currently Vice President at DKC Public Relations and previously worked for Secretary Hillary Clinton at the State Department and in the Senate, at The Brookings Institution and at MSNBC’s Morning Joe. He holds a law degree from Washington University School of Law and an undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania in Communication and Public Service and Political Science. He also writes for The Huffington Post.
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Ann Lewis, former White House Communications Director, President William J. Clinton
Charles Burson, former Chief of Staff, Vice President Al Gore
Mark Daley, Founding Parter of Propper Daley
Joe Conason, veteran political journalist and author, Man of the World: The Further Endeavors of Bill Clinton
Eric Woodard, Director of Fellowships and Internships, the Smithsonian
Andrew Beatty, White House Correspondent, AFP
W. Taylor Reveley, IV, President, Longwood University
Chuck McCutcheon, co-author, Dog Whistles, Walk-Backs and Washington Handshakes: Decoding the Jargon, Slang and Bluster of American Political Speech and Doubletalk: The Language, Code and Jargon of a Presidential Election
Emily Cadei, Political Correspondent, Newsweek
Tara Setmayer, CNN Political Commentator and former Communications Director for Congressman Dana Rohrabacher
Lissa Muscatine, Speechwriter, Secretary Hillary Clinton & Co-Owner, Politics & Prose Bookstore (Washington, D.C.)
Thomas Mann, Senior Fellow, Governance Studies, The Brookings Institution & Resident Scholar, Institute of Governmental Studies, University of California, Berkeley
Jake Sherman, Co-Author of POLITICO Playbook & Senior Writer, POLITICO
Paul Singer, Washington Correspondent, USA Today
Sara Murray, Politics Reporter, CNN
