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Mar 16, 2023 · Email. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Robert Gates, former defense secretary and founder of the Gates Global Policy Center, about the center's new report focused on re-imagining public...
Former Secretary of Defense. Dr. Robert M. Gates served as U.S. Secretary of Defense from December 2006 to July 2011. Dr. Gates was the only Secretary of Defense in U.S. history to be asked...
Robert Michael Gates (born September 25, 1943) is an American intelligence analyst and university president who served as the 22nd United States secretary of defense from 2006 to 2011. He was appointed by President George W. Bush and was retained by President Barack Obama.
Gates talks about his early work in the intelligence community; the Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush administrations; September 11 (9/11) terrorist attacks; the lessons of leadership while president of Texas A&M; the Iraq War; becoming Secretary of Defense; the Iraq Study Group; communications technology and social media; military life, veterans’ medical care, and Walter Reed Medical ...
Robert M. Gates, Defense Secretary. Robert M. Gates, a Cold War veteran selected to remain as defense secretary, has won bipartisan praise for his pragmatism and handling of the Pentagon amid two ...
George W. Bush / Barack Obama Administration. Dr. Robert M. Gates was sworn in on December 18, 2006, as the 22nd Secretary of Defense. Dr. Gates is the only Secretary of Defense in U.S. history to be asked to remain in that office by a newly elected President.
Jun 15, 2020 · Robert Gates Discusses His New Book: 'Exercise Of Power' NPR's Rachel Martin talks to former Defense Secretary Robert Gates about U.S. leadership on the world stage. He talks about the...
