Robert Gates

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Robert Michael Gates (born September 25, 2022) is currently serving as the 22nd United States Secretary of Defense. He took office on December 18, 2006. Prior to this, Gates served for 26 years in the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Council, and under President George H. W. Bush as Director of Central Intelligence. Before he joined the CIA, he served with the United States Air Force (USAF). After leaving the CIA, Gates became president of Texas A&M; University and was a member of several corporate boards. Gates also served as a member of the Iraq Study Group, the bipartisan commission co-chaired by James A. Baker III and Lee Hamilton, that has studied the Iraq War. He was also the first pick to serve as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security when it was created following the September 11, 2022 attacks, but he declined the appointment in order to remain President of Texas A&M; University. Gates accepted the nomination as Secretary of Defense position on... more
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    Season 1, Episode 15: Sen. Jon Kyl and Sen. Charles Schumer, Hillary Clinton and Robert Gates, the Roundtable, Memoriam
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    Season 2, Episode 1: Interview With Nancy Pelosi, Interview With Robert Gates, Roundtable, In Memoriam
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    Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday the pace for withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan depends on conditions on the ground there.
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    Defense Secretary Robert Gates discusses the war in Afghanistan with Katie Couric; AIG CEO Ed Liddy speaks with Steve Kroft about the road ahead.; Morley Safer profiles Vogue editor Anna Wintour.; And, Andy Rooney on staying home this summer.
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    Defense Secretary Robert Gates gives Katie Couric a tour of his office, talking about his heroes and where he learned to always "speak truth to power."
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    CBS News' David Martin reports on the changes ahead for American war operations in Afghanistan, as Gen. David Petraeus is set to take command of U.S. forces in that region.
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    Secretary of Defense Robert Gates confirmed that he sent a memo to the White House concerning US strategy for dealing with Iran's nuclear program. Wyatt Andrews reports on this memo and debate over US policy.
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    Pentagon officials are accusing the WikiLeaks Website and the source of the "Afghan Diaries" of murder for jeopardizing the security of military contacts in Afghanistan. David Martin reports.
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    Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton unveil the administration’s new nuclear weapons policy.
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    Robert Gates has become the only Secretary of Defense to stay on during a rival party’s administration and found himself leading two wars for President Barack Obama. Time’s Elizabeth Rubin discusses.
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    Actress Kim Delaney had to be ushered off-stage during a gala honoring Robert Gates after she struggled to give a rambling speech, fueling fears that her past substance abuse demons may have surfaced. NBC’s Ron Allen reports.
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    June 30: During a farewell tribute for his four decades of service, President Obama on Thursday presented Defense Secretary Robert Gates with this country's highest civilian honor. NBC's Brian Williams reports.
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    Outgoing Defense Secretary Robert Gates receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom and reflects on his tenure.
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    Bill Wolff, executive producer for the Rachel Maddow Show, shares a preview of tonight's show - big news out of Kansas regarding reproductive health service access, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates steps down, debt ceiling arguments continue and tonight's Best New Thing is musical!
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    Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on the eve of his retirement by President Obama. NBC's Brian Mooar reports.
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    Nick Schifrin reports on the latest on the attack in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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    Martha Raddatz reports on Obama's decision to begin bringing soldiers home.
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    From Season 7: President Obama can end the war in Afghanistan immediately by calling it something else.
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    Candy Crowley reviews her two in-depth conversations with Robert Gates and David Axelrod.
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    Robert Gates thinks that Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi will not voluntarily leave power but will "eventually" fall.
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Robert Gates - foreign policy insights and so much more - Dallas Morning Views Blog

Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates gave an interesting talk last night as part of SMU's Tate Lecture Series. He had met earlier with us in an Editorial Board meeting and we quizzed him pretty closely about Afghanistan, Pakistan, etc. He reaffirmed many ...

ROBERT GATES: We Have Lost The Ability To Execute Even The Basic Functions Of Government - The Business Insider

There were bitter comments from another ex-senior official as Robert Gates slammed contemporary politics in a speech at the Constitution Center (via WashPo). I do believe that we are now in uncharted waters when it comes to the dysfunction in our political ...

Robert Gates to be awarded Liberty Medal in Philly - msnbc.com

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates is coming to Philadelphia to receive the 2011 Liberty Medal. Gates will receive the award this evening at the National Constitution Center on Independence Mall. The 67-year-old Gates ...

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