Jan 07, 2014 hillary clinton and obama admitted they opposed iraq troop surge only to look good politically, claims former defense secretary robert gates in damning new book. Brendan smialowskiafpgetty images washington bob gates book may have caused waves througho. Robert gates was at the pentagon thursday signing his new memoir for a line of several hundred military members and civilian workers that snaked out of the food court into the courtyard. Wichita native robert gates describes struggles, anger at partisan attitudes. That evidently is a fertile frame of mind in which to write a book like this one.
For the first time, everyone involved in the process had to sign a nondisclosure agreement. Jan 19, 2016 gates appeared on the show to promote his new book, a passion for leadership. One quote shows the radical transformation of the pentagon under robert gates. Bob woodward was very good with the kids, and his sense of humor kept the adults relaxed as well. Apr 30, 2011 the circumstances under which i would do that are inconceivable to me, gates replied in an april 2008 pentagon news briefing. Forthright and unsparing, duty is gatess behindthescenes account of his nearly. Though the book simmers with disappointment in obama, it reflects outright. Robert gates said obama broke a promise about budget cuts to the pentagon.
Obamas defense secretary robert gates says a president in their 70s is problematic and questions whether joe biden and bernie sanders have the energy to be in the white house even though. You thought my last overhaul of the pentagon was radical. Robert gates was wrong on the most important issue he ever. Gates, age 70, is wearing a neck brace after fracturing a vertebrae during a new years day. Gates gives us a forthright, impassioned, sometimes conflicted account of his four and a half years as defense secretary in his fascinating new.
Fort hood wearing a neck brace and black suit, former secretary of defense robert gates signed copies of his controversial new book, duty, today at the clear creek main. Apr 10, 2015 robert gates will also sign copies of his memoir at amherst college. Gates left washington after completing 14 months as head of the central intelligence agency saying it was time to get a life. Sign up for news about books, authors, and more from penguin random house. Pentagon considers new moves, including stoploss policy. Former us defense secretary robert gates memoir is. I have the growing feeling over the last week that my book. So can gates book, which ranges from generous and gracious to.
Gates appeared on the show to promote his new book, a passion for leadership. Nov 19, 2006 pentagon pick returns to city he gladly left. Authored by robert bridge via the strategic culture foundation, a recurring theme among conspiracy theorists is that the elite are just waiting for the right moment to roll out their mark of the beast technology to remotely identify and control every single human being on the planet, thus sealing their plans for a one world government. All the threads were in their hands, but it wasnt in. Robert gates, former defense secretary, offers harsh critique of. As bob woodward told it in his 2008 book the war within, gates and the. Bush but was retained for service by president barack ob ama. Mr gates was pentagon chief under presidents obama and george bush.
The line of hundreds of troops and civilians to have robert gates sign a copy of his new book, duty, snaked through stanchions at the pentagon and wound itself outside on to the sunsoaked. Washington defense secretary robert gates said monday that he would close a military command, restrict the use of outside contractors and reduce the. Secretary of defense robert gates speaks at his final press. Robert gates will also sign copies of his memoir at amherst college. Jan 07, 2014 robert gates was wrong on the most important issue he ever faced. Jan 26, 2016 robert gates, a republican stalwart and former us defence secretary who served under eight presidents, has derided the partys election candidates for a grasp of national security issues that. Defense secretary robert gates announced recently that he will stay on at least another year. Gates gives us a forthright, impassioned, sometimes conflicted account of his four and a half years as defense secretary in his fascinating new memoir duty, a book that is highly. Bob gates a very popular draw at pentagon book signing. His powerful memoir is insightful, tendentious, angry, elucidating, contradictory, and honest. The creation of the pentagon in seventeen whirlwind months during world war ii is one of the great construction feats in american history. Ultimate insider changed the pentagon like no other. Bob gates transforms the pentagon business insider.
But, in terms of the level of detail, it is significantly greater today than it was even under them. Defense secretary robert gates outlines measures to cut. Gates says jon stewarts response has been best so far. Princeton philosopher michael walzer uses this quote as. Gates returns to the center to unveil his latest book, a passion for leadership an urgent assessment of why big institutions are failing us and how. Former defense secretary robert gates heads to the pentagon for a book signing event. The illustrated book celebrates nearly 170 stories across several continents and is a kaleidoscopic study of the african american folklore tradition. In his book, duty, gates describes his war on the pentagon to deliver the. Secretary robert gates listens to opening statements before testifying on the defense budget before a senate armed services committee at. Gates even had a countdown clock that ticked down the days until. Thats the message defense secretary robert gates is sending to the armed. Pentagon considers new moves, including stoploss policy, to maintain force amid coronavirus crisis a pedestrian takes photographs as the u.
The pentagons legal counsel, jeh johnson, said the new regulations are by. To judge from the pages of his book, many of his expressions of outrage were indeed motivated by selfserving bureaucrats or members of congress who. It is located on the blue and yellow lines of the washington metro, and the pentagon city metro station is one of the busiest in the metrorail system during peak and offpeak hours. Jan 07, 2014 former defense secretary gates blasts obama in new book robert gates new memoir reveals his sharp criticism inside closeddoor meetings. Aug 09, 2010 defense secretary robert gates announced monday that the pentagon would close a major military command and shed thousands of contractor jobs in an effort to tighten the agencys budget. What gates book gets right, wrong about obama, biden. The pentagons legal counsel, jeh johnson, said the new regulations are by no means a. His most recent book covers a particularly turbulent period, from december 2006 to june 2011, when the pentagon was. In a new memoir, former defense secretary robert gates unleashes harsh. That image endured through his nearly five years in the pentagons top job. In a new memoir, former us secretary of defence robert gates. Pentagon city is located less than a mile from the potomac river, which separates the commonwealth of virginia from washington, d. Defense secretary robert gates outlines measures to cut pentagon spending. Gates served in that position under obama and president george w.
The book recounts one episode after another of gates arguing internally that gorbachev was not a real reformer, that he was. Whistleblower punches a hole in memoir from robert gates. Obama asked everyone involved to sign on, signaling agreement. Commander in chief from those who know him sbs news. Throughout my tenure at the pentagon, under both president george w. Jan 17, 2014 robert gates good, long seethe of a memoir. President obama and hillary clinton slammed by robert gates. Former us defense secretary robert gates memoir is shocking, but not about obama michael williams gates real message is that both sides of. We were all amazed at just how much bob knows about the last few presidents.
Former defense secretary robert gates to speak at amherst. Lessons on change and reform from fifty years of public service, which examines how leaders at all levels in both the. Ive written in my book that that was the greatest degree of centralized control since nixon and kissinger ruled the roost. Just then, robert barnett washingtons superlawyer and a.
Wait til you see what ive got planned for next year. Pentagon considers new moves, including stoploss program. What can robert gates achieve in extra year at pentagon. Gates left the pentagon in 2011 after five years on. Former defense secretary robert gates signs copies of his new book during a book signing at the pentagon in washington, thursday.
Gates served for 26 years in the cia and the national security council, and was director of central intelligence under president george h. Gates, in full robert michael gates, born september 25, 1943, wichita, kansas, u. Gates gives us a forthright, impassioned, sometimes conflicted account of his four and a half years as defense secretary in his fascinating new memoir duty, a book. Memoirs of a secretary of war signed by former defense secretary robert gates at the pentagon slate. Robert gates had a nearly fiveyear run at the pentagon in which he cultivated an image of himself as the consummate professional, the reluctant, bureaucratic hero with the steel trap for a brain. Robert gates served as secretary of defense during the pivotal war years of 2006 through mid 2011.
Bush presidency, robert gates offers unique perspectives on the soviet unions demise, the gulf war, removing noriega from power in panama, the impact of the cold wars end on eastern europe and latin america, and the political crisis in the philippines. Outgoing pentagon flack geoff morrell was musing about his future now that his boss, defense secretary robert gates, was retired. Jan 03, 2014 former defense secretary robert gates is playing hurt as he plans his book tour for later this month. Gates, front, stands with president barack obama as they listen to the u. Bush and barack obama and delivers unsentimental assessments. Two memoirs from hillary clinton and robert gates should make us wonder if politics are. In his book, duty, gates describes his war on the pentagon to deliver the up. Thensecretary of defense robert gates, with thensecretary of state. He was known as a savvy manager of the bureaucracy and a ruthlessly efficient defense secretary. Book signings at the pentagon are approved by the washington headquarters service, which is the administrative office for defense department facilities in the washington, d. My students had seen all the presidents men the night before so they had fun comparing bob with a young robert redford.
Thats what defense secretary robert gates angrily told his staff on march 16, 2009. In his memoir duty, the former defense secretary robert m. Justin timberlake bundles up for the cold as he grabs blended beverages in new york city. Rose robert gates, former secretary of defense discusses his book duty. There were times that robert gates wanted to come across the conference tables and scream at members of congress. Knopf while his rivals at the white house, the state department and the pentagon loudly staked out their positions, gates held back.
Jan 11, 2010 what can robert gates achieve in extra year at pentagon. Gates plans book tour while in neck brace usa today. The pentagon is considering new steps to retain uniformed service members, including the potential revival of the militarys controversial stoploss policy, as the coronavirus crisis. Robert gates rages against the political machine in his. Robert gates on face the nation says trumps tough talk.
In the three months since he moved to the pentagon, gates has clearly established himself as a pragmatist and effective navigator of the. Robert gates criticizes obamawhite house pentagon relations. But so it went in washington in midjanuary, when erstwhile defense secretary robert gates came to the pentagon to sign copies of his blistering account of his time in the obama administration. June 30, 2011 robert gates and president obama salute during a farewell ceremony for gates as outgoing defense secretary. Tellall a betrayal of the president this was the time of the reagan defense buildup and confrontation with the soviets and, along with the confrontation came.
Hillary clinton and obama admitted they opposed iraq troop surge only to look good politically, claims former defense secretary robert gates in damning new book. The claims were made in the newly published memoir of former us defense secretary robert gates, in which he also describes former. Former defense secretary gates blasts obama in new book us news. This was why i could not sign onto vice president bidens preferred strategy of. Robert michael gates born september 25, 1943 is an american statesman, scholar. Defense secretary, robert gates, took office monday, with a private swearingin at the white house and a public ceremony later at the pentagon. In his new book, which has nearly 600 pages of text, gates takes the reader inside the warroom deliberations of presidents george w. Book bob woodward for speaking, events and appearances apb. Former obama defense secretary robert gates says joe bidens. Wichita native robert gates describes struggles, anger at. Jan 16, 2014 the line of hundreds of troops and civilians to have robert gates sign a copy of his new book, duty, snaked through stanchions at the pentagon and wound itself outside on to the sunsoaked. Line out the door at pentagon for robert gates book that.
By clicking sign up, you agree to receive marketing emails from. Did bob gates new book just trash his golden reputation. Brian finke from his earliest days as secretary of defense, robert gates kept a little countdown clock in his briefcase. With three different positions in intelligence and national security during the george h. Robert gates served as the united states secretary of defense under both presidents bush and obama. Gates is the author of duty, and a passion for leadership. Leadership lessons from robert gates and jack welch. Secretary of defense robert gates is scheduled to retire at the end of the month and on the heels of his retirement he has not been shy about continued engagements in libya and afghanistan and warning against the dangers of gutting the pentagon budget. Robert michae l gat es born september 25, 1943 is an american statesman, scholar, intelligence analyst, and university president who served as the 22nd united states secretary of defense from 2006 to 2011. Paul szoldrabusiness insider south korea declined to comment. Former defense chief robert gates on wars and washington. The pentagon has to do more than modernize its conventional forces.