The former defense secretary says that obama eventually lost faith in the troop. The white house is going on the defensive after excerpts released from former defense secretary robert gates new book criticizes president barack obama and vice president joe biden. Gates was a university president at the time, but had a long history of working with the government, including serving with bush 41 and reagan, carter, ford and serving as head of the cia. Robert gates lovehate relationship with the bureaucracy. Robert gates memoir backfires on obama criticisms huffpost. After serving six presidents in both the cia and the national security council, robert m.
Bill gates says this is the best nonfiction book hes read. We will use them to choose the suggested reads that appear on your profile page. Memoirs of a secretary at war, and from the shadows. Knopf while his rivals at the white house, the state department and the pentagon loudly staked out their positions, gates held back. Its a book about people and how to lead them where they often dont want to go, gates said. Now he tells the rest of the story about obama, biden and congress. That evidently is a fertile frame of mind in which to write a book like this one. In a new memoir, former defense secretary robert gates unleashes harsh judgments about president obamas leadership and his commitment to the afghanistan war, writing that by early 2010 he had. Robert gates failure of duty a journalist reads an advance copy of former u. It narrates the passage of a newly deceased soul into the next world, corresponding to the journey of the sun through the underworld during the hours of the night. The book of gates is an ancient egyptian funerary text dating from the new kingdom. Gates on a passion for leadership january 21, 2016 by robert m. How will you use the interests i select in account settings. Gates was a university president at the time, but had a long history of working with the government, including serving with bush 41 and reagan, carter.
In bringing back robert gates, bush recalls the wisdom of his elders. Republican lawmakers tell newsmax that former defense secretary robert gates blockbuster new book vindicates their criticism of president barack obamas foreign policy. That type of door became the perfect prop to symbolize the existential and sexual struggle my hero, rill, was experiencing at. Mar 10, 2017 bill gates says this is the best nonfiction book hes read for ages be warned. And i have to say disappointed because i dont quite understand this, she said of the publicized excerpts of gates book. Jan 08, 2014 exdefense secretary robert gates new memoir has eyeopening revelations in addition to the afghanistan debate. He treated the office of the presidency with respect. Bill gates in his own words readers get a glimpse of the visionary microsoft cofounder and philanthropists philosophy on business, technology and life via some of his most. How do i sign up to receive email communications from my gates notes account. Posted in books tagged bestseller, book, cosmo, cosmopolitan, excerpt, isla dean, magazine, novel, one winter night, read, romance. Memoirs of a secretary at war, robert gates says the president was unsure the afghan surge would work and was. Some or all works by this author are in the public domain in the united states because they are works of the. Gates has 12 books on goodreads with 17940 ratings. It is simply my personal story about being secretary of defense during those.
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May 12, 2015 after serving six presidents in both the cia and the national security council, robert m. Lessons on change and reform from fifty years of public service, in phi beta kappa hall thursday evening. Chancellor robert gates discusses leadership strategies. Like just about everybody else in washington and many across the country, ive been reading the excerpts from former defense secretary robert gates book.
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He assumed the presidency of the landgrant, seagrant and spacegrant university on august 1, 2002. Memoirs of a secretary at war, that is circulating among reporters in washington, d. Gates served as secretary of defense under both president george w. Lessons on change and reform from fifty years of public service by robert m. Lessons on change and reform from fifty years of public service, in phi beta kappa hall thursday. Washington cnn former defense secretary robert gates set off shockwaves in washington with accounts from his upcoming memoir, in which he unleashes blistering criticism of congress and his. Like just about everybody else in washington and many across the country, ive been reading the excerpts from former defense secretary robert gates book duty. Washington has been abuzz this past week over the new memoir by former secretary of defense robert gates. Decnation is an organization dedicated to preserving the unique culture of digital equipment corporation by reuniting the digital family through face to face events, intrapersonal and group wide communications, and joint activities. Robert gates tellall book rattles white house, congress posted 11. Exdefense secretary gates takes aim at obama in new book npr. He wears his duty, though, like a millstone around his neck.
Robert gates ran the department of defense during the wars in iraq and afghanistan. Gates was brought on board by bush 43 to help turn around the war in iraq as it was beginning to bog down with casualties and no clear end in sight. Robert gates criticizes congress and obama administration. Big mistake to push key intelligence, military leaders out of security council principals committeethe former secretary of defense. Sophia writes historical, young adult and new adult romance novels. Lessons on change and reform from fifty years of public service, which goes on sale jan. Now secretary gates speaks for himself in his first television interview about his book. In account settings, click the toggle switch next to send me updates from bill gates. Secretary of defense robert gates speaks at his final press conference. Gates believed that he had left washington politics behind for. Bush and as secretary of defense 200611 in the administrations of presidents george w. An exclusive excerpt of one winter night is featured on cosmopolitan magazine.
Robert gates lovehate relationship with the bureaucracy in memoir, former defense chief says obama failed to give proper credit to career officials, but. Former defense secretary robert gates tackles white house. Bushs presidential library is here, after that its hard to be farther out of the beltway loop. I was tempted to stand up, slam the briefing book shut and quit on the spot. Robert gates book portrays obama as a different kind of. Jennifer edstrom and marlin eller were two insiders who wrote this book on the success and sordid details of bill gates company. He took office on december 18, 2006 under george w. Memoirs of a secretary of war at the pentagon in washington. Robert gates tellall book rattles white house, congress. The robert gates file the irancontra scandal, 1991 confirmation hearings, and excerpts from new book safe for democracy national security archive electronic briefing book no. New excerpt adult addicted to you thursday, june 9th, 2011 the double dutch door scene was the first scene that popped into my head when i started musing about what became addicted to you.
Bushs presidency and the first two and a half years of barack obamas. I make no pretense that this book is a complete, much less definitive, history of the period from 2006 to 2011. The ultimate insiders story of five presidents and how they won the cold war, and more on. Lessons on change and reform from fifty years of public service robert m. The double dutch door scene was the first scene that popped into my head when i started musing about what became addicted to you. Gates believed that he had left washington politics behind for goodbut when he received the call from the white house in 2006 to help a nation mired in two wars, he answered what he felt was the call of duty. He was also an officer in the united states air force and worked for the cia before being appointed director of the agency.
I rarely saw him in the oval office with a coat and tie, and he always conducted himself with dignity. Robert gates a passion for leadership read an excerpt of robert gates book, a passion for leadership. Robert michael gates born september 25, 1943 was the 22nd united states secretary of defense. College of william and mary chancellor robert gates 65 spoke about his new book, a passion for leadership. 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. Memoirs of a secretary at war is a valuable work by a unique public figure. Robert gates has served up a harsh judgment of the president who. Excerpt from robert gates book join the unexplained mysteries community today.
Washington former secretary of defense robert gates upcoming memoir has all the makings of a washington bombshell book. Seattle former defense secretary robert gates is in criticalbutstable condition in seattletacoma general hospital after a tragic accident in his home kitchen left him brutally stabbed multiple times, sources confirmed this morning. Like just about everybody else in washington and many across the country, ive been reading the excerpts from former. Sometimes we cant tell if we have something in common with a particular. The more he rips his former boss, the more books hell sell. The ultimate insiders story of five presidents and how they won the cold war gates, robert m. View robert gates professional profile on linkedin. Secretary general, jaap, for that kind introduction. Robert gates criticizes obama in new tellall book youtube. B ased on the early excerpts of former secretary of defense robert gates memoir, duty, it is obvious that he has written a nuanced account of washington in the bush and obama years. Secretary of defense robert gates signs copies of his new book duty. Jim inhofe, ranking republican on the senate armed services committee, but im. Bush and barack obamas administrations until his retirement on july 1, 2011 prior to this, gates served for 26 years in the central intelligence agency and the united states national security council. Sometimes the lessons in a particular passage are so important that they have to be shared.
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