Though the book simmers with disappointment in obama, it reflects. Lessons on change and reform from 50 years of public service. Gates provides a candid look at his time serving under two presidents who were presiding over two wars. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Gates provides revelations about major decisions made from late 2006 to 2011. Jan 19, 2014 in his memoir duty, the former defense secretary robert m. Former secretary of defense robert gates spoke about his memoir, duty. Forthright and unsparing, duty is gatess behindthescenes account of his nearly five years as a secretary of defense at war. Former defense secretary bob gates slips, falls on knife 68 times. He also served as an officer in the united states air force and worked for the central intelligence agency before being appointed director of the agency by president george h.
Gates fractured his first vertebra last week in a fall at his. Youve been very generous with your time, but national security stuff is complicated. 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 revealing about decision making in both the obama and bush white houses. He also served as an officer in the united states air force and worked for the central. Memoirs of a secretary at war paperback may 12, 2015 by robert m. 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 revealing about decision making in both the obama and bush white houseshis writing is informed not only by a keen sense of historical context, but also by. The former defense secretary says that obama eventually lost faith in the troop. The time period is from 2006 to 2011, and includes the george w. May, 2019 robert gates, who served as defense secretary for the obama administration, paused for a moment and said i dont know in an interview sunday when asked if he thinks former vp joe biden would be.
Memoirs of a secretary at war, by robert gates san. Gates stands by statement that biden has been wrong on nearly. Gates stands by statement that biden has been wrong on. Bush, bush 41 was the 7th president gates worked for. Im talking with robert gates, former secretary of defense. 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. As i look back, there is a parallel theme to my years at war. When white house aides were leaking juicy details of the raid that killed osama bin laden in 2011, then secretary of defense robert gates famously exploded. In duty, on the other hand, robert gates gives us a pretty solid and fair account of his time in office as secretary of defense. Senate select committee on intelligence october 24, 1991. The political universe is all a twitter over the former secretary of defense, robert gatess new book, duty. If you read only one book by a washington insider this year, make it this one. Some readers will approach this volume with a great deal of. Memoirs of a secretary at war, served under every president since nixon, save bill clinton.
Is former defense secretary robert gates doing his duty in. Jan 07, 2014 robert gates new book is starting to leak out, and it may give president obama and his aides some heartburn. Now secretary gates speaks for himself in his first television interview about his book. Bush and barack obama during the wars in iraq and afghanistan.
Robert gates new book is starting to leak out, and it may give president obama and his aides some heartburn. Gates it is clear, however, that robert gates, who may well know more about military affairs than any other american, has done his duty to his country. Bret baier of fox news described the book as a, scathing criticism of president obama, questioning the presidents leadership and commitment to the afghanistan and iraq wars evidently, there are several revelations in the gates book. Its very difficult to communicate with the public about, secretary gates. Jan 12, 2014 a journalist reads an advance copy of former u. Not a secretary of defense, but a secretary at war. This detailed literature summary also contains topics for discussion on duty. Knopf while his rivals at the white house, the state department and the pentagon loudly staked out their positions, gates held back. Though it has already been excerpted and soundbitten to a faretheewell, there are several things to remember about duty, the explosive memoir by former defense secretary robert m. In a new memoir, former defense secretary robert gates unleashes harsh judgments. Bush administration 20062009, the obama administration 20092011, the afghan war, and the iraq war narrated in first person point of view, this. Robert gates, former defense secretary, offers harsh critique of. Jan 17, 2014 former secretary of defense robert gates spoke about his memoir, duty. Duty by robert gates goodreads meet your next favorite book.
Robert gates, who served as defense secretary for the obama administration, paused for a moment and said i dont know in an interview sunday when. Memoirs of a secretary at war is a nonfiction book written by robert m. Gates is the author of duty, and a passion for leadership. Michael moseley, thennational security advisor ben rhodes, and congress over, and over, and over again, he also. In his eagerly anticipated memoir duty, former defense secretary robert gates pulls no punches about president obama, a threat from david petraeus, and nancy pelosis bad side. Bush 43 as gates referred to in his book, to distinguish him from his father, george h. Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to unlock and read it. Interview with charlie rose robert gates, former secretary of defense discusses his book duty. That comes through in both his government service and a book that provides a framework to help us make informed choices about war and peace. Gates, who served as secretary of defense under presidents george w. With iraq in a profound downward spiral and many believing that afghanistan could be next, the legacy of robert m.
He served as defense secretary under presidents obama and george w. The simple reason is that i wrote a biography of a senior pentagon official that gates fired in 2008 see circle of service. He scores several points above the selfseekers out there. Former defense secretary robert gates briefly spoke to reporters in the lobby of trump tower following his meeting with. Robert gates, former defense secretary, offers harsh critique of obamas leadership in duty. The quiet fury of robert gates bush and obamas secretary of defense had to wage war in iraq, afghanistanand todays washington by robert m. Former secretary of defense robert gates sits down with rita braver in his first television interview since the publication of his new book, duty.
Thats not to say that gates is just trying to get the facts out there. Memoirs of a secretary at war, is the most peculiar book of its kind that ive read in a long time, maybe ever. After serving six presidents in both the cia and the national security council, robert m. 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. Duty memoirs of robert m gates eisenhower a soldierss. Gates served as secretary of defense from 2006 to 2011. Gates has attracted a significant amount of attention due to his upcoming memoir titled duty. That same white house team is no doubt wishing gates had taken his own advice before publishing duty. 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 by former secretary of defense robert m. Memoirs of a secretary at war, that is circulating among reporters in washington, d. Jan 12, 2014 former secretary of defense robert gates sits down with rita braver in his first television interview since the publication of his new book, duty. Former secretary of defense robert gates on his new book a.
The place to start is gates recently published book, duty. December 2, 2016 former secretary robert gates remarks at trump tower. Gates has much to teach about the practical idealism. That evidently is a fertile frame of mind in which to write a book like this. Gates is the only secretary of defense to serve under both a republican and a democratic president, and in duty he provides an unsparing, full accounting of his tenure. Due to its large file size, this book may take longer to download. Bush administration 20062009, the obama administration 20092011, the afghan war, and the iraq war.
Jan 08, 2014 when white house aides were leaking juicy details of the raid that killed osama bin laden in 2011, then secretary of defense robert gates famously exploded. Gates, who served so influentially as secretary of defense during the crucial years 20072011, deserves critical examination. Memoirs of a secretary at war is a valuable work by a unique public figure. In his memoir called duty, former united states secretary of defense robert m.
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