The ultimate insiders story of five presidents and how they won the cold war. Gates, our 2011 liberty medal recipient, discusses valuable lessons in leadership he learned from four decades of personal experience. For example, president obamas white house staff is seen as an imperious entity, who, as a group, are seen as micromanagers that engaged in operational meddling. Robert gates book lays bare obamas incompetence fox news. It presents a significantly more negative picture of barack obama and hillary clinton than gates statements in office led anyone to expect. The robert gates file the irancontra scandal, 1991 confirmation hearings, and excerpts from new book safe for democracy. The white house voiced its support tuesday for vice president joe biden, responding to the release excerpts of former secretary of defense robert gatess new book in which he slams biden for. The formidable barrier to reform represented by institutional culture and traditions was well captured by the great historian jacques barzun in his book from dawn to decadence. Robert gates tellall book rattles white house, congress posted 11. Robert gates book portrays obama as a different kind of president.
As expressed in the book, disagreements with obamas white house staff and the other aforementioned organizations elicit strong emotions and criticisms from gates. Washington has been abuzz this past week over the new memoir by former secretary of defense robert gates. In his first interview since details from his memoir became public, former defense secretary robert gates speaks with. With robert gates book, loyaltys short shelf life returns to the. After serving six presidents in both the cia and the national security council, robert m. In the excerpts from duty, gates seems to take a similar view of. Book excerpts here you will find excerpts and first chapters from the latest books. Vaccines, for bill gates, are a strategic philanthropy that feed his many vaccinerelated businesses including microsofts ambition to control a global vaccination id enterprise and give him dictatorial control of global health policy gates obsession with vaccines seems to be fueled by a conviction to save the world. Robert gates smacked down republicans who are using his book to criticize president obama by saying,i agreed with all the presidents decisions on afghanistan.
Robert gates smacks down the gop, i agreed with all the. Like just about everybody else in washington and many across the country, ive been reading the excerpts from. Gates, our 2011 liberty medal recipient, discusses valuable lessons in leadership he learned from four decades of personal. Here are a few items from the book that may surprise readers. Memoirs of a secretary at war, that is circulating among reporters in washington, d. Gates has written a racing sketch of the final years of americas epic struggle with the soviet union. He served eight presidents of both political parties and was a member of the national security council staff in four administrations. People, who are interested in the world of today and to see it specially from an american point of wiev should read this bood. On feb 4th 2020, when there were only 11 active cv cases in the usa, the u. He was an officer in the united states air force and worked for more about robert m. Defense secretary robert gates speaks with npr news. It is a formidably complex tale that well deserves and will get voluminous treatment by historians and political scientists.
Robert gates book portrays obama as a different kind of. The ultimate insiders story of five presidents and how they won the cold war gates, 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. Gates is appearing thursday night at the national constitution center. A bibliography at georgetown university law library anglicky the robert gates file the irancontra scandal, 1991 confirmation hearings, and excerpts from new book safe for democracy anglicky ubben lecture at depauw university. Robert gates new book is starting to leak out, and it may give president obama and his aides some heartburn. Gates was overcome by an uncharacteristic flood of emotion. He also interviews former defense secretary robert gates about his new book duty. The former defense secretary says that obama eventually lost faith in the troop. In his new book, which has nearly 600 pages of text, gates. The irancontra scandal, 1991 confirmation hearings, and excerpts from new book safe for democracy. He was also an officer in the united states air force and worked for the cia before being appointed director of the agency.
Secretary of defense robert gates speaks at his final press conference. He served as secretary of defense under presidents george w. Exdefense secretary robert gates new memoir has eyeopening revelations in addition to the afghanistan debate. 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. Memoirs of a secretary at war was preceded by his publishers brilliant public relations campaign hyping the book with tantalizingly provocative excerpts. You can use the genres below to navigate to genrespecific titles in fantasy, romance, nonfiction and more. You dont need a book from the former secretary of defense to know that many of the decisions president obama made during robert gatess watch were a disaster, says heritage foundations. 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. 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. I was tempted to stand up, slam the briefing book shut and quit on the spot. Book by bob gates is a mustread for public servants. In spite of the thickness of the book it was quite easy to finish. But in december 2010, speaking to troops clustered around him, robert m. I think that robert gates is a very good storyteller and is also able to describe complex questions in a very interesting and amusing way.
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. Gates is the author of duty, and a passion for leadership. Robert gates owes no loyalty to president obama the atlantic. Jon stewart takes us through the new sanctions against iran that many in our dysfunctional congress are considering. The simple reason is that i wrote a biography of a senior pentagon official that gates fired in 2008 see circle of service. Robert gates book portrays obama as a different kind of president by michael barone. Gates served as secretary of defense under both president george w. Robert gates tellall book rattles white house, congress. Heres why bill gates wants indemnity are you willing to.
Like many people with a strong view about robert gates new book. Gates on a passion for leadership january 21, 2016 by robert m. 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. In his book, early excerpts of which were published by some media organizations on tuesday, gates accused the presidents advisers of taking micromanagement and operational meddling to a new. Gates downplays obama criticism by saying how much obama. Former secretary of defense robert gates insisted late last week that, book excerpts notwithstanding, he actually had a great rapport with president obama. Bush and president obama is interviewed on this week. Robert gates has served up a harsh judgment of the president who. Gates believed that he had left washington politics behind for. Why are the worlds top vaccine promoters, like paul offit and peter hotez, frantically warning us about the unique and frightening dangers inherent in developing a coronavirus vaccine. Robert gates world, politics air date 11012017 robert gates, former director of the cia, on china, the u. Enjoy a free excerpt from the new book on building trustbased relationships, inspired by the work of horse whisperer and new york times best selling author monty roberts. Memoirs of a secretary at war by former secretary of defense robert m. As former secretary of defense robert gates prepares for the publication of his memoirs, excerpts.
Maybe robert gates should have waited to release memoir. National security archive electronic briefing book no. Secretary of defense robert gates signs copies of his new book duty. Excerpted from a passion for leadership by robert m.
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