Prior to his role as the secretary of defense, robert gates served for over a quarter century in the central. After working for six presidents in both the cia and the national security council, he was happily. Bush and was retained for service by president barack obama. A passion for leadership fairfax county public library. This is not the actual book duty by robert m gates. In exercise of power robert gates says presidents too often. December 2, 2016 former secretary robert gates remarks at trump tower. From the former secretary of defense, a strikingly candid, vivid account of serving presidents george w. Jun 19, 2014 in duty, robert gates chronicles his four and a half years as secretary of defense under presidents bush and obama, in which the nation fought two wars. Lessons on change and reform from fifty years of public service 2016. American failures, successes, and a new path forward in the postcold war world. So much so that it would shape some of my most significant decisions and positions. Defense secretary nominee robert gates tied to irancontra.
After serving six presidents in both the cia and the national security council, robert m. Bush and barack obama during the wars in iraq and afghanistan. The time period is from 2006 to 2011, and includes the george w. What agency executives can learn from robert gates.
Bush administration 20062009, the obama administration 20092011, the afghan war, and the iraq war. Gates served as secretary of defense from 2006 to 2011. Bush, both of whom he praises as wielding all the elements of american power with extraordinary skill reagan for using covert action, economic pressure and clear messaging to help push the. 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. Find the perfect robert gates discusses his new book duty in washington stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images. Jan 17, 2014 former secretary of defense robert gates spoke about his memoir, duty. Gates began his career serving as an officer in the united states air force but was quickly.
Memoirs of a secretary at war is a nonfiction book written by robert m. Memoirs of a secretary at war by the author robert m. Memoirs of a secretary at war book pdf free read online here in pdf. Gates received a call from the white house, he thought hed long left washington politics behind. All e books are loaned without any drm and can be borrowed for as long as you. But all these other elements of power are woefully underfunded or ineptly handled or both. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading exercise of power. Duty ebook by robert gates 9780753550519 rakuten kobo. Duty covers plenty of other issues that gates encountered, but really the most important lessons to be learned come from his experiences with iraq and afghanistan. Download passion for leadership book pdf epub mobi tuebl and. Jan 14, 2014 but when he was asked to help a nation mired in two wars and to aid the troops doing the fighting, he answered what he felt was the call of duty. Titles available in ebook cg hales 21 key reads for fy21. Knopf, 2014, this was part and parcel of an increasingly operational national security staff in the white house and micromanagement of military mattersa combination that had proven disastrous in the past.
The accidental admiral navy mwr digital library overdrive. Robert gates was us secretary of defense from 2006 to 2011 serving under. Memoirs of a secretary at war, robert gates offers listeners a behindthescenes look at his role in politics, as well as his personal efforts during the iraq and afghanistan wars. Memoirs of a secretary at war book author by gates, robert m. Gates is the author of duty, and a passion for leadership.
Robert gates argues that this transformation is the result of the failure of political leaders to understand the complexity of american power, its expansiveness, and its limitations. The former secretary of defense writes in an exclusive excerpt from his new memoir that he had to wage war in iraq, afghanistanand todays. This is his candid and revealing account of us military engagement in iraq and afghanistan, where gates oversaw the controversial surge of us troops in both countries. 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. Memoirs of a secretary at war is a valuable work by a unique public figure. Exercise of power new haven free public library overdrive. 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 a longtime washington veterans understanding of how the levers of government work or fail to work.
By that i mean the love there is no other word for it i came to feel for the troops, and the overwhelming sense of personal responsibility i developed for them. But when he was asked to help a nation mired in two wars and to aid the troops doing the fighting, he answered what he felt was the call of duty. An extraordinary journey behind the scenes of arlington national cemetery, senator tom cottons sacred duty offers an intimate and inspiring portrait of the old guard, the revered u. Gates, who served as secretary of defense under presidents george w. Select from premium robert gates discusses his new book duty in washington of the highest quality. Gates believed that he had left washington politics behind for. Gates comes from the oldline republican camp, working for presidents ronald reagan and george h. Gates wrote that the only way to be successful in wars was to fully and publicly commit to them and explain to the public that only thinking long term can they be successful. As i look back, there is a parallel theme to my years at war. As the only person to rise from entrylevel analyst to director of the cia and to serve on the white house staffs of four presidents, robert gates is uniquely qualified to tell the unprecedented inside story of the cold war. Duty, giordano, obama, politics, robert gates, wpht philadelphia cbs dom giordano talked to former secretary of defense robert gates about his new book, duty, on talk radio. I did not hesitate when the president asked me to return to duty.
Duty, a characteristically direct, informed, and urgent assessment of why big institutions are failing us and how smart, committed leadership can effect real improvement regardless of scale. Department of defense officials and employees biography. Exercise of power ocean state libraries ezone overdrive. Even before former secretary of defense bob gatess book duty. Memoirs of a secretary at war ebook written by robert m. In exercise of power robert gates says presidents too. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read duty. Download passion for leadership book pdf epub mobi tuebl. Aug 06, 2015 but when he was asked to help a nation mired in two wars and to aid the troops doing the fighting, he answered what he felt was the call of duty. Gates relates his story from the perspective of a man experienced in.
Former secretary of defense speaks to dom giordano about new. Robert gates discusses his new book duty in washington. He served as secretary of defense under presidents george w. Gates underscores the value of listening to the organizations rank and file one of the major reasons he was a popular leader. Former defense secretary robert gates briefly spoke to reporters in the lobby of trump tower following his meeting with. American failures, successes, and a new path forward in the postcold war world kindle edition by gates, robert michael. Across the realms of civic and private enterprise alike, bureaucracies vitally impact. All ebooks are loaned without any drm and can be borrowed for as long as you.
Exercise of power avalon free public library overdrive. 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. Kindle store select your cookie preferences we use cookies and similar tools to enhance your shopping experience, to provide our services, understand how customers use our services so we can make improvements, and display ads. 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. In his memoir duty, the former defense secretary robert m.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. He was an officer in the united states air force and worked for the cia more about robert m. Robert gates was us secretary of defense from 2006 to 2011 serving under both george bush and barack obama. A passion for leadership king county library system overdrive. Memoirs of a secretary at war national defense university. Written by a former director of the cia, this is the story of americas and the agencys role in the collapse of communism in the soviet union and eastern europe. Since the end of the cold war, the global perception of the united states has progressively morphed from dominant. He makes a strong case for pursuing change with a deliberate strategy, which sounds like common sense but often is overlooked, as gates points out. Exercise of power lee county library system overdrive. Gates provides revelations about major decisions made from late 2006 to 2011. Army unit whose mission is to honor our countrys fallen heroes on the most hallowed ground in america. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read final recommendations of the. A passion for leadership king county library system. All files scanned and secured, so dont worry about it.
Robert gates discusses his new book duty in washington photos. Gates, published by vintage which was released on 04 march 2021. Robert michael gates born september 25, 1943 is an american intelligence analyst, and university president who served as the 22nd united states secretary of defense from 2006 to 2011. Duty, a candid, sweeping examination of power in all its manifestations.
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