Robert Gates’ Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War, is the most peculiar book of its kind that I’ve read in a long time, maybe ever. It’s a fascinating, briskly honest account of one ...

Bill Gates shares his 2025 summer reading list, highlighting five memoirs that influenced his own, "Source Code." ...

Robert M. Gates is a crier. He is also an expert at restraining himself. The war is fought in the throat, and lost in the eyes. He clears his throat as if it will hitch his composure back into ...

Like just about everybody else in Washington and many across the country, I’ve been reading the excerpts from former Defense Secretary Robert Gates ... served than was suggested by partisan ...

Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates told "Face the Nation ... like Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Gates, who recommended the former Chairman and CEO of ExxonMobil for the job and ...

Reporting from Washington — When Defense Secretary Robert M ... other protective gear. When Gates arrived at the Pentagon, the changes were immediate. After reading about the Pentagon ...