Robert Gates
Known for
Acting
Born
September 25, 1943 (age 83)
Birthplace
Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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. He was originally appointed by President George W. Bush and was retained for service by President Barack Obama. Gates began his career serving as an officer in the United States Air Force but was quickly recruited by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Gates served for 26 years in the CIA and the National Security Council, and was Director of Central Intelligence under President George H. W. Bush. After leaving the CIA, Gates became president of Texas A&M University a...
Best known work
Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror
2021
60 Minutes
1968
Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War
2024
War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State
2013
Dear Class of 2020
2020
Face the Nation
1954
Three Wars
2023Filmography
2024
Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold WarTVas Self - U.S. Secretary of Defense 2006 - 2001 (1 episode)
2023
2021
2020
Dear Class of 2020as Self
2013
War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security Stateas Self - Former Secretary of Defense
1968
1954