Robert Gates served in the
United States Air Force from 1967-69. He was recruited by the CIA and rose in
the ranks to serve in various high ranking intelligence roles for the Reagan
and H.W. Bush White House.
Mr.
Gates was president of Texas A&M University from August 2002 to December
2006. After the 2006 mid-term elections, then-President Bush nominated Gates to
replace Donald Rumsfeld as Secretary of Defense. Gates continued his role as
Secretary of Defense during President Barack Obama's first term in office.
After retirement, Gates was elected to serve as president of the Boy Scouts of
America with his two-year term starting this coming May.
On
Wednesday Night, Robert Gates appeared on The Daily Show to discuss his
autobiography Duty: Memoirs of a
Secretary at War.
The
full interview is provided below the break.
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