Duty

George Newbern Robert M Gates Robert M. Gates

ISBN 10: 0804148627 / ISBN 13: 9780804148627

Published by Random House Audio Publishing Group, 2014

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Duty
• Publisher: Random House Audio Publishing Group
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0804148627
• ISBN 13: 9780804148627
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

From the former secretary of defense, a strikingly candid, vivid account of serving Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

When Robert M. Gates received a call from the White House, he thought he’d long left Washington politics behind: After working for six presidents in both the CIA and the National Security Council, he was happily serving as president of Texas A&M University. 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.

About the Author

Robert M. Gates served as secretary of defense from 2006 to 2011. 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. W. Bush. He was a member of the National Security Council staff in four administrations and served eight presidents of both political parties. Additionally, Gates has a continuing distinguished record in the private sector and in academia, including currently serving as chancellor of the College of William and Mary. He holds a Ph.D. in Russian and Soviet history from Georgetown University.