Robert Gates
The Strategist
The long view, patient, analytical, playing several moves ahead.
Robert Gates is a seasoned leader with extensive experience in national security and defense. This interview reveals his strategic mindset, emphasizing the importance of long-term planning and the need for effective governance to address complex global challenges.
“Well, it hasn't in the past. It hasn't been as personal, but I will tell you from personal experience that most presidents don't much like CIA. And have been critical. Richard Nixon was once quoted as saying, what the hell do those clowns do out there in Langley? And after the fall of the Shaw, Jimmy Carter sent the di”
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“Well, you know, I think that I like to tell young people, I say, if you've never had a failure, your education is incomplete. I never got into any real trouble because of it. And David Boren, who was the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, told me at the time, he said, if you're willing to wait six months, w”
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“Just my concern is that It's not the level of energy. for certain periods of time. It's the level of energy that I think is required over a protracted period of time. And it's the fact that you're dealing with 20 different complex issues simultaneously and all the politics and everything. And I just, you know, I mean, ”
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The Axe Files with David Axelrod — Robert Gates (TV)
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