Duty by Robert M Gates

Duty by Robert M Gates

After serving six presidents in both the CIA and the National Security Council, Robert M. Gates believed that he had left Washington politics behind for good--but when he received the call from the White House in 2006 to help a nation mired in two wars, he answered what he felt was the call of duty.
Forthright and unsparing, Duty is Gates's behind-the-scenes account of his nearly five years as a Secretary of Defense at war: the battles with Congress, the two presidents he served, the military itself, and the vast Pentagon bureaucracy; his efforts to help George W. Bush turn the tide in Iraq; his role as a guiding (and often dissenting) voice for Barack Obama; and, most importantly, his ardent devotion to and love for American soldiers. Offering unvarnished appraisals of our political leaders, including Dick Cheney, Joe Biden, and Hillary Clinton, Duty tells a powerful and deeply personal story, giving us an unprecedented look at two administrations and the wars that have defined them.

Duty and A Passion for Leadership are both written by ROBERT M.GATES. He served as Secretary of Defense under Presidents George W. Bush and George H.W. Bush. Barack Obama and George W. Bush. Before being named head of the CIA, he served in the United States Air Force and worked for the CIA. He served eight presidents of both political parties as a member of the National Security Council staff in four administrations.

From 2002 to 2006, he served as president of Texas A&M University, and he is now chancellor of the College of William & Mary. From 2014 to 2016, he served as national president of the Boy Scouts of America, and he has served on multiple business boards of directors. He was named chairman of the Eisenhower Fellowships in 2018. He resides in the state of Washington.