Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates on the State of American Foreign Policy

Hold These Truths with Dan Crenshaw

Dan Crenshaw

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🗓️ 5 January 2022

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates joins us for a candid examination of America's successes and failures abroad from the Cold War to the War on Terror to China's threat to the global order.

Robert Gates was the 22nd Secretary of Defense, serving under both Presidents George W. Bush and Barak Obama. He had previously served as Director of the CIA, from 1991 to 1993, Deputy National Security Advisor from 1989 to 1991, and Deputy Director of the CIA from 1986-1989. He is the author of From the Shadows, Duty, A Passion for Leadership, and Exercise of Power: American Failures, Successes, and a New Path Forward in the Post-Cold War World.

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0:00.0	We hold these truths to be self-evident.
0:02.0	But all men are created.
0:04.0	Because I remember Congress, I get to have a lot of really interesting people in the office.
0:07.2	Experts on what they're talking about.
0:09.2	This is the podcast for insights into the issues.
0:11.6	China, bioterrorism, Medicare for all, in-depth discussions.
0:16.0	Breaking it down into simple terms.
0:18.0	We hold these truths with Dan Crenshaw.
0:24.0	Welcome back folks, a great podcast today.
0:26.8	And you're really going to want to give it five stars if you haven't already.
0:30.4	I don't know why you would listen to my podcast every single episode.
0:33.6	Still not give it five stars.
0:34.9	But this one's going to be really good.
0:36.5	It is with Secretary Robert Gates.
0:39.0	He is the 22nd Secretary of Defense.
0:41.7	He served under both presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama.
0:45.4	We'll talk about that extremely unique experience going from one president to another
0:49.7	and actually having that particular position maintained.
0:54.3	Prior to that, he was president of Texas A&M University.
0:57.5	He is served as the director of the CIA from 1991 to 1993
1:01.7	as Deputy National Security Advisor from 1989 to 1991.
1:05.9	And Deputy Director of the CIA from 1986 to 1989.
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