Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates told "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan that he isn't sure if you can judge Russian President Vladimir Putin's intentions in a face-to-face meeting.

ROBERT GATES: I think, I think the only thing I would have said is that a lot of this could have been done sooner. And you know, they're talking about potentially being six months, a year or more ...

The following is a transcript of an interview with former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates that aired on "Face the Nation" on Oct. 8, 2023. Latest U.S.

July 19, 1936 – April 21, 2025. Will Robert Gates, age 88 of Spokane WA, passed into Glory joining his Lord and Savior Jesus on Monday April 21st, 2025.

Right Arrow. William & Mary Tribe ... Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates addresses the Boy Scouts of America's annual meeting on May 23, 2014, in Nashville, Tennessee.

Gates has been wrong about Russia for the past 40 years, and in the 1980s he made sure that CIA intelligence was also wrong about the decline and ultimate collapse of the Soviet Union.

Robert Williams had to have his right arm looked at during the Celtics' Game 3 win. Barry Chin/Globe Staff. By Conor Roche. May 6, 2023 1 minute to read. Facebook; Twitter; Email; ...

Former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates told Boy Scout Troop 103, ... and they used to drop us off right there at Route 60 and we would walk in and camp down there near the river.

2014 – Gates’ book, “Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War,” is published. May 22, 2014-May 26, 2016 – Gates serves as the national president of the Boy Scouts of America.

WILLIAMSBURG — A $30 million gift to William & Mary will establish a new academic building that will bear the name of former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, the university announced Wednesday.