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.

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.