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Extraction Summary
7
People
5
Organizations
2
Locations
3
Events
2
Relationships
5
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Article or report excerpt (evidence file)
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Summary
This document appears to be a page from a profile or article (likely page 20) discussing Robert Gates's tenure as Secretary of Defense. It highlights his management style, criticisms regarding his self-promotion, and specifically details his strategic effort to build a strong alliance with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in 2009 to resolve inter-agency tensions. The document bears a 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT' footer, indicating it was used as evidence in a congressional inquiry.
People (7)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Gates | Secretary of Defense / Former CIA Director |
Subject of the text; discussed regarding his reputation, management style, and relationship with Hillary Clinton.
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| Michael Noonan | Analyst, Foreign Policy Research Institute |
Quoted describing Gates as a "steady hand on the wheel."
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| Paul Pillar | Former Senior CIA Analyst |
Quoted criticizing Gates for nurturing his own reputation.
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| Hillary Clinton | Secretary of State |
Discussed regarding her working relationship and alliance with Robert Gates starting in 2009.
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| Barack Obama | U.S. President |
Mentioned as head of the "Obama administration."
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| George W. Bush | Former U.S. President |
Mentioned in context of Gates being a "Bush holdover."
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| Jefferson Davis | Historical Figure (Confederate President/Former U.S. Sec of War) |
Mentioned as the previous owner of the table where Gates and Clinton had lunch.
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Organizations (5)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Policy Research Institute |
Affiliation of Michael Noonan.
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| CIA |
Central Intelligence Agency; Gates's former employer.
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| Pentagon |
Department of Defense headquarters; location of Gates's office.
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| State Department |
Referred to as "State" and the agency Hillary Clinton led.
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| Department of Defense |
Implied by "Pentagon" and Gates's role.
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Timeline (3 events)
2009
Lunch meeting at the Pentagon using Jefferson Davis's table.
Pentagon Office of SecDef
December 2006
Relationships (2)
Gates courted Clinton to ease State/Defense tensions; they met privately once a week.
Pillar criticizes Gates's management style and reputation management.
Key Quotes (5)
"accurate description for Gates may be 'steady hand on the wheel'"Source
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"I don't think [Gates's] accomplishments merit the sky-high reputation that he enjoys as he leaves office"Source
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Quote #2
"Gates has long had a knack for nurturing his own reputation."Source
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Quote #3
"I just told her, based on my experience, that how well the administration worked would depend a lot on how well she and I got along together"Source
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Quote #4
"If we got along, the message would go to the entire bureaucracy--not just our own bureaucracies but the rest of government as well."Source
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accurate description for Gates may be "steady hand on the wheel,"
says the Foreign Policy Research Institute's Michael Noonan.
"I don't think [Gates's] accomplishments merit the sky-high
reputation that he enjoys as he leaves office," former senior CIA
analyst Paul Pillar says. "Gates has long had a knack for nurturing his
own reputation."
Pillar recalls that Gates during his CIA days was "always saying, 'I'm
going to whip this organization into shape.' Anything good that
happens, it's because 'I'm head of the organization.' Anything bad can
be attributed to 'institutional resistance.'"
When Gates took over the Pentagon in December 2006, he quickly
demonstrated the diplomatic and political acumen he had acquired as
he worked his way up through the intelligence community as the first
career officer to become CIA director.
Take, for instance, his decision to court Hillary Clinton when she
took over as secretary of state in 2009. One of the few senior Bush
holdovers in the new Obama administration, Gates was keenly aware
of the tensions between the State and Defense departments built up
during the war in Iraq. He invited Clinton to his Pentagon office, and
the two ate lunch at a table that belonged to Confederate President
Jefferson Davis back when he was U.S. secretary of war.
"I just told her, based on my experience, that how well the
administration worked would depend a lot on how well she and I got
along together," Gates recalls. "If we got along, the message would
go to the entire bureaucracy--not just our own bureaucracies but the
rest of government as well. She totally understood."
Gates made a calculated--and more public--courtship of her entire
agency. "I read in the press, and therefore it must be true, that no
secretary of defense had ever been quoted as arguing for a bigger
budget for State," Gates boasts now. The strategy worked. Clinton
and Gates try to get together privatelyonce a week to work out
says the Foreign Policy Research Institute's Michael Noonan.
"I don't think [Gates's] accomplishments merit the sky-high
reputation that he enjoys as he leaves office," former senior CIA
analyst Paul Pillar says. "Gates has long had a knack for nurturing his
own reputation."
Pillar recalls that Gates during his CIA days was "always saying, 'I'm
going to whip this organization into shape.' Anything good that
happens, it's because 'I'm head of the organization.' Anything bad can
be attributed to 'institutional resistance.'"
When Gates took over the Pentagon in December 2006, he quickly
demonstrated the diplomatic and political acumen he had acquired as
he worked his way up through the intelligence community as the first
career officer to become CIA director.
Take, for instance, his decision to court Hillary Clinton when she
took over as secretary of state in 2009. One of the few senior Bush
holdovers in the new Obama administration, Gates was keenly aware
of the tensions between the State and Defense departments built up
during the war in Iraq. He invited Clinton to his Pentagon office, and
the two ate lunch at a table that belonged to Confederate President
Jefferson Davis back when he was U.S. secretary of war.
"I just told her, based on my experience, that how well the
administration worked would depend a lot on how well she and I got
along together," Gates recalls. "If we got along, the message would
go to the entire bureaucracy--not just our own bureaucracies but the
rest of government as well. She totally understood."
Gates made a calculated--and more public--courtship of her entire
agency. "I read in the press, and therefore it must be true, that no
secretary of defense had ever been quoted as arguing for a bigger
budget for State," Gates boasts now. The strategy worked. Clinton
and Gates try to get together privatelyonce a week to work out
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