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Robert M. Gates, Secretary of Defense: A Bibliography

INTRODUCTION

On November 8, 2006, President George W. Bush nominated Mr. Gates to be Secretary of Defense. Mr. Gates previously served as director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The Senate held two confirmation proceedings for that position.

The Library has created this bibliogrpahy of documents authored by and related to Mr. Gates.

Confirmation Documents

1. Secretary of Defense Nomination

The Senate Armed Services Committee considered the nomination of Mr. Gates on December 5, 2006. View the schedule here.

The Washington Post has made available (PDF) Mr. Gates' answers to the "Advance Policy Questions for Dr. Robert M. Gates" posed by the Senate Armed Services Committee.

2. Director of CIA Nomination

Mr. Gates was nominated twice for this position.

1991 Nomination
  • Nomination of Robert M. Gates to be Director of Central Intelligence: Report Together with Additional Views, S. Exec. Rep. No. 102-19 (1991).
  • Nomination of Robert M. Gates: Hearings Before the S. Select Committee on Intelligence (Sept. & Oct. 1991) (CIS-NO: 93-S421-3, 93-S421-4, 93-S421-5; SUDOC: Y4.IN8/19:S.HRG.102-799/V.3 )
    • Available online from George Washington University's National Security Archive.
1987 Nomination
  • Nomination of Robert M. Gates: Hearings Before the S. Select Committee on Intelligence (Feb. 1987) (CIS NO: CIS-NO: 87-S421-1; SUDOC: Y4.In8/19:S.hrg.100-241)
Hearings were also conducted for the nomination of Mr. Gates for the position of Deputy Director of the CIA.
  • Nomination of Robert M. Gates: Hearings Before the S. Select Committee on Intelligence. 99th Cong. (Apr. 10, 1986) (CIS No. 86-S421-1; SUDOC: Y4.In8/19:S.hrg.99-620).

Internet Resources

1. Biographies of Mr. Gates

2. The Nomination

On November 8, President Bush held a press conference to nominate Mr. Gates.

  • White House transcript, video, and fact sheet on the nomination.

Selected Publications by Robert M. Gates

Books and Reports

  • Robert M. Gates, Guarding against Politicization: A Message to Analysts, in Ethics of spying: A Reader for the Intelligence Professional (Jan Goldman, ed 2006).
  • Iran: Time for a New Approach: Report of an Independent Task Force Sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations (2004). Mr. Gates was the Co-Chair of the Task Force
    • Georgetown users may access this title online through eBrary

Journal & Newspaper Articles

  • Robert M. Gates, From the Shadows: The Ultimate Insider's Story of Five Presidents and How They Won the Cold War (1996).
  • Robert M. Gates, The Job Nobody Trained For, N.Y. Times, Nov. 19, 2001, A19.
    • Georgetown users may access this article online through Proquest.
  • Robert M. Gates, The Moles Will Always Be With Us, N.Y. Times, Feb. 23, 2001, A19.
    • Georgetown users may access this article online through Proquest.
  • Robert M. Gates, In a New Age of Risk, Old Tests of Loyalty, N.Y. Times, May 27, 2000, A15.
    • Georgetown users may access this article online through Proquest.
  • Robert M. Gates, We expect the C.I.A. to do more with less money, N.Y. Times, May 12, 1999, A5.
    • Georgetown users may access this article online through Proquest.
  • Robert M. Gates, The ABC's of Spying, N.Y. Times, Mar. 14, 1999, WK 15.
    • Georgetown users may access this article online through Proquest.
  • Robert M. Gates, In War, Mistakes Happen, N.Y. Times, May 12, 1999.
  • Robert M. Gates, What War Looks Like Now, N.Y. Times, Aug. 16, 1998.
    • Georgetown users may access this article online through Proquest.
  • Robert M. Gates,The C.I.A.'s Little-Known Résumé, N.Y. Times, Oct. 29, 1998.
    • Georgetown users may access this article online through Proquest.
  • Robert M. Gates, "Keeping Politics and Intelligence Separate." New York Times, April 8, 1992 A24.
    • Georgetown users may access this article online through Proquest.
  • Text of a memo from Mr. Gates to Mr. Casey on the subject of Nicaragua dated Dec. 14, 1984, as published in the N.Y. Times, Sept. 20, 1991
    • Georgetown users may access this article online through Proquest.
  • Robert M. Gates, A CIA Insider Looks at the Battle Over Intelligence; The CIA: An Inside View, Wash. Post,  Nov. 29, 1987, L1.
    • Georgetown users may access this article online through Proquest.
  • Robert M. Gates, Outposts; Sovietology: The Uneven Cycles of Kremlin Reform, Wash. Post,  Apr. 30, 1989, C3.
    • Georgetown users may access this article online through Proquest.
  • Robert M. Gates, The Bad Old Days, Wash. Post, Apr. 30, 1989, C3.
    • Georgetown users may access this article online through Proquest.
  • Robert M. Gates, An Opportunity Unfulfilled: The Use and Perceptions of Intelligence at the White House, 12 Wash. Q. 35 (1989).
    • Georgetown users may access this article online through Lexis.
  • Robert M. Gates, Is the CIA's Analysis Any Good? Wash. Post, Dec. 12, 1984, A25.

Congressional Testimony by Mr. Gates

  • Intelligence Analysis of the Long Range Missile Threat to the U.S: Hearing Before the S. Select Committee on Intelligence, 104th Cong. (Dec. 4, 1996) (CIS-NO: 97-S421-12).
  • Radioactive and Other Environmental Threats to the U.S. and the Arctic Resulting from Past Soviet Activities: Hearing Before the S. Select Committee on Intelligence, 102nd Cong. (Aug. 15, 1992) (CIS-NO: 93-S421-7).
  • START Treaty, Part 2: Hearing Before the S. Committee on Foreign Relations, 102nd Cong. 156-168 ( June 30, 1992 p. (statement of Robert M. Gates, Director, CIA)
  • Assassination Materials Disclosure Act of 1992: Hearings Before the S. Committee on Governmental Affairs, 102nd Cong. (May 12, 1992) (CIS-NO: 92-S401-47).
  • H.R. 4803, the Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1992: Hearings Before the H. Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs, 102nd Cong. (May 8, 1992) (CIS-NO: 93-H241-18).
  • Threat of Foreign Economic Espionage to U.S. Corporations: Hearings Before the H. Committee on the Judiciary, 102nd Cong. (May 7, 1992) ((CIS-NO: 93-H521-6).
  • Assassination Materials Disclosure Act of 1992: Hearings Before the H. Committee on Government Operations, 102nd Cong. (May 15, 1992) (CIS-NO: 93-H401-14) (Statement of Robert M. Gates, Director, CIA).
  • S. 2198 and S. 421 To Reorganize the U.S. Intelligence Community: Hearings Before the S. Select Committee on Intelligence, 102nd Cong. (Apr. 1, 1992) (CIS-NO: 93-S421-6).
  • Regional Threats and Defense Options for the 1990s: Hearings Before the H. Committee on Armed Services, 102nd Cong. 313-322 (Mar. 27, 1992 ) (Statement of Robert M. Gates, Director, CIA) (CIS-NO: 93-H201-17).
  • Future of U.S. Foreign Policy in the Post-Cold War Era: Hearings Before the H. Committee on Foreign Affairs, 102nd Cong. 201-240 (Feb. 25, 1992) (Statement of Robert M. Gates, Director, CIA) (CIS-NO: 92-H381-55).
  • Threat Assessment, Military Strategy, and Defense Planning: Hearings Before the S. Committee on Armed Services, 102nd Cong. 8-84 (Jan. 22, 1992) (Statement of Robert M. Gates, Director, CIA) (CIS-NO: 92-S201-11).
  • Weapons Proliferation in the New World Order: Hearings before the S. Committee on Governmental Affairs, 102nd Cong. (Jan. 15, 1992) (CIS-NO: 92-S401-49).
  • Potential Threats to American Security in the Post-Cold War Era: Hearings Before the H. Committee on Armed Services, 102nd Cong. 4-11 (Dec. 10, 1991) (Statement of Robert M. Gates, Director, CIA) (CIS-NO: 92-H201-38).
  • Soviet Active Measures: Hearings Before the S. Committee on Foreign Relations, 99th Cong. (99-400) (CIS-NO: 87-S381-2;SUDOC: Y4.F76/2:S.hrg.99-400/pt.2)
  • Soviet Strategic Force Developments: Hearings Before the S. Committee on Armed Services, Part 2, 99th Cong. (June 26, 1985) (CIS-NO: 86-S201-8; SUDOC: Y4.Ar5/3:S.hrg.99-335),
  • Allocation of Resources in the Soviet Union and China, 1984, Part 10: Hearings Before the Joint Committee on Economic, 98th Cong. (Nov. 21, 1984, & Jan. 15, 1985) (CIS-NO: 86-J841-4; SUDOC: Y4.Ec7:So8/12/984/pt.10)
  • Allocation of Resources in the Soviet Union and China, 1984, Part: Hearings Before the Joint Committee on Economic, 98th Cong. (June 28 & Sept. 20, 1983) (CIS-NO: 84-J841-22; SUDOC: Y4.Ec7:So8/12/983/pt.9)

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