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President George Bush spoke at Robert Gates' ceremonial swearing-in as secretary of Defense at the Pentagon. The secretary was sworn in by Vice President Cheney. Earlier in the day form…

Robert Gates testified about his nomination as Secretary of Defense. The hearing focused on the conduct of military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as the future U.S. military ro…

Following a meeting prior to his nomination hearing by the Senate Armed Services Committee, President Bush and Robert Gates, his nominee for secretary of Defense, held a photo opportunity in…

President Bush spoke to reporters about the resignation of Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld and his decision to nominate former CIA Director Robert Gates to the post. Mr. Gates and Secretary Ru…