Robert Gates' Career in Government

Rising Star After getting his Ph.D. on Sino-Soviet relations from Georgetown in 1974, Robert Gates became a staff member on the National Security Council
Gerald Ford Presidential Library

Rising Star
After getting his Ph.D. on Sino-Soviet relations from Georgetown in 1974, Robert Gates became a staff member on the National Security Council, serving under President Ford.

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