That Did Not Take Too Long: Robert Gates Signs Two-Book Deal

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates greets President Barack Obama upon his arrival at the Pentagon for the Armed Forces Farewell Tribute to honor Gates, June 30, 2011. DOD photo by Cherie Cullen

Former Defense Secretary Gates Signs Two-Book Deal -- CNN

(CNN) -- Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates has signed a two-book deal with Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, the company said Tuesday.

"We are delighted to be publishing Robert Gates," said Sonny Mehta, chairman and editor-in-chief of the publishing group. "He has a unique perspective not only on intelligence-gathering and national defense, but also on the decisions and policies that have affected the U.S. and our relationship with other countries around the world."

Gates, who served as defense secretary from 2006 to 2011 under both President George W. Bush and President Barack Obama, will write a memoir and a book on leadership, Mehta said in a news release. The memoir will be published in 2013 and the other book will be published in 2014, he said.

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My Comment: Will he write and/or say anything profound and interesting .... I hope so. But I suspect that it will just be his perspective and analysis on the history of the past few years.