withncer: coming up, q&a former defense secretary at robert gates. then, the republican presidential primary debate in south carolina at 10:00 a.m. ♪ announcer: this week on "q&a," former secretary of defense and former director of the cia, robert gates. he discusses his book "a passion for leadership: lessons on change and reform from 50 years of public service." brian: robert gates, the council on foreign relations recently had a column which said the next president of the united states ought to read five books on the presidency. yours was at the top on leadership. what would you want the next president to take away from your book on leadership?

gates: i would take on more of a policy subject. brian: our guest has been robert m. gates.he book is "a passion for leadership, lessons on change and reform from 50 years of public service." thank you very much. sec. gates: thank you for having me. ♪ >> for free transcripts or to give us your comment about this program, visit us at q&a.org. these programs are also available as c-span podcasts. ♪ announcer: if you liked this week's "q&a" interview, here are some others you may enjoy. former congressional staff member mike lofgren talks about his book on the two-party system in his op-ed on secretary gate's former memoir. the first female four-star officer in the navy, michelle howard talks about her role as vice chief of naval operations. you can watch these interviews and others online at c-span.org. announcer: here on c-span, washington journal is next with your calls and a look at today's headlines. that is followed by saturday's between the republican presidential candidates. women andllowed by technology discussion. i had, we look at the role of latino voters in nevada

secretary gates: i would take on more of a policy subject. brian lamb: our guest has been robert gates. the book is "a passion for leadership, lessons on change and reform from 50 years of public service." thank you. secretary gates: thank you for having me. ♪ >> for free transcripts or to give us your comment about this program, visit us at q&a.org. these programs are also available as c-span podcasts. ♪ >> if you like this week's "q&a" interview, here are some others you may enjoy. former staff member mike talks about his book on the two-party system in his op-ed on secretary gate's former memoir. we take on the history of the navy and her role as vice chief of naval operations. you can watch these interviews and others online at c-span.org.

find out if you have what it takes. >>> robert gates served as secretary of defense under george w. bush and barack obama. during his decades of public service he worked under eight different presidents of both parties. he also directed the cia. who better to write a book about leadership? that's what he's done. it's called "a passion for leadership, lessons on change". we sat down with secretary gates to discuss the book. >> thank you for being here. we're talking about a new book recently released on the topic of leadership. so important. it feels really at this time in our country. i want to get your opinion from where you're sitting, your vantage point, your history about the type of leadership this country needs at this point. >> one of the reasons that i wrote the book, "the passion for leadership, lessons on change and reform from 50 years of public service" is i think some of the presidential candidates have tapped into a deep well of frustration and anger on the part of the american people toward a lot of elected politicians and not getting anything done federal lis, but i

announcer: tonight on c-span, q of a with former secretary defense robert gates. then at 12:00 a.m., prime minister's question. and come memorizing the 37th anniversary of the revolution that a speech in tehran. ♪ announcer: this week on "q&a," former secretary of defense robert gates. he discusses his book "a passion for leadership, lessons on change and reform." from 50 years of public service. brian lamb: robert gates and the council on foreign relations recently had a column which said the next president of the united states ought to read five books on the presidency. yours was at the top on leadership. what would you want the next president to take away from your book on leadership? secretary gates: i think surrounding himself herself with really strong capable, independent-minded people, empowering them, delegating

"q&a,,"y night on former secretary of defense and director of the cia robert gates passions his book, "a for leadership." mr. gates served under several presidents, most recently presidents george w. bush and barack obama. >> when i was the director of central intelligence at the and of the cold war, i came to believe very strongly that the american people had given the cia a pass on a lot of things because of this existential conflict with the soviet union, of i believe after the end the cold war we would have to be more open about what we did and why we did it, and even to an extent how we did it, to help the american people better understand why intelligence was important to the government and to presidents, and why presidents valued it. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on q&a"." >> this year, c-span is touring cities across the country, exploring american history. next, a recent visit to santa barbara, california. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span 3. given the growing demands for water for environmental needs, there is more of a demand to de

sunday night, former secretary of defense and director of the cia robert gates discusses his book "a passion for leadership." he served under several presidents, most recently george w. bush and barack obama. >> at the of the cold war when i was director of central intelligence, i came to believe very strongly that the american ssople had given the cia a pa on a lot of things because of this existential conflict with the soviet union. i believe that after the end of war we had to be more open about what we did and why we did it to help the american people better understand why intelligence was important.

. >> former director of the cia robert gates discusses his book a passion for leadership, lessons on change and reform from 50 years of public service. mr. gates has served under several presidents. most recently, presidents george w. bush and barack obama. >> at the end the cold war when i was director of central intelligence, i came to believe very strongly that the american people had given cia a pass on a lot of things because of this existential conflict with the soviet union. i believed that after the end of the cold war, we were going to have to be more open about what we did and why we did it and even to an extent how we did it to help the american people better understand why intelligence was important to the government and to presidents and why presidents valued it. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q & a. >> oklahoma senator james vitia langford took to the senate earlier to talk about the president's budget request. m >> $4.1 trillion.he that's the amount that congresss will then discussion over the i. next few months. it's no big secret that presidential budget

robert m gates. the book is "a passion for leadership, lessons on change and reform from 50 years of the service." thank you. secretary gates: thank you for having me. ♪ >> for free transcripts or to give us your comment about this org"ram, visit us at "q&a. these programs are also available as c-span podcasts. if you like this week's "q&a" interview, here are some others you may enjoy. we talk about his book on the two-party system in his op-ed on secretary gates former memoir. we take on the history of the navy and her role as vice chief of naval operations. you can watch these interviews and others online at c-span.org. >> monday night on the communicators, the longest-serving fcc commissioner talked about the major communication issues including the cost of phone services between intimates, the unlimited streaming by internet providers. he is joined by a wall street journal reporter. >> we should always be evolving, always improving and always attempting to bridge gaps so people can help themselv

. >> sunday night, former director of the cia robert gates discusses his book, a passion for leadership. he has served under several presidents, most recently george w. bush and barack obama. >> when i was director of central intelligence i came to believe strongly that the american people had given the cia a path -- pass on a lot of things because of this existential conflict with the soviet union. after open about how we did it, and why we did it, to help the american people better understand why it was important to the government and to presidents. announcer: sunday on c-span's q&a. next, jeh johnson delivering the annual state of homeland security address. topics included counterterrorism, immigration enforcement, cyber security, and refugee admission programs. from the wilson center, this is just over an hour. refugee programs. this is wilson center, just

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, former defense secretary robert gates, who served for-- under eight presidents. and this is what he said about republican candidates. "part of the concern they have the campaign is that the solutions being offered are so simplistic and so at odds with the way the world really works." so in that spirit we're going to work tonight to be more specific. mr. trump, i want to start with you. you said as president you'll get up to speed very quickly. you'll know more quickly as president than any of the experts. so you've been elected it's your first day in the situation room. what three questions do you ask your national security experts about the world? >> what we want to do, when we want to do and it. and how hard do we want to hit? because we are going to have to hit very, very hard to knock out isis. we are also going to have to learn who our allies are. we have allies, so-called allies. we're spending billions and billions of dollars supporting people we have no idea who they are in syria. do we want to stay that route on do we want to go and make something with r

. >> sunday night on q&a, former secretary of defense and former director of the cia robert gate discusses a book, passion for leadership. lessons on change and reform from 50 years of public service. surrogates has served under several presidents, most recently george w. bush and barack obama. >> at the end of the cold war when i was director of central intelligence i came to believe very strongly that the american people had given cia up pass on a lot of things because of the existential conflict with the soviet union. i believe that after the end of the cold war we were going to have to be more open about what we did and why we did it, even to an extent of how we did it to help the american people better understand why intelligence was important. why was important to the government and president. >> sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> wrote to the white house began in iowa, the caucuses which date back to 1972 in the weight moved to new hampshire, the quintessential first in the nation primary which has a long and rich history. now we begin history. now we begin to test the candidates

announcer: sunday night, robert gates discusses his look. mr.es has served under several presidents, most recently president george w bush and barack obama. to believei became very strongly the american people had given the cia a pass on a lot of things because of contract withl the soviet union. i believed after the end of the cold war we would have to be more open about what we did and why we did it and to an extent, how we did it to help the american people better understand why intelligence was important to the government and presidents and why presidents valued it. at 8:00r: sunday night eastern on c-span's q&a. supreme court justice in tildenscalia -- -antonin scalia. this is just over 30 minutes. susan swain: associate justice antonin scalia, would you discuss what the role and responsibility of a supreme court justice is? justice scalia: to try to come out the right way on cases that the court has agreed to hear. and also, secondly -- and this is the only respect in which the job differs from the job of a court of appeals judge, to decid

robert gates discusses his book, "a passion for leadership." mr. gates has served under several presidents, most recently george w. bush and barack obama. >> at the end of the cold war when i was director of central intelligence, i came to believe they -- very strongly that the american people had given c.i.a. a pass on a lot of things because of this existential con ghrict the soviet union and i believe that after the cold war we were going to have to be more open about what we did, why we did it and even to the extent of how we did it to help the american people better understand why intelligence was important to the government and to presidents and why popts valued it. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern on "q&a." this washington journal morning, a discussion of the life and legacy of justice antonin scalia, who was found dead in el paso. this is about an hour. >> joining us here in our tudios is jeff braven, correspondent for the "washington journal". recollections about justice scalia and the impact he had on the high court. guest: with him it seemed t

"q&a,,"y night on former secretary of defense and director of the cia robert gates passions his book,"a for leadership." mr. gates served under several presidents, most recently presidents george w. bush and barack obama. >> when i was the director of central intelligence at the and of the cold war, i came to believe very strongly that the american people had given the cia a pass on a lot of things because of this existential conflict with the soviet union,

. >> sunday night on q & a, former secretary of defense and director of the cia robert gates discusses his book "lessons on leadership." mr. gates an served under several president, most recent ris presidents george w. bush and barack obama. >> at end of the cold war when i was director of central intelligence, i came to believe very strongly that the american peopleing had given cia a pass on a lot of things because of thut existential conflict with the soviet union. i believe that after the end evident cold war, we were going to have to be more open about what we did and why we did it and even to an extent how we did it to help the american people better understand why intelligence was important to the government and to presidents. and why presidents valued it. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q & a. >> now vermont governor peter shumlin gives his state of the state address and discusses financial assistance for students attending college, sick leave for vermont worker, investing in renewable energy, attracting new jobs to the state, and combating drug abuse in vermont. th

no doubt in my mind that moderator: right, so, constitution--nt to read a quote from secretary robert gates, carolina gop primary is this saturday. the dc primary is -- democratic primary is next week. >>> who will appoint a supreme court justice to replace scalia? it may be an election year, but there are still 11 months until the null elected president will take over. >> we are months away from the end of the president's term. >> it's extremely uncommon for a president to be in this >>> iowa senior senator is joining those who say the decision should be made after the election. he says it's standard practice not to nominate anyone for a election year. but in 1988 during a presidential election he voted to confirm anthony kennedy to the high court. >>> the majority of teenagers think it's okay to smoke pot. that's one reason the iowa alliance coalition for change held an event at the state capitol today. among the crowd were a group of jones county students. coalition says marijuana use is five and ten thousand dollars before 2000 -- to more than one-*hundred- thousand by 2012. tonight, in

. >> sunday night on "q&a," robert gates discusses his book, "a passion for leadership, lessons on change and reform from 50 years of public service." he has served under george w. bush and barack obama. >> at the end of the cold war when i was the director of central intelligence, i came to believe that the american people had given the cia a pass on a lot of things because of this existential conflict with the soviet union. i believe that after the end of the cold war we would have to be more open about what we did and why we did it and even to an extent, how we did it to help the american people better understand why intelligence was important to the government and to the president and why presidents value it. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern "q&a."an's >> "washington journal" is next. then, at 9:00 a.m. the house returns discussing a bill regarding sanctions on north korea. then, hillary clinton and senator bernie sanders are speaking at the minnesota democratic farmer labor party dinner. coming up in 45 minutes, a look at president obama's 2017 budget proposal. ineas.est is maya macgu

. >> tonight on q&a, former secretary of defense, robert gates, discusses his book "a passion for leadership, lessons on change and reform from 50 years of public service." he has served under several presidents, including george w. bush and barack obama. >> when i was director of central intelligence, i came to believe very strongly that the american people had given cia a pass on a lot of things because of i believe that after the end of the cold war, we would have to be more open. about what we did and how we did and to another extent, why we did it to help the american people but understand why intelligence was important to the government and why presidents valued it. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. >> matthew andrews of the university of north carolina at chapel hill talked about how the racial tensions of the 1980's were reflected in the sports of whitea, particularly one and black athletes faced off in boxing matches and basketball games.

aian: robert gates was here couple of weeks ago. here was a question we asked him. [video clip] brian: has the department of defense ever been audited? >> we get audited in different ways by different people but when it comes to a formal, accounting practices, the answer is no. the department has been working for years to get itself into a position of where it knows where all of the money has gone and it has that documented and it can present that in formal accounting practices. do we know where the money goes? yes. do huge amounts of money disappear into the ether? no. brian: what do you think? i think they need to have a clean audit and then we will see. doubting-- i am not him but we are not sure. it goes back to 1989, the recommendation of the grace commission that citizens against government waste promoted. imagine running an organization without a cfo. in 1993, government performance and results act started the ball rolling or these audits. that was 23 years ago. 1993. the pentagon still does not have a clean audit. the only agency without one. you see things

i want to read a quote from secretary robert gates, who served for -- under eight presidents.is what he said about republican candidates. part of the concern i have about the campaign is the solutions he offered are so at odds with how the world really works. mr. trump, i will start with you. he said you would get up to speed very quickly, you would know more than any of the experts. you have been elected president, it is your first day in the situation room. what do you after national security experts about the world -- ask your national security experts about the world? when do we want to do it and how hard we want to hit. we also need to learn who are allies are. we are spending billions of dollars supporting people we have no idea who they are in syria. do we want to state that route or go and make something with russia? --ate to say iran, but maybe it was one of the worst deals i ever seen negotiated. a very important -- [applause] not only a disgrace but an embarrassment. it very important, who are fighting for, what are we doing? we have to rebuild the country, but do n

sunday night, on q&a, former director of the cna -- cia, robert gates discusses his new book. mr. gates has served under several presidents, most recently george w. bush and barack obama. the cold war,of when i was director of central intelligence, i came to believe very strongly that the american people had given cia a path on a lot of things because of this existential conflict with the soviet union. i believe that at the end of the cold war, we would have to be more open about what we did and why we did it and even to an extent how we did it to help the american people better understand why intelligence was important. to the government and presidents and why presidents valued it. >> sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on q&a. >> next, and oversight hearing on the implementation of the iran nuclear agreement. they heard from stephen mull, the lead coordinator at the state department. the hearing is two hours and ten minutes. heard from stephen mull, the lead coordinator at the state department. the hearing is two hours and ten minutes. >> this hearing will come to order. this morn

. >> sunday night, former secretary of defense robert gate, discusses his book, a passion for leadership, lessons .n change and reform mr. gates has served under several presidents, most recently, george w. bush and barack obama. >> when i was director of central intelligence, i came to believe very strongly that the american people had given cia a pass on a lot of things because of this existential conflict with the soviet union. i believe that after the end of the cold war, we would have to be more open about what we did and how we did it to the american people better understand why intelligence was important to the government and two presidents and why presidents valued it. >> sunday night on c-span's q&a. >> the potomac institute healthy for monday on countering terrorist organizations and dialogical threats. speakers included former home in security tom ridge, former senator joe lieberman, defense vincent, andagent officials from sri lanka. this is over two hours. >> ladies and gentlemen. i am the ceo of the potomac institute of policy studies and it is my great honor to welcome you

sunday night, undersecretary of defense and the director of the cia robert gates discusses his book. mr. gates has served under several presidents, most recently presidents george w. at thed barack obama >> end of the cold war when i was director of central intelligence, i came to believe very strongly that the american people have given cia of us on a lot of things because of this existential conflict with the soviet union. i believe that after the end of the cold war, we were going to have to be more open about what we did and why we did it and even how we did it to help the american people better understand why intelligence agent to the government and two presidents and why presidents valued it. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern -- [drums] >> you are looking at a funeral procession at arlington national cemetery held in march 8, 2013. the full military honors ceremony is for two civil war sailors that went down the uss monitor ironclad and in 1862 storm up the coast of cape hatteras, north carolina.

sunday night on question and answer, former secretary of defense and former director of the cia robert gates discusses his book, "a passion for leadership" and discusses his reform. most recently, presidents bush and barack obama. >> at the end of the cold war when i was director of intelligence i came to believe very strongly that the american people had given cia a pass on a lot of things because of this existential conflict with the soviet union. and i believed that after the cold war we were going to have to be more open about what we did and why we did it and even to an extent how we did it to help the american people better understand why intelligence was important to the government and to presidents. and why presidents valued it. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q & a. >>> in this week's question time in the british house of commons, prime minister david cameron answered questions about public housing, youth unemployment and aid to syrian refugees. this is 40 minutes. >> questions to the prime ministe minister. >> number one, please. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i know the wh

. >> sunday night on q and a robert gates discusses his book a passion for leadership, lessons on change and reform from fifty years of public service. mr. gates has served under central presidents most recently presidents george w. bush and barack obama. >> at the end of the cold war when i was director of central intelligence, i came to believe very strongly that the american people had given cia a pass on a lot of things because of this existential conflict with the soviet union. and i believe that after the end of the cold war we were going to have to be more open about what we did and why we did it, and even to an extent how we did it, to help the american people better understand why intelligence was important to the government and to presidents and why presidents valued it. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q and a. >>> live now to capitol hill where a house foreign affairs subcommittee is looking into the long-term threat from the zika virus. tom frieden among those expected to testify today. live court and jury verage as t just getting underway. >> we know about these