Robert Gates Autographs
Robert Michael Gates (born September 25, 1943) is an American intelligence analyst and university president who served as the 22nd United States secretary of defense from 2006 to 2011. He was appointed by President George W. Bush and retained by President Barack Obama. Gates began his career serving as an officer in the United States Air Force but was quickly recruited by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
Gates served for twenty-six years in the CIA and at the National Security Council, and was director of central intelligence under President George H. W. Bush from 1991 to 1993. After leaving the CIA, Gates became president of Texas A&M University and was a member of several corporate boards. Gates served as a member of the Iraq Study Group, the bipartisan commission co-chaired by James A. Baker III and Lee H. Hamilton that studied the lessons of the Iraq War.
Gates was nominated by Republican president George W. Bush as secretary of defense in 2006, replacing Donald Rumsfeld. He was confirmed with bipartisan support. In 2007, Time named Gates one of the year's most influential people. In 2008, Gates was named one of America's Best Leaders by U.S. News & World Report. He continued to serve as secretary of defense in President Barack Obama's administration and retired in 2011. "He'll be remembered for making us aware of the danger of over-reliance on military intervention as an instrument of American foreign policy," said former senator David L. Boren. Gates was presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian award, by President Obama during his retirement ceremony.
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Current items with a signature of Robert Gates
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Traded items with a signature of Robert Gates
The most expensive item with a signature of Robert Gates (Raymond MEEKS / who will stay for Robert Gates Signed 1st Edition 2010) was sold in December 2025 for $722.00 while the cheapest item (Robert Gates Autograph Signed Index Card CIA Director Scretary of Defense) found a new owner for $0.99 in January 2016. The month with the most items sold (2) was January 2014 with an average selling price of $36.99 for an autographed item of Robert Gates. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2018 with $197.49 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $1.52 was February 2016. In average, an autographed item from Robert Gates is worth $27.49.
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