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NORAD 50th Anniversary (Colorado Springs, CO).(Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates)(Speech)
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May 12, 2008
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As Delivered by Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs, CO, Monday, May 12, 2008
Well I can tell how thrilled you all are--oh, it's 10 o'clock--great, there are two speeches. (Laughter)
Thank you, Gene. General Renuart was my senior military assistant when I started at the Pentagon, and I'll always be grateful for his assistance and counsel as I learned my way around the place during those early weeks. Of course, I confess that I still don't leave my office without a guide. Alone, I'd never find my way back. (Laughter)
Some of you may have already heard lots of jokes about the size of the Pentagon. The late newsman David Brinkley ...