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U.S. Military Academy commencement.(Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates)(Speech)
As Delivered by Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, West Point, New York, Saturday, May 23, 2009
Thank you. Thank you, General Hagenbeck.
It's an honor to be here to deliver my first commencement address at the United States Military Academy here at West Point. Many of you might remember the last time I was here I gave a 45 minute evening lecture. Some of you may have even been awake at the end. A British nobleman, Lord Birkett, known for his long-windedness, once said: "I do not object to people looking at their watches when I am speaking. But I strongly object when they start shaking them to make certain that they're still going."
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