CSPAN QA February 15, 2016
Sec. Gates i think surrounding himself herself with really strong capable, independentminded people, empowering them, delegating authority and holding them accountable. If they are successful, reward them in whatever way they can, and if they fail, fire them. I think that this, this too much of thinking about the president , and the reality is, the best president s, the greatest president s have been willing to recognize they were not the smartest person in the room and to surround themselves with people they thought were smarter than themselves. Washington and jefferson and hamilton and so on...