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Secretary of Defense Robert Gates chats with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton before U.S. President Barack Obama discusses his administration's approach to balancing America's national security and governmental transparency in a speech at the National Archives in Washington on May 21, 2009. Obama also spoke about his administration's plans to deal with the terrorist detainee camp at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. In the background is the U.S. Constitution. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg) 
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Published: May 21, 2009 at 3:16 PM

WASHINGTON, May 21 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama, often chided for using a Teleprompter, erred Thursday in delivering his address on national security, misidentifying Robert Gates.

Before dipping into the prepared text of his speech, Obama said he wanted to "acknowledge the presence of some of my outstanding Cabinet members."

"We've got our secretary of state, Hillary Clinton. We have our CIA director, Leon Panetta. We have our secretary of defense, William Gates," Obama said, apparently forgetting his defense secretary's name is Robert.

Gates, a CIA veteran, is a holdover from the Bush administration.

Topics: Barack Obama, Leon Panetta, Robert Gates
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