Donald Rumsfeld
In this Sept. 17, 1991 file picture, Robert Gates, nominated to be CIA director, testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill during his nomination hearings. President Bush said Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2006 he would nominate Gates, a former CIA director, to replace Donald Rumsfeld at the Pentagon. Rumsfeld stepped down as defense secretary on Wednesday, one day after midterm elections in which opposition to the war in Iraq contributed to heavy Republican losses. (AP Photo/Dennis Cook)