PRESS CONFERENCE Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates smiles when asked if he is considering staying on with the next administration during a joint press conference with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen at the Pentagon, July 31, 2008. Gates said he is planning on leaving in 173 days, at the end of the current administration. SHARE: Download: Full Size (0.05 MB) Credit: VIRIN: 081982-A-EHO16-083.jpg Photo Gallery