Where was the press conference on this change?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swfw_f3SZYg

Which Gates? Obama flubs defense chief's name

22 hours ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama sees his secretary of defense just about every day, but he still flubbed Robert Gates' name on Thursday.

Gates was in the crowd for Obama's national security speech. Pointing him out, the president said "William Gates" was on hand. Perhaps Obama was thinking of Bill Gates, the Microsoft billionaire.

The defense chief, who goes by Bob, was also misidentified at a Pentagon ceremony on Tuesday. Then, he was introduced as Ronald Gates.

Gates joked then that he had recently been introduced as Bill Gates. "He's the rich one," Gates cracked.

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i guess obama has the rich in front of his thinking process

I wonder if his wife has the same problem remembering his name?