Donald Rumsfeld
Donald Henry Rumsfeld was an American politician, businessman, and naval officer who served as the 13th United States secretary of defense from 1975 to 1977 under President Gerald Ford, and again as the 21st secretary of defense from 2001 to 2006 under President George W. Bush. He was both the youngest and the oldest secretary of defense.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- St. Luke's Hospital
- Educated at
- Princeton UniversityGeorgetown University Law Center
- Awards
- 🏆 Order of Brilliant Star🏆 Distinguished Eagle Scout Award🏆 Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland🏆 Grand Officer of the Order of the Star of Romania
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Trending topics shown first"We're so conditioned as a people to think that a military campaign has to be cruise missiles and television images of airplanes dropping bombs, and that's just false. This is a totally different war. …"
"I can't tell you if the use of force in Iraq today would last five days, or five weeks, or five months, but it certainly isn't going to last any longer than that."
"I don't know what the facts are but somebody's certainly going to sit down with him and find out what he knows that they may not know, and make sure he knows what they know that he may not know, and t…"
"It recalls to mind the statement by Winston Churchill, something to the effect that: I have benefited greatly from criticism, and at no time have I suffered a lack thereof."
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1932
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Birth2021
Died
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