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Affiliation | Republican |
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2001-01-01 |
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Name | Donald H. Rumsfeld |
Address | Wilmette, Illinois , United States |
Email | None |
Website | None |
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July 09, 1932
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Died | June 29, 2021
(88 years)
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Contributor | *crickets chirp* |
Last Modifed | ev Mar 22, 2023 12:32pm |
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Info | Donald Henry "Don" "Rummy" Rumsfeld
Donald H. Rumsfeld was sworn in as the 21st Secretary of Defense on January 20, 2001. Before assuming his present post, the former Navy pilot had also served as the 13th Secretary of Defense, White House Chief of Staff, U.S. Ambassador to NATO, U.S. Congressman and chief executive officer of two Fortune 500 companies.
Secretary Rumsfeld is responsible for directing the actions of the Defense Department in response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. The war is being waged against a backdrop of major change within the Department of Defense. The department has developed a new defense strategy and replaced the old model for sizing forces with a newer approach more relevant to the 21st century. Secretary Rumsfeld proposed and the President approved a significant reorganization of the worldwide command structure, known as the Unified Command Plan, that resulted in the establishment of the U.S. Northern Command and the U.S. Strategic Command, the latter charged with the responsibilities formerly held by the Strategic and Space Commands which were disestablished.
The Department also has refocused its space capabilities and fashioned a new concept of strategic deterrence that increases security while reducing strategic nuclear weapons. To help strengthen the deterrent, the missile defense research and testing program has been reorganized and revitalized, free of the restraints of the ABM treaty.
Mr. Rumsfeld attended Princeton University on academic and NROTC scholarships (A.B., 1954) and served in the U.S. Navy (1954-57) as an aviator and flight instructor. In 1957, he transferred to the Ready Reserve and continued his Naval service in flying and administrative assignments as a drilling reservist until 1975. He transferred to the Standby Reserve when he became Secretary of Defense in 1975 and to the Retired Reserve with the rank of Captain in 1989.
In 1957, he came to Washington, DC to serve as Administrative Assistant to a Congressman. After a stint with an investment banking firm, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois in 1962, at the age of 30, and was re-elected in 1964, 1966, and 1968.
Mr. Rumsfeld resigned from Congress on May 25, 1969 during his fourth term to join the President's Cabinet. From 1969 to 1970, he served as Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity and Assistant to the President. From 1971 to 1972, he was Counsellor to the President and Director of the Economic Stabilization Program. In 1973, he left Washington, DC, to serve as U.S. Ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Brussels, Belgium (1973-1974).
In August 1974, he was called back to Washington, DC, to serve as Chairman of the transition to the Presidency of Gerald R. Ford. He then became Chief of Staff of the White House and a member of the President's Cabinet (1974-1975). He served as the 13th U.S. Secretary of Defense, the youngest in the country's history (1975-1977).
From 1977 to 1985 he served as Chief Executive Officer, President, and then Chairman of G.D. Searle & Co., a worldwide pharmaceutical company. The successful turnaround there earned him awards as the Outstanding Chief Executive Officer in the Pharmaceutical Industry from the Wall Street Transcript (1980) and Financial World (1981). From 1985 to 1990 he was in private business.
Mr. Rumsfeld served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of General Instrument Corporation from 1990 to 1993. General Instrument Corporation was a leader in broadband transmission, distribution, and access control technologies. Until being sworn in as the 21st Secretary of Defense, Mr. Rumsfeld served as Chairman of the Board of Gilead Sciences, Inc., a pharmaceutical company.
Before returning for his second tour as Secretary of Defense, Mr. Rumsfeld chaired the bipartisan U.S. Ballistic Missile Threat Commission, in 1998, and the U.S. Commission to Assess National Security Space Management and Organization, in 2000.
During his business career, Mr. Rumsfeld continued his public service in a variety of Federal posts, including:
Member of the President's General Advisory Committee on Arms Control (1982 - 1986);
Special Presidential Envoy on the Law of the Sea Treaty (1982 - 1983);
Senior Advisor to the President's Panel on Strategic Systems (1983 - 1984);
Member of the U.S. Joint Advisory Commission on U.S./Japan Relations (1983 - 1984);
Special Presidential Envoy to the Middle East (1983 - 1984);
Member of the National Commission on Public Service (1987 - 1990);
Member of the National Economic Commission (1988 - 1989);
Member of the Board of Visitors of the National Defense University (1988 - 1992);
Member of the Commission on U.S./Japan Relations (1989 - 1991); and
Member of the U.S. Trade Deficit Review Commission (1999 - 2000).
While in the private sector, Mr. Rumsfeld's civic activities included service as a member of the National Academy of Public Administration and a member of the boards of trustees of the Gerald R. Ford Foundation, the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, and the National Park Foundation, and as Chairman of the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships, Inc.
In 1977, Mr. Rumsfeld was awarded the nation's highest civilian award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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May 23, 2013 05:00pm |
Blog Entry |
Rumsfeld: I give the Bush administration a D-, Obama gets an F
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Scott³ |
Mar 09, 2011 11:05am |
Blog Entry |
Donald Rumsfeld On Facebook, Wants To Be On ‘America’s Next Top Model’
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Homegrown Democrat |
Feb 03, 2011 02:00am |
Review |
Rumsfeld’s Defense of Known Decisions
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Article |
ArmyDem |
Jan 28, 2009 05:00am |
General |
Rumsfeld to stand trial for war crimes?
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kal |
Dec 02, 2006 06:00pm |
News |
Rumsfeld Memo Proposed ‘Major Adjustment’ in Iraq
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WesternDem |
Nov 12, 2006 05:00pm |
News |
Bush Faces GOP Ire Over Rumsfeld Timing
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Article |
COSDem |
Nov 11, 2006 07:00am |
News |
Exclusive: Charges Sought Against Rumsfeld Over Prison Abuse
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Article |
kal |
Nov 08, 2006 12:00pm |
News |
Rumsfeld quitting as defense secretary
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Article |
James Crews |
Oct 19, 2006 02:10pm |
General |
Top US general says Rumsfeld is inspired by God
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Article |
DFWDem |
Sep 30, 2006 04:00pm |
Perspective |
Woodward: Card, first lady wanted Bush to fire Rumsfeld
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Article |
Brandonius Maximus |
Sep 20, 2006 12:00pm |
News |
Alaskans call for Rumsfeld resignation
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Article |
The Sunset Provision |
Sep 03, 2006 04:00pm |
Proposed Legislation |
Democrats see support for anti-Rumsfeld vote
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Article |
Brandonius Maximus |
Jun 20, 2006 12:00pm |
Investigation |
Tanker Inquiry Finds Rumsfeld's Attention Was Elsewhere
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Article |
RP |
Dec 08, 2005 09:00am |
News |
'No Plans to Retire,' Rumsfeld Insists
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Article |
Joshua L. |
Nov 03, 2005 05:45pm |
Commentary |
Rummy's bird flu bonanza
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Article |
RP |
Dec 21, 2004 12:00am |
Poll |
Majority of Americans: Rumsfeld Should Resign
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Article |
Servo |
Dec 17, 2004 12:00am |
News |
GOP Senators Spring to Defend Rumsfeld
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Article |
None Entered |
Dec 16, 2004 12:00am |
Opinion |
Rumsfeld must go
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Article |
Ben |
Jun 16, 2004 12:00am |
News |
Rumsfeld ordered prisoner held off the books
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Article |
RP |
May 12, 2004 12:00am |
News |
Senate GOP lines up behind Rumsfeld
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Article |
User 490 |
Apr 13, 2004 12:00am |
News |
CAMPAIGN RAGE: FLORIDA DEMOCRATS PLACE NEWSPAPER AD CALLING FOR RUMSFELD HIT; FUNDRAISING FOR KERRY
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None Entered |
Dec 19, 2003 12:00am |
News |
Rumsfeld Visited Baghdad in 1984 to Reassure Iraqis, Documents Show
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Article |
Servo |
Dec 01, 2003 12:00am |
News |
Rumsfeld Ramble Wins UK 'Foot in Mouth' Award
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Article |
DFWDem |
Oct 26, 2003 12:00am |
News |
Republicans fret over Rumsfeld's drag on his party
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Article |
ArmyDem |
Oct 11, 2003 12:00am |
Commentary |
Has Rumsfeld been demoted?
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Article |
User 13 |
Apr 02, 2003 11:46am |
General |
Offense and Defense (New Yorker Magazine)
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U Ole Polecat |
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