Bound copies of the transcripts of Secretary Rumsfeld’s remarks, testimony, press briefings, press conferences, and media interviews concerning his work as Secretary of Defense in the George W. Bush administration and various national security issues.

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4.8 linear feet (ca. 9,600 pages)

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Textual
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Department of Defense Historical Office (accession numbers 2005-003, 2006-038, 2007-020, 2008-008, 2008-032, and 2009-008)

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Open.

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Works prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public domain.

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William H. McNitt, June 2012
 

Biography

Donald H. Rumsfeld

July 9, 1932 - Born, Chicago, IL

1954 - B.A. in Politics, Princeton University

1954-57 - Naval aviator, U.S. Navy

1958 - Administrative Assistant to Congressman Dave Dennison of Ohio

1959 - Staff Assistant to Congressman Robert Griffin of Michigan

1960-62 - With the Chicago investment banking firm A. G. Becker and Company

1963-69 - U.S. Representative from the 13th district of Illinois

1969-70 - Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity

1970-71 - Counsellor to the President

1971-73 - Director, Cost of Living Council

1973-74 - U.S. Ambassador to NATO

1974-75 - Assistant to the President for White House Operations (Chief of Staff)

1975-77 - Secretary of Defense

1977-2001 - In private business serving successively as President of G. D. Searle & Company, CEO of the General Instrument Corporation, and Chairman of Gilead Sciences, Inc.

2001-2006 - Secretary of Defense