Few americans have spent more time near the center of power than donald rumsfeld. Rumsfelds new memoir, known and unknown, comes from a remark he made about whether iraq. The right man at the right time ed bradley the washington times. Bushs defense secretary chides colin powell, says he would have gone into iraq even if hed known saddam had no wmdsand discusses. It includes state department cables, correspondence. Secretary of defense donald rumsfeld will join the national constitution center on wednesday, february 9, 2011 at 6. Author bio birthjuly 9, 1932 whereevanston, illinois, usa educationb. In conjunction with the publication of known and unknown, rumsfeld established the rumsfeld papers, a website with documents related to the endnotes of the book and his service during the george w. Donald henry rumsfeld born july 9, 1932 is an american former politician. Secretary of defense donald rumsfeld is an accomplished man. At, you can see the view of every candidate on every issue. With the same directness that defined his career in public service, rumsfeld s memoir is filled with previously undisclosed details and insights about the bush administration, 911, and the wars in afghanistan and iraq. Known and unknown by donald rumsfeld is good and if someone was not following along during the iraq war or afghanistan war then this book is required reading. Feb 08, 2011 donald rumsfeld has served as white house chief of staff and twice as secretary of defense, the youngest and the oldest man ever to hold the post.
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It covers a variety of his experiences such as working as a republican in the u. Published in 2011 by sentinel, book and mylar protected dust jacket are fine. Early leaks of the book s defiant take on his life, times, and conduct of the iraq war drew howls from some of the targets of his scoresettling. After that work was completed, a number of documents from the rumsfeld collection. He published it through penguin group usa in february 2011.
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Known and unknown, a nod to his bestknown quotation. Donald rumsfeld s known and unknown is thus one of the most important contributions to a growing list of remembrances of our most recent wars. A memoir by donald rumsfeld and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Donald rumsfelds known and unknown is thus one of the most important contributions to a growing list of remembrances of our most recent wars. The middle east would be far more perilous than it is today with saddam hussein in power, rumsfeld wrote in his new book, known and unknown.
House in the late1960s, serving in the ford administration during the watergate and vietnam crises, and serving during the george w. It includes state department cables, correspondence, and memoranda on. Known and unknown, by donald rumsfeld, dated 201102, excerpts by donald rumsfeld and milton friedman and others, tired of media reports of fundraising and poll results instead of policy issues. Early leaks of the books defiant take on his life, times, and conduct of the iraq war drew howls from some of the targets of his scoresettlingbut rumsfeld battles on, taking his unapologetic account to the public. Known and unknown is a remarkable and compelling book that reveals how much we dont know about donald rumsfeld whom we may know only know through the often critical media coverage his years as seceretary of defense has received. A memoir is an autobiographical book by donald rumsfeld, an american politician and businessman who served as secretary of defense from 1975 to 1977 and again from 2001 to 2006 among many other positions. Feb 03, 2011 the middle east would be far more perilous than it is today with saddam hussein in power, rumsfeld wrote in his new book, known and unknown. But rumsfeld battles on, taking his unapologetic account to the public. Jul, 2017 donald rumsfeld still defiant in new book, known and unknown. Feb 04, 2011 the title of former defense secretary donald h.
Known and unknown, former defense secretary donald h. Rumsfeld to offer insight into the bush administration, 911 and the wars in iraq and afghanistan. From his unromantic wedding proposal to his assessment of the mishandling of hurricane katrina, the defense secretarys new memoir isnt just about. Rumsfeld served as secretary of defense from 1975 to 1977 under gerald ford, and again from january 2001 to december 2006 under george w. Not only is he guiding the war in iraq, he has been a pilot, a congressman, an ambassador, a businessman, and a civil servant. It covers a variety of his experiences such as working as a. Combined, he is the second longestserving defense secretary after robert mcnamara. Former twotime defense sec donald rumsfeld discuses his memoir with tv journalist bill kurtis, at the union league club of chicago. You get no sense that he is rewriting history to make himself and the bush administration look better but you realize if they could have been this open at the time, they would not have lost.
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