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On November 17, 1975, Rumsfeld was confirmed as Secretary of Defense by a vote of 97–2. [16] At the age of 43, Rumsfeld became the youngest person to serve as United States Secretary of Defense as of 2023. [55] Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and President Ford share a laugh in a Cabinet meeting, 1975.
Jun 30, 2021 · Donald Rumsfeld, the two-time US defence secretary who was one of the main architects of the Iraq war, has died at the age of 88. Serving under President George W Bush, he was a key proponent...
Jun 30, 2021 · Donald H. Rumsfeld, the secretary of defense for Presidents Gerald R. Ford and George W. Bush, who presided over America’s Cold War strategies in the 1970s and, in the new world of...
Jul 5, 2024 · Donald Rumsfeld (born July 9, 1932, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—died June 29, 2021, Taos, New Mexico) was a U.S. government official who served as secretary of defense (1975–77; 2001–06) in the Republican administrations of Presidents Gerald Ford and George W. Bush.
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Jul 1, 2021 · Donald Rumsfeld, the acerbic architect of the Iraq war and a master Washington power player who served as US secretary of defense for two presidents, has died at the age of 88.
Jul 1, 2021 · Fred Kaplan's obituary of Donald Rumsfeld, who died in 2021, criticizes his role in the Iraq War and his distrust of intelligence. He also traces Rumsfeld's career from Nixon to Bush and his rivalry with Cheney.
Jul 1, 2021 · Donald Rumsfeld, who served twice as U.S. secretary of defense and who was an architect of America's wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, has died. He was 88.
