Known And Unknown by Donald Rumsfeld
Few Americans have spent more time near the center of power than Donald Rumsfeld, whose widely commented-on memoir offers many previously undisclosed details about his service with four U.S. presidents. We follow his rise from a middle-class childhood to the Navy to a seat in the U.S. Congress at age thirty, and his experiences there during the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights era. We also get his unique perspective as a cabinet-level member of the Nixon and Ford administrations, as CEO of two Fortune 500 companies, and as a special envoy to the Middle East for President Reagan. Rumsfeld also addresses the challenges and controversies of his time as Secretary of Defense during the 9/11 attacks by al-Qaida and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. He includes candid observations on the differences of views within the Pentagon and with other members of President George W. Bush's National Security Council. In a famous press briefing, Rumsfeld once said that There are also unknown unknowns . . . things we do not know we don't know. His book makes us realize just how much we didn't know.Donald Rumsfeld was the 13th and 21st United States Secretary of Defense. Defense Secretary. He presently serves as the chairman of the Rumsfeld Foundation, which promotes leadership and public service in the United States, as well as the establishment of free political and economic systems in other countries. The Rumsfeld Foundation supports microfinance development programs, public service scholarships for graduate students, the development of young leaders from Central Asia and the Caucasus, and charity causes that assist American men and women. members of the armed forces and their families
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| ISBN 13 | 9781595230843 |
| ISBN 10 | 159523084X |
| Title | Known And Unknown |
| Author | Donald Rumsfeld |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Sentinel |
| Year published | 2012-05-29 |
| Number of pages | 832 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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