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Donald Henry Rumsfeld (July 9, 1932 – June 29, 2021) was an American politician, government official and businessman who served as secretary of defense from 1975 to 1977 under President Gerald Ford, and again from 2001 to 2006 under President George W. Bush. [ 1][ 2] He was both the youngest and the oldest secretary of defense. [ 3]
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.
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...
Aug 2, 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. The pugnacious...
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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 terrorism...
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Jun 30, 2021 · Donald Rumsfeld, who served as secretary of defence for President Gerald Ford and President George W Bush, has died aged 88. Best known for overseeing the US response to the 9/11 terror...