SUMMARY DESCRIPTION

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.

QUANTITY
4.8 linear feet (ca. 9,600 pages)

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

ACCESS
Open.

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

Prepared by William H. McNitt, June 2012
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BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

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

CONTAINER LIST

Box 1 - Donald Rumsfeld Public Statements

• January 3 – September 5, 2001

Box 2 - Donald Rumsfeld Public Statements

• September 5 – December 28, 2001

Box 3 - Donald Rumsfeld Public Statements

• January 3 – May 17, 2002

Box 4 - Donald Rumsfeld Public Statements

• May 18 – December 24, 2002

Box 5 - Donald Rumsfeld Public Statements

• January 3 – June 30, 2003

Box 6 - Donald Rumsfeld Public Statements

• July 1 – December 24, 2003

Box 7 - Donald Rumsfeld Public Statements

• January 2 – May 11, 2004

Box 8 - Donald Rumsfeld Public Statements

• May 12 – December 24, 2004

Box 9 - Donald Rumsfeld Public Statements

• January 4 – June 6, 2005

Box 10 - Donald Rumsfeld Public Statements

• June 7 – December 29, 2005

Box 11 - Donald Rumsfeld Public Statements

• January 2 – May 4, 2006

Box 12 - Donald Rumsfeld Public Statements

• May 5 – December 15, 2006