Biography
Donald Henry Rumsfeld (born July 9, 1932 - June 29, 2021) was an American politician and businessman. Rumsfeld served as the 13th Secretary of Defense from 1975 to 1977 under President Gerald Ford, and as the 21st Secretary of Defense from 2001 to 2006 under President George W. Bush. He is both the youngest and the oldest person to have served as Secretary of Defense. Additionally, Rumsfeld was a four-term U.S. Congressman from Illinois (1962-1969), Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity (1969-1970), Counsellor to the President (1969-1973), the United States Permanent Representative to NATO (1973-1974), and White House Chief of Staff (1974-1975).
Awards & recognition
- Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun · 2015
- Grand Officer of the Order of the Star of Romania · 2003
- Presidential Medal of Freedom · 1977
- Distinguished Eagle Scout Award
- Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland
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- Order of Brilliant Star
- Order of the Golden Fleece
Filmography15 titles
The Draft
Shadow World
Above Majestic
Control Room
Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror
Ghosts of Abu Ghraib
Cover-Up
Fahrenheit 9/11
The Unknown Known
We Are Many
The World According to Dick Cheney
Tails You Win: The Science of Chance
Unconstitutional: The War On Our Civil Liberties
The Words That Built America
15 Septembers Later