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Donald Rumsfeld


21st United States Secretary of Defense
In office January 20, 2001 – December 18, 2006
President	George W. Bush
Deputy	Paul Wolfowitz (2001-2005) Gordon R. England (2005-2007)
Preceded by	William Cohen
Succeeded by	Robert Gates
13th United States Secretary of Defense
In office November 20, 1975 – January 20, 1977
President	Gerald Ford
Deputy	Bill Clements
Preceded by	James R. Schlesinger
Succeeded by	Harold Brown
6th White House Chief of Staff
In office September 1974 – November 20, 1975
President	Gerald Ford
Preceded by	Alexander Haig
Succeeded by	Dick Cheney
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 13th Congressional district
In office January 3, 1963 – March 20, 1969
Preceded by	Marguerite S. Church
Succeeded by	Phil Crane

Personal details
Born	(1932-07-09)July 9, 1932 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	June 29, 2021(2021-06-29) (aged 88) Taos, New Mexico, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Joyce H. Pierson
Children	Valerie J. Rumsfeld Richard Marcy K. Rumsfeld Walczak Donald Nicholas Rumsfeld
Alma mater	Princeton University Georgetown University Law Center
Signature
Military service
Branch/service	United States Navy
Rank	Captain

Donald Henry Rumsfeld (July 9, 1932 – June 29, 2021) was an American businessman and politician. Rumsfeld was the 13th United States Secretary of Defense under President Gerald Ford from 1975 to 1977, and the 21st Secretary of Defense under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2006.

He was both the youngest (43 years old) and the oldest (74 years old) person to have held the position, as well as the only person to have held the position for two non-consecutive terms. Rumsfeld was also the second-longest serving Secretary of Defense, behind Robert McNamara.

Rumsfeld was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois between 1963 until 1969. He was also the Ambassador to NATO from 1973 until 1974. He was also the White House Chief of Staff from 1974 until 1975 during the Gerald Ford presidency.

He ran for President of the United States in the 1988 election, but withdrew before any primary contests were held. He thought about running again in the 1996 election, but did not run and helped Bob Dole's campaign.

Rumsfeld died of multiple myeloma at his ranch in Taos, New Mexico on June 29, 2021 at the age of 88.^[1]^[2]

References

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↑ Macias, Amanda (June 30, 2021). "Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, who oversaw Iraq war, dies at 88". CNBC. Archived from the original on June 30, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
↑ McFadden, Robert D. (June 30, 2021). "Donald Rumsfeld, Defense Secretary Under 2 Presidents, Is Dead at 88". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 30, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.

v t e White House Chiefs of Staff
Steelman Adams Persons O'Donnell W.M. Watson Jones Haldeman Haig Rumsfeld Cheney Jordan J. Watson J. Baker Regan H. Baker Duberstein Sununu Skinner J. Baker McLarty Panetta Bowles Podesta Card Bolten Emanuel Rouse Daley Lew McDonough Priebus Kelly Mulvaney Meadows Klain Zients Wiles (designate)

v t e Cabinet of President Gerald Ford (1974–1977)
Vice President	Vacant (1974), Nelson Rockefeller (1974–1977)
Secretary of State	Henry Kissinger (1974–1977)
Secretary of the Treasury	William E. Simon (1974–1977)
Secretary of Defense	James R. Schlesinger (1974–1975) • Donald Rumsfeld (1975–1977)
Attorney General	William Saxbe (1974–1975) • Edward Levi (1975–1977)
Secretary of the Interior	Rogers Morton (1974–1975) • Stanley K. Hathaway (1975) • Thomas S. Kleppe (1975–1977)
Secretary of the Agriculture	Earl Butz (1974–1976) • John Albert Knebel (1976–1977)
Secretary of Commerce	Frederick B. Dent (1974–1975) • Rogers Morton (1975) • Elliot Richardson (1975–1977)
Secretary of Labor	Peter J. Brennan (1974–1975) • John Thomas Dunlop (1975–1976) • William Usery Jr. (1976–1977)
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare	Caspar Weinberger (1974–1975) • F. David Mathews (1975–1977)
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development	James Thomas Lynn (1974–1975) • Carla Anderson Hills (1975–1977)
Secretary of Transportation	Claude Brinegar (1974–1975) • William Thaddeus Coleman, Jr. (1975–1977)

v t e Cabinet of President George W. Bush (2001–2009)
Vice President	Richard B. Cheney (2001–2009)
Secretary of State	Colin Powell (2001–2005) • Condoleezza Rice (2005–2009)
Secretary of the Treasury	Paul H. O'Neill (2001–2002) • John Snow (2002–2006) • Henry Paulson (2006–2009)
Secretary of Defense	Donald Rumsfeld (2001–2006) • Robert Gates (2006–2009)
Attorney General	John Ashcroft (2001–2005) • Alberto Gonzales (2005–2007) • Michael Mukasey (2007–2009)
Secretary of the Interior	Gale Norton (2001–2006) • Dirk Kempthorne (2006–2009)
Secretary of the Agriculture	Ann Veneman (2001–2005) • Mike Johanns (2005–2007) • Ed Schafer (2008–2009)
Secretary of Commerce	Donald Evans (2001–2005) • Carlos Gutierrez (2005–2009)
Secretary of Labor	Elaine Chao (2001–2009)
Secretary of Health and Human Services	Tommy Thompson (2001–2005) • Mike Leavitt (2005–2009)
Secretary of Education	Rod Paige (2001–2005) • Margaret Spellings (2005–2009)
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development	Mel Martínez (2001–2003) • Alphonso Jackson (2003–2008) • Steve Preston (2008–2009)
Secretary of Transportation	Norman Mineta (2001–2006) • Mary Peters (2006–2009)
Secretary of Energy	Spencer Abraham (2001–2005) • Samuel Bodman (2005–2009)
Secretary of Veterans Affairs	Anthony Principi (2001–2005) • Jim Nicholson (2005–2007) • James Peake (2007–2009)
Secretary of Homeland Security	Tom Ridge (2003–2005) • Michael Chertoff (2005–2009)
Chief of Staff	Andrew Card (2001–2006) • Joshua Bolten (2006–2009)
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency	Christine Todd Whitman (2001–2003) • Mike Leavitt (2003–2005) • Stephen Johnson (2005–2009)
Director of the Office of Management and Budget	Mitch Daniels (2001–2003) • Joshua Bolten (2003–2006) • Rob Portman (2006–2007) • Jim Nussle (2007–2009)
Director of National Drug Control Policy	John Walters (2001–2009)
Trade Representative	Robert Zoellick (2001–2005) • Rob Portman (2005–2006) • Susan Schwab (2006-2009)

v t e United States Permanent Representatives to NATO
William H. Draper Jr. John C. Hughes George W. Perkins Warren R. Burgess Thomas K. Finletter Harlan Cleveland Robert F. Ellsworth David M. Kennedy Donald Rumsfeld David K. E. Bruce Robert Strausz-Hupé William T. Bennett David M. Abshire Alton G. Keel Jr. William Howard Taft IV Reginald Bartholomew Robert E. Hunter Alexander Vershbow R. Nicholas Burns Victoria Nuland Kurt Volker Ivo Daalder Douglas Lute Kay Bailey Hutchison Julianne Smith

United States Secretaries of Defense
Forrestal • Johnson • Marshall • Lovett • Wilson • McElroy • T. Gates • McNamara • Clifford • Laird • Richardson • Schlesinger • Rumsfeld • Brown • Weinberger • Carlucci • Cheney • Aspin • Perry • Cohen • Rumsfeld • R. Gates • Panetta • Hagel • Carter • Mattis • Esper • Austin