Known and Unknown: A Memoir
Feb 2011 · Penguin
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A powerful memoir from the late former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld
With the same directness that defined his career in public service, Rumsfeld's memoir is filled with previously undisclosed details and insights about the Bush administration, 9/11, and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. It also features Rumsfeld's unique and often surprising observations on eight decades of history.
Rumsfeld addresses the challenges and controversies of his illustrious career, from the unseating of the entrenched House Republican leader in 1965, to helping the Ford administration steer the country away from Watergate and Vietnam, to the war in Iraq, to confronting abuse at Abu Ghraib. Along the way, he offers his plainspoken, first-hand views and often humorous and surprising anecdotes about some of the world's best-known figures, ranging from Elvis Presley to George W. Bush.
Both a fascinating narrative and an unprecedented glimpse into history,Known and Unknown captures the legacy of one of the most influential men in public service.
With the same directness that defined his career in public service, Rumsfeld's memoir is filled with previously undisclosed details and insights about the Bush administration, 9/11, and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. It also features Rumsfeld's unique and often surprising observations on eight decades of history.
Rumsfeld addresses the challenges and controversies of his illustrious career, from the unseating of the entrenched House Republican leader in 1965, to helping the Ford administration steer the country away from Watergate and Vietnam, to the war in Iraq, to confronting abuse at Abu Ghraib. Along the way, he offers his plainspoken, first-hand views and often humorous and surprising anecdotes about some of the world's best-known figures, ranging from Elvis Presley to George W. Bush.
Both a fascinating narrative and an unprecedented glimpse into history,Known and Unknown captures the legacy of one of the most influential men in public service.
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Be careful your brain doesn't turn into mush when you read this. With all these people from the Bush administration writing books, you might get an idea what our country would be like if we privatized our public school system. This is not a good day for literacy.
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June 29, 2011
Instead of reading this book I listened to the audio version, and I'm so glad I did. Rumsfeld reads it himself giving the listener the advantage of hearing the "voice" of the author literally and of what he is trying to get across throughout the book. I gained new perspective of the political history of our nation in my lifetime. I would highly recommend this book.
About the author
Donald Rumsfeld was an American politican, government official, and business man who served as the 13th and 21st U.S. Secretary of Defense. Until his death on June 29, 2021, he chaired the Rumsfeld Foundation, which supports leadership and public service at home and the growth of free political and free economic systems abroad.
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