Donald Rumsfeld
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Donald Henry Rumsfeld was an American politician, businessman, naval officer, and diplomat who served as the 13th United States secretary of defense from 1975 to 1977 under President Gerald Ford, and
Official portrait, 2001
Rumsfeld's 1954 yearbook portrait from Princeton
Rumsfeld (right, standing) as a Navy lieutenant in 1955
Rumsfeld during his time in Congress
Dick Cheney
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Richard Bruce Cheney was an American politician and businessman who served as the 46th vice president of the United States under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2009. Considered the main archite
Donald Rumsfeld
…Called back to Washington in August 1974, Rumsfeld was appointed chief of staff by President Ford. Rumsfeld recruited a young one-time staffer of his, Dick Cheney, to succeed him when Ford nominated him to be secretary of defense in 1975. When Ford lost the 1976 election, Rumsfeld returned to private business and…
Official portrait, 2003
White House Chief of Staff Cheney, 1976
Representative Cheney in 1984
Cheney meets with President Ronald Reagan, July 1983