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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > war, peace and terrorism > war and society > war and politics > Donald Rumsfeld

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  • An experienced Washington insider, appointed secretary of defense in 2001 by President George W. Bush. Donald Rumsfeld previously occupied that office from 1975–1977, and his early handling of the Defense Department as an experienced administrator later deteriorated under the pressure of serious national defense issues. [Source: Encyclopedia of United States National Security; Rumsfeld, Donald (1932–)]

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