Rumsfeld

American

[ruhmz-feld] / ˈrʌmz fɛld /

noun

Donald, 1932–2021, U.S. secretary of defense 1975–77, 2001–06.

Rumsfeld British

/ ˈrʌmz-, ˈrʌmsˌfɛlt /

noun

Donald (Henry) . born 1932, US Republican politician and businessman: Secretary of Defense (2001–06)

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Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, channeling Metternich, identified in 2003 is the old Central Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal

The following year, he met Donald H. Rumsfeld, who had recently been appointed to helm President Richard Nixon’s anti-poverty office.

From Salon

Under Rumsfeld’s patronage, Cheney’s ascent to power began.

From Salon

After Nixon resigned and Gerald Ford, his successor, nominated Rumsfeld as secretary of defense, Cheney moved up as chief of staff—at age 34, the youngest ever.

From Slate

Rumsfeld and Cheney both had a close-up view of Nixon’s harsh decline during the Watergate scandal and the impending impeachment.

From Slate

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