Word: rumsfeld
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...assess Donald Rumsfeld as the new Defense Secretary...
...where Rumsfeld stands. I still don't know enough about his philosophy. If he's put there to get us melting down our swords, then it's bad. We'll get a quick reading from Rumsfeld's position on the new defense budget...
...Rumsfeld: Eyes and Ears...
Relaxing aboard the Spirit of 76 one night in November 1970, President Richard Nixon turned to Donald Rumsfeld, a White House counsellor, and said: "Rummy, one day you're going to be making these decisions. " Rumsfeld began to demur. "No," insisted Nixon, "one day you're going to be President...
...thought-and the hope-had often occurred to Rumsfeld, 43, an extraordinarily ambitious and dedicated man who has always looked ahead to the next job up the line, even while working as the chief of Jerry Ford's White House staff. In that position he serves as the President's eyes and ears, responsible for scheduling Ford's time, determining in large part what he needs and whom he sees as well as executing his orders. Since Ford, unlike Nixon, wants to be accessible to his top advisers, Rumsfeld neither stands in their way nor seeks...