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Aug 07, 2009 feel free to spread this video around. In facts, we need to recognize and investigate the known unknowns and of reducing the universe around the unknown unknowns. Sep 20, 2010 former defense secretary donald rumsfeld announced the title of his memoir. In book, donald rumsfeld recalls bushs early focus on iraq.
In an authors note at the start of the book, he expressly acknowledged the source of his. The reputation for competence and rigour is by now so shot to bits that we dont know what is. Secretary of defense donald rumsfeld is an accomplished man. I want to thank former secretary of defense, donald rumsfeld for spending so much time with us talking about his memoir, known and unknown. The certainty of donald rumsfeld part 1 the new york times. Discover known and unknown deluxe offering an unprecedented reading experience for a memoir by a major public figure. But there are also unknown unknowns the ones we dont know we dont know. Many people associate the phrases the known known, the known unknown and the unknown unknown with rumsfeld, but few people are aware of how he first presented these ideas to the public. Donald rumsfeld is donating his proceeds from sales of known and unknown to military charities supported by the rumsfeld foundation. Feb 04, 2011 the title of former defense secretary donald h. Fittingly, rumsfeld starts the book with a description of his legendary meeting with saddam hussein, which he claims has been the subject of gossip, rumors, and crackpot conspiracy theories.
Donald rumsfeld on known and unknown the hugh hewitt show. Now he has written an unflinching memoir of his halfcentury career, sharing previously undisclosed details that will fascinate readers and force historians to rethink many controversies. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Feb 01, 2011 discover the enhanced e book edition of known and unknown offering an unprecedented reading experience for a memoir by a major public figure. Oct 23, 2017 in the parlance of donald rumsfeld, the former u. 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, 911, and the wars in afghanistan and iraq.
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It is a memoir of the secretary of defense donald rumsfeld and his view of things. Reports that say that something hasnt happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns. For webconnected readers, it features more than 500 links to neverbeforeavailable original. Known and unknown delivers both a fascinating narrative for todays readers and an unprecedented resource for tomorrows historians. That is to say, there are things that we know we dont know. Like donald rumsfeld, known and unknown pulls no punches. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading known and unknown. Rumsfeld named his autobiography known and unknown. Once again, the discovery of a previously unknown unknown shows us how little we know and leads to the propagation of a family of known unknowns which can then be tackled by traditional hypothesis forming and testing, occasionally throwingup another unknown unknown, and so the cycle continues. Rumsfeld memoir known and unknown reveals doubts but. Some have defended rumsfeld s 2002 statement as brilliant rather than mocking, so perhaps rummy is just pointing out with the title known and unknown that most of us are just too dumb to get it. Known unknown by rumsfeld donald abebooks passion for books. After a long silence, donald rumsfeld opened both barrels tuesday, releasing his memoir, known and unknown. Feb 08, 2011 known and unknown delivers both a fascinating narrative for todays readers and an unprecedented resource for tomorrows historians.
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