It includes state department cables, correspondence. Reports that say that something hasnt happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns. Donald henry rumsfeld born july 9, 1932 is a retired american political figure and businessman. Donald rumsfeld there is an unmistakable zenlike quality to this, my favorite of donald rumsfelds often cryptic statements. In march 2003, rumsfeld engaged in a little bit of amateur philosophizing about the relationship between the known and the unknown. Department of defense dod news briefing on february 12, 2002 about the lack of. At the beginning of the documentary, rumsfeld argues that a major purpose of the department of defense is to evaluate unknown knowns, or. For webconnected readers, it features more than 500 links to neverbeforeavailable original documents from donald rumsfelds extensive personal archive. He and a small coterie of compliant associates ignored knowns and unknowns, and for that we are all worse off. The certainty of donald rumsfeld part 1 by errol morris march 25. I like it so much because what rumsfeld is describing perfectly in his inimitable fashion are the three forms of game theoretic decisions.
Donald rumsfeldknown and unknown interview on february 28, 2011 this is an unedited transcript of the interview page 4 of 16 donald rumsfeld. Known knowns, known unknowns, unknown unknowns and the. Graham, when we served together on the ballistic missile threat commission in the late 1990s. This cnn video shows donald rumsfeld using the terms known unknown, unknown unknown, etc. The title of the movie, the unknown known, comes from rumsfelds most famous statement while serving as george w. I think donald rumsfeld was the worst defense secretary ever, and that ive written a whole book about the. Rumsfeld served as secretary of defense from 1975 to 1977 under gerald ford, and again from january 2001 to december 2006 under george w. That is to say, there are things that we know we dont know. It is a pleasure to be back in brussels and at nato. Donald rumsfeld, the th 197577 and 21st 200106 secretary of defence for the usa, has many claims to fame or infamy. While he didnt invent this concept of known knowns, it became his most famous line. Known knowns, known unknowns, unknown unknowns and the propagation of scientific enquiry article pdf available in journal of experimental botany 603. Secretary of defense donald rumsfeld spoke these words at a press briefing in 2002 in response to a question about weapons of mass destruction in iraq.
And one known known is that the passage of time doesnt appear to have mellowed rumsfeld. Well if you read the book, a student would read the book and you would see on the book and on the website all kinds of. The rumsfeld foundation encourages leadership, public service and free political and economic systems at home and abroad. Id love to attribute this quote to someone else, but it was a statement made by former us secretary of defense, donald rumsfeld. In popular memory he may be most remembered and ridiculed for his statement, during the iraq war, as follows.
Rumsfeld served as secretary of defense from 1975 to 1977 under gerald ford, and again from 2001 to 2006 under george w. Former defense secretary donald rumsfeld announced the title of his memoir. The right man at the right time ed bradley the washington times. But there are also unknown unknowns there are things we do not know we dont know.
At, you can see the view of every candidate on every issue. There are known knowns is a phrase from a response united states secretary of defense donald rumsfeld gave to a question at a u. Not only is he guiding the war in iraq, he has been a pilot, a congressman, an ambassador, a businessman, and a civil servant. Known and unknown, by donald rumsfeld, dated 201102, excerpts by donald rumsfeld and milton friedman and others, tired of media reports of fundraising and poll results instead of policy issues. The life and times of donald rumsfeld nyt critics pick directed by errol morris documentary, biography, history, war pg 1h 43m. Known knowns, known unknowns, and unknown unknowns. But there are also unknown unknowns the ones we dont know we. Donald rumsfeld defense department briefing, february 12, 2002 federal par. Rumsfelds new memoir, known and unknown, comes from a remark he made about whether iraq.
Known knowns, known unknowns, unknown unknowns article pdf available in american journal of evaluation 324. However, this study reveals that many of them were not truly unidentifiable. Slavoj zizekbibliographywhat rumsfeld doesnt knowlacan. Secretary of defense donald rumsfeld is an accomplished man. See also known unknowns tv episode and the unknown known film. Throughout his distinguished careeras a naval aviator, a u.
Donald henry rumsfeld born july 9, 1932 is an american former politician. He cited reports where people said that was not the case. He is both the youngest and the secondoldest person to have served as secretary of defense. I hadnt realized that rumsfelds recitation of the known and unknown was a response to a question by jim miklaszewski about evidence. Even the president recalled it with a chuckle as he announced the nomination of robert gates to replace rumsfeld. After i finished my masters degree, for instance, i. Pdf known knowns, known unknowns, unknown unknowns and. As donald rumsfeld might say, there are known knowns and known unknowns. Rumsfeld during a pentagon news briefing in february 2002. Welcome to the home of the rumsfeld papers, donald rumsfelds archival site released in conjunction with his memoir, known and unknown. Congressman, a top aide to four american presidents, a highlevel diplomat, a ceo of two fortune 500 companies, and the only twiceserving secretary of defense in american historydonald rumsfeld has collected hundreds of pithy, compelling, and often humorous observations about. Most unknown unknowns are believed to be impossible to find or imagine in advance.
Unidentified risks, also known as unknown unknowns, have traditionally been outside the scope of project risk management. Donald rumsfeld, february 12, 2002 the history of informed consent is one of continuous evolution in search of a best practice, from the mid20 th century, physicianoriented paternalistic approach to the reasonable patient standard. That is to say, there are things that we now know we dont know. Known knowns, known unknowns, and unknown unknowns post.
Avaliable format in pdf, epub, mobi, kindle, ebook and audiobook. In february 2002, donald rumsfeld, the then us secretary of state for defence, stated at a defence department briefing. Press conference by us secretary of defence, donald rumsfeld rumsfeld. Rumsfeld served as secretary of defense from 1975 to 1977 under gerald ford, and again from. This paper develops and suggests a model to characterize risks, especially unidentified ones. Leadership lessons in business, politics, war, and life 20 comprised guidelines he had written out on note cards during his. The certainty of donald rumsfeld part 1 the new york times. Known and unknown, a nod to his bestknown quotation.
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