Donald Rumsfeld Biography

Fast Facts

• Has served on the board of trustees to the National Park Foundation
• Has served as Chairman of the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship
• In 1977, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
• In 1954, he earned a bachelor's degree from Princeton University
• Has served as the U․S․ Ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• In 1962, he was elected to the U․S․ House of Representatives
• Served as the Secretary of Defense under Presidents George W․ Bush and Gerald Ford
• In 2011, he published his memoir titled "Known and Unknown․"
• Served in the U․S․ Navy as an aviator and flight instructor
• Left office having held the title of both the youngest and the oldest U․S․ Secretary of Defense in history