After i finished my masters degree, for instance, i was planning on a career in academia. Former defense secretary donald rumsfeld announced the title of his memoir. I first heard a variant of the phrase known unknowns in a discussion with former nasa administrator william r. I like it so much because what rumsfeld is describing perfectly in his inimitable fashion are the three forms of game theoretic decisions. At, you can see the view of every candidate on every issue. Throughout his distinguished careeras a naval aviator, a u. Donald rumsfeldknown and unknown interview on february 28, 2011 this is an unedited transcript of the interview page 4 of 16 donald rumsfeld. Rumsfelds new memoir, known and unknown, comes from a remark he made about whether iraq. Known knowns, known unknowns, unknown unknowns and the. Slavoj zizekbibliographywhat rumsfeld doesnt knowlacan. The title of the movie, the unknown known, comes from rumsfelds most famous statement while serving as george w. This paper develops and suggests a model to characterize risks, especially unidentified ones. Known and unknown, a nod to his bestknown quotation. In his memoir, known and unknown 2011, rumsfeld defended his handling of the wars in afghanistan and iraq.
Known knowns, known unknowns, unknown unknowns and the propagation of scientific enquiry article pdf available in journal of experimental botany 603. There are known knowns is a phrase from a response united states secretary of defense donald rumsfeld gave to a question at a u. Id love to attribute this quote to someone else, but it was a statement made by former us secretary of defense, donald rumsfeld. 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. And if one looks throughout the history of our country and other free countries, it is the latter category that tend to be the difficult ones. Rumsfeld served as secretary of defense from 1975 to 1977 under gerald ford, and again from 2001 to 2006 under george w. It is a pleasure to be back in brussels and at nato.
Rumsfeld during a pentagon news briefing in february 2002. Rumsfelds defense of known decisions the new york times. But there are also unknown unknowns there are things we do not know we dont know. 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. It includes state department cables, correspondence. Department of defense dod news briefing on february 12, 2002 about the lack of. Donald henry rumsfeld born july 9, 1932 is an american former politician. 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. He is both the youngest and the secondoldest person to have served as secretary of defense. Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. Donald rumsfeld defense department briefing, february 12, 2002 federal par. But there are also unknown unknowns the ones we dont know we dont know. Discover the enhanced ebook edition of known and unknown offering an unprecedented reading experience for a memoir by a major public figure.
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. The right man at the right time ed bradley the washington times. This cnn video shows donald rumsfeld using the terms known unknown, unknown unknown, etc. 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, unknown unknowns article pdf available in american journal of evaluation 324. Known knowns, known unknowns, and unknown unknowns. Known knowns, known unknowns, and unknown unknowns post. Reports that say that something hasnt happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns.
He and a small coterie of compliant associates ignored knowns and unknowns, and for that we are all worse off. Not only is he guiding the war in iraq, he has been a pilot, a congressman, an ambassador, a businessman, and a civil servant. Secretary of defense donald rumsfeld is an accomplished man. Donald rumsfeld, the th 197577 and 21st 200106 secretary of defence for the usa, has many claims to fame or infamy. Donald rumsfeld there is an unmistakable zenlike quality to this, my favorite of donald rumsfelds often cryptic statements. Leadership lessons in business, politics, war, and life 20 comprised guidelines he had written out on note cards during his. Unidentified risks, also known as unknown unknowns, have traditionally been outside the scope of project risk management. Graham, when we served together on the ballistic missile threat commission in the late 1990s. While he didnt invent this concept of known knowns, it became his most famous line. See also known unknowns tv episode and the unknown known film. For webconnected readers, it features more than 500 links to neverbeforeavailable original documents from donald rumsfelds extensive personal archive.
He cited reports where people said that was not the case. In popular memory he may be most remembered and ridiculed for his statement, during the iraq war, as follows. 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. Full text of us defence secretary donald rumsfelds speech in new york on tuesday may 27, 2003.
In february 2002, donald rumsfeld, the then us secretary of state for defence, stated at a defence department briefing. In march 2003, rumsfeld engaged in a little bit of amateur philosophizing about the relationship between the known and the unknown. I hadnt realized that rumsfelds recitation of the known and unknown was a response to a question by jim miklaszewski about evidence. At the beginning of the documentary, rumsfeld argues that a major purpose of the department of defense is to evaluate unknown knowns, or. Avaliable format in pdf, epub, mobi, kindle, ebook and audiobook. Most unknown unknowns are believed to be impossible to find or imagine in advance. Rumsfeld served as secretary of defense from 1975 to 1977 under gerald ford, and again from. That is to say, there are things that we now know we dont know. Even the president recalled it with a chuckle as he announced the nomination of robert gates to replace rumsfeld. Rumsfeld served as secretary of defense from 1975 to 1977 under gerald ford, and again from january 2001 to december 2006 under george w. But there are also unknown unknowns the ones we dont know we. Pdf known knowns, known unknowns, unknown unknowns and. Donald rumsfeld was widely credited in 2002 for bringing this concept to the public eye through his response to the us department of defense on the topic of wmd.
However, this study reveals that many of them were not truly unidentifiable. Press conference by us secretary of defence, donald rumsfeld rumsfeld. The certainty of donald rumsfeld part 2 the new york times. That is to say, there are things that we know we dont know.
After i finished my masters degree, for instance, i. The certainty of donald rumsfeld part 1 by errol morris march 25. Among other things i thanked our allies for their broad and prompt and effective support in the global war on terrorism. As donald rumsfeld might say, there are known knowns and known unknowns. I think donald rumsfeld was the worst defense secretary ever, and that ive written a whole book about the. Donald henry rumsfeld born july 9, 1932 is a retired american political figure and businessman. Welcome to the home of the rumsfeld papers, donald rumsfelds archival site released in conjunction with his memoir, known and unknown.
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