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Donald Rumsfeld

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Make decisions about the President's personal security. He can overrule you, but don't ask him to be the one to counsel caution.


— Donald Rumsfeld


#ask #caution #counsel #decisions #him

Many people around the President have sizeable egos before entering government, some with good reason. Their new positions will do little to moderate their egos.


— Donald Rumsfeld


#before #egos #entering #good #good reason

One of your tasks is to separate the "personal" from the "substantive." The two can become confused, especially if someone rubs the President wrong.


— Donald Rumsfeld


#confused #especially #personal #president #rubs

Our task, your task... is to try to connect the dots before something happens. People say, 'Well, where's the smoking gun?' Well, we don't want to see a smoking gun from a weapon of mass destruction.


— Donald Rumsfeld


#connect #destruction #dots #gun #happens

Politics is human beings; it's addition rather than subtraction.


— Donald Rumsfeld


#beings #human #human beings #politics #rather

Preserve the President's options. He may need them.


— Donald Rumsfeld


#need #options #preserve #president #them

Presidential leadership needn't always cost money. Look for low- and no-cost options. They can be surprisingly effective.


— Donald Rumsfeld


#cost #effective #leadership #look #low

Prune - prune businesses, products, activities, people. Do it annually.


— Donald Rumsfeld


#annually #businesses #people #products #prune

Public servants are paid to serve the American people. Do it well.


— Donald Rumsfeld


#american people #paid #people #public #public servants

Reduce the number of lawyers. They are like beavers - they get in the middle of the stream and dam it up.


— Donald Rumsfeld


#dam #get #lawyers #like #middle






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" Bush defended his secretary throughout and responded by stating that Rumsfeld is "exactly what is needed". citing the use of chemical weapons.

Rumsfeld reluctantly accepted an appointment by President Richard Nixon to head the Office of Economic Opportunity in 1969; appointed Counselor by Nixon and entitled to Cabinet-level status he would also head up the Economic Stabilization Program before being appointed Ambassador to NATO. Bush.

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