The Federal Government should be the last resort, not the first. Ask if a potential program is truly a federal responsibility or whether it can better be handled privately, by voluntary organizations, or by local or state governments.

" 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.