Donald Rumsfeld was the thirteenth and twenty-first United States Secretary of Defense. He currently chairs the Rumsfeld Foundation, which supports leadership and public service at home and the growth of free political and free economic systems abroad. He and his wife Joyce have three children, six grandchildren, and two great grandchildren.
“The presidency of Gerald R. Ford feels a world away--not simply in
time, but in ethos. In this wonderful contribution to history,
Donald Rumsfeld, who served President Ford as White House chief of
staff and as secretary of Defense, gives a new generation an
absorbing and important reflection on Ford and what the 38th
president meant. The vital center in which Ford so deeply believed
is facing an existential crisis in our own time, and Rumsfeld's
book could not be more relevant or timely.”
*—Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize-winning author*
“As a proud alumnus of the Ford Administration, I can attest that
Don Rumsfeld’s skillful and fascinating account of those critical
years has done the President justice. This book, based on
Don’s real-time memos, is essential reading to anyone seeking to
understand the American presidency, as Ford and his team rescued
and remade it during unprecedented turmoil.”
*—Dick Cheney, former Vice President*
“Gerald Ford is one of the most underrated presidents. He steadied
the nation after Nixon and made peace in Vietnam. Donald Rumsfeld,
who was Ford's chief of staff and secretary of defense, captures
the essence of Ford and brings it home. When the Center
Held is a magnificent book that should be read by every
American.”
*—Jean Edward Smith, bestselling author of BUSH*
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