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In [[1962 Midterm Elections|1962]], he won election as a Republican to the [[United States House of Representatives]] from the North Shore district of Illinois;<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=37050 IL District 13 Race - Nov 06, 1962]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved June 30, 2021.</ref> he was reelected in 1964,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=37049 IL District 13 Race - Nov 03, 1964]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved June 30, 2021.</ref> [[1966 Midterm Elections|1966]],<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=37051 IL District 13 Race - Nov 08, 1966]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved June 30, 2021.</ref> and 1968.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=37052 IL District 13 Race - Nov 05, 1968]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved June 30, 2021.</ref>

In [[1962 Midterm Elections|1962]], he won election as a Republican to the [[United States House of Representatives]] from the North Shore district of Illinois;<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=37050 IL District 13 Race - Nov 06, 1962]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved June 30, 2021.</ref> he was reelected in 1964,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=37049 IL District 13 Race - Nov 03, 1964]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved June 30, 2021.</ref> [[1966 Midterm Elections|1966]],<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=37051 IL District 13 Race - Nov 08, 1966]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved June 30, 2021.</ref> and 1968.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=37052 IL District 13 Race - Nov 05, 1968]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved June 30, 2021.</ref>

During his time in the House, Rumsfeld was a close ally of [[Moderate Republican]] then-representative [[Gerald Ford]]. Following Republican defeats in the 1964 elections coinciding with [[Barry Goldwater]]'s landslide defeat in the presidential race by incumbent Democrat [[Lyndon B. Johnson]], Rumsfeld led the effort to replace conservative House Republican leader [[Charles A. Halleck]] with Ford,<ref name=huffpost/> which ultimately proved successful.

During his time in the House, Rumsfeld was a close ally of [[Moderate Republican]] then-representative [[Gerald Ford]]. Following Republican defeats in the 1964 elections coinciding with [[Barry Goldwater]]'s landslide defeat in the presidential race by incumbent Democrat [[Lyndon B. Johnson]], Rumsfeld led the effort to replace conservative House Republican leader [[Charles A. Halleck]] with Ford,<ref name=huffpost/> which ultimately proved successful.<ref>Barnes, Bart (March 4, 1986). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1986/03/04/ex-house-majority-leader-charles-halleck-dies-at-85/4ff145b4-b00c-4547-b96d-708e68fed13d/ Ex-House Majority Leader Charles Halleck Dies at 85]. ''The Washington Post''. Retrieved June 30, 2021.</ref>

===Nixon and Ford===

===Nixon and Ford===