'''Donald Henry Rumsfeld''' (b. July 9, 1932) was the [[United States Secretary of Defense|Secretary of Defense]] under [[President]] [[Gerald Ford]] from 1975–1977, and President [[George W. Bush]] from 2001 to 2006, succeeding [[William J. Cohen]]. He resigned in 2006 after [[Democratic]] criticism over his handling of the [[War in Iraq]]. | '''Donald Henry Rumsfeld''' (b. July 9, 1932) was the [[United States Secretary of Defense|Secretary of Defense]] under [[President]] [[Gerald Ford]] from 1975–1977, and President [[George W. Bush]] from 2001 to 2006, succeeding [[William J. Cohen]]. He resigned in 2006 after [[Democratic]] criticism over his handling of the [[War in Iraq]]. |