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Donald Henry Rumsfeld (July 9, 1932 – June 29, 2021) was an American politician, government official and businessman who served as Secretary of Defense from 1975 to 1977 under president Gerald Ford, and again from 2001 to 2006 under President George W. Bush. He was both the youngest and the oldest secretary of defense. Additionally, Rumsfeld was a four-term U.S. Congressman from Illinois (1963–1969), director of the Office of Economic Opportunity (1969–1970), counselor to the president (1969–1973), the U.S. Representative to NATO (1973–1974), and the White House Chief of Staff (1974–1975). Between his terms as secretary of defense, he served as the CEO and chairman of several companies. More about Donald Rumsfeld

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Current items with a signature of Donald Rumsfeld

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thumbnailDonald Rumsfeld Memoir (NEW Signed 1st Ed., 1st Printing)$35.00logo
thumbnailKnown and Unknown : A Memoir by Donald Rumsfeld - SIGNED First Edition - HC/DJ$124.99logo
thumbnailKnown and Unknown by Donald Rumsfeld SIGNED Autograph Hardcover Book$10.00logo
thumbnailKnown and Unknown—A Memoir (NEW 1st Ed., 1st Printing Signed by Donald Rumsfeld)$65.00logo
thumbnailRUMSFELD'S RULES (2013) Donald Rumsfeld SIGNED HC 1st Ed. - Leadership Lessons$49.99logo
thumbnailSigned 1st Edition Known and Unknown : A Memoir by Donald Rumsfeld Hologram COA$99.99logo
thumbnailThe Trial Of Donald Rumsfeld By Michael Ratner 2008 Signed$10.00logo
Born in Illinois, Rumsfeld attended Princeton University, graduating in 1954 with a degree in political science. After serving in the Navy for three years, he mounted a campaign for Congress in Illinois's 13th Congressional District, winning in 1962 at the age of 30. Rumsfeld accepted an appointment by President Richard Nixon to head the Office of Economic Opportunity in 1969; appointed counsellor by Nixon and entitled to Cabinet-level status, he also headed up the Economic Stabilization Program before being appointed ambassador to NATO. Called back to Washington in August 1974, Rumsfeld was appointed chief of staff by President Ford. Rumsfeld recruited a young one-time staffer of his, Dick Cheney, to succeed him when Ford nominated him to be Secretary of Defense in 1975. When Ford lost the 1976 election, Rumsfeld returned to private business and financial life, and was named president and CEO of the pharmaceutical corporation G. D. Searle & Company. He was later named CEO of General Instrument from 1990 to 1993 and chairman of Gilead Sciences from 1997 to 2001.

Rumsfeld was appointed Secretary of Defense for a second time in January 2001 by President George W. Bush. As Secretary of Defense, Rumsfeld played a central role in the 2001 United States invasion of Afghanistan and 2003 invasion of Iraq. Before and during the Iraq War, he claimed that Iraq had an active weapons of mass destruction program; no stockpiles were ever found. A Pentagon Inspector General report found that Rumsfeld's top policy aide "developed, produced, and then disseminated alternative intelligence assessments on the Iraq and al-Qaeda relationship, which included some conclusions that were inconsistent with the consensus of the Intelligence Community, to senior decision-makers". Rumsfeld's tenure was controversial for its use of torture and the Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse scandal. Rumsfeld gradually lost political support and resigned in late 2006. In his retirement years, he published an autobiography, Known and Unknown: A Memoir, as well as Rumsfeld's Rules: Leadership Lessons in Business, Politics, War, and Life. Read even more about Donald Rumsfeld at Wikipedia

Traded items with a signature of Donald Rumsfeld

In total, we tracked 565 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.

The most expensive item with a signature of Donald Rumsfeld (DONALD RUMSFELD RUDY GIULIANI SIGNED PHOTO DUAL 11X14 BUSH 9/11 PSA JSA PROOF) was sold in March 2016 for $399.99 while the cheapest item (DONALD RUMSFELD SIGNED AUTOGRAPH CUT PRESIDENT BUSH REAGAN WAR CLINTON NIXON) found a new owner for $0.59 in July 2016. The month with the most items sold (20) was June 2021 with an average selling price of $34.98 for an autographed item of Donald Rumsfeld. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in September 2020 with $230.55 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was July 2020. In average, an autographed item from Donald Rumsfeld is worth $15.00.

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thumbnail2020 Decision Series Donald Rumsfeld Cut Signatures Silver Foil Auto Autograph$25.00logo
thumbnailDONALD RUMSFELD & GEN. TOMMY FRANKS Signed/Autographed 8x10 Photograph$8.35logo
thumbnailDONALD RUMSFELD RUMSFELDS RULES BRAND NEW SIGNED COPY$5.99logo
thumbnailDONALD RUMSFELD Secretary of Defense Signed First Day Cover, Letter & 5x7 Photo $49.99logo
thumbnailDonald Rumsfeld signed baseball Republican George W Bush Sec of Defense $10.50logo
thumbnailEaston Press / Donald Rumsfeld *SIGNED* Rumsfeld’s Rules / 1st Edition / Leather$224.95logo
thumbnailKnown and Unknown : A Memoir by Donald Rumsfeld (2011, Hardcover) Signed$10.94logo
thumbnailSECRETARY OF DEFENSE DONALD RUMSFELD (1932-2021) POLITICAL AUTOGRAPH PHOTO~$6.50logo
thumbnailSIGNED and Authored by Donald Rumsfeld, Known and Unknown, Political/Military$1.00logo
thumbnailSigned Donald Rumsfeld, Known and Unknown, 1st, DJ $12.00logo

Latest News about Donald Rumsfeld

Donald Rumsfeld Letting Go Of D.C. Residence (01/14/15): Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld sold the Washington, D.C., residence he called home for six years. The historic and beautiful brownstone is spacious, too, with 7 bedrooms and 6.5 bathrooms. It was home while Rumsfeld served with President George W. Bush. Go to news article

Reliable Source: Donald Rumsfeld’s Kalorama home has found a buyer — again (01/12/15): And the price dropped again.

Donald Rumsfeld sells home for $3.9M (01/09/15): The former Defense secretary's hone sold nearly $600,000 below his original asking price.

Jon Stewart lost sleep over his softball interview with Donald Rumsfeld (11/10/14): He also despises interviewing politicians

Reliable Source: Donald Rumsfeld’s Kalorama home is back on the market (11/03/14): We're told there was an open house this weekend, the perfect chance for the looky-loos.

Older News Stories about Donald Rumsfeld

Jon Stewart lost sleep over his softball interview with Donald Rumsfeld (11/2014): He also despises interviewing politicians

Donald Rumsfeld: Obama's perceived weakness led to foreign affairs crises (09/2014): Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said no one would need to worry about how to fix problems in Syria, Iraq, Ukraine and Libya if the U.S. had maintained a strong place of leadership on the world stage. "Those are the questions you wouldn't have needed to ask if we had ... Go to news article

Extra, Extra: Congressional Troll Says Donald Rumsfeld Is An Alien Lizard (07/2014): Lyft CEO interview, Grandpa does an AMA, unfit FDNY cadet, cat and elephant, and more day's end links. Don't forget to follow Gothamist on Twitter and like us on Facebook . You can also get the top stories mailed to you— sign up here . [ more › ]

Here's Donald Rumsfeld walking in the @Princeton P-Rade pic.twitter.com/7MI (06/2014): Here's Donald Rumsfeld walking in the @Princeton P-Rade (photo by @princetonian ) pic.twitter.com/7MIZdQwPny — Henry Rome (@hrome2) June 2, 2014 Read more...

Donald Rumsfeld's Maddening Confession In The Unknown Known (05/2014): Film review of The Unknown Known Go to news article

Movie review: Donald Rumsfeld, artful dodger, in 'The Unknown Known' (04/2014): The former defense secretary reviews — or rationalizes — his career on the world stage.

Tom Brokaw introduces documentary on Donald Rumsfeld (03/2014): Tom Brokaw introduced Errol Morris’ new documentary on former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld as if it were a heavyweight bout Tuesday night. “Tonight, Errol steps into the ring with...

'The Unknown Known' Trailer: Errol Morris Takes On a Cagey Donald Rumsfeld (01/2014): The clip shows just how hard it is to corner Bush's former Pentagon chief but also raises the question of why Rumsfeld agreed to do the doc in the first place. read more

Donald Rumsfeld tries to shape his legacy in new Errol Morris documentary (11/2013): The former defense secretary stars in "The Unknown Known," a film about his handling of the Iraq War.

Errol Morris on Donald Rumsfeld: 'Unknown Known' (09/2013): By Jeff Labrecque Director on 33 hours of on-camera interviews with former Secretary of Defense Go to news article

The Timing Couldn't Be Better for Errol Morris's Portrait of Donald Rumsfeld (08/2013): As President Obama continues mulling over a possible military strike against Syria, this seems like a rather opportune week to take a look at Errol Morris's upcoming portrait of Donald Rumsfeld,  The Unknown Known.        

Toronto 2013: Bob Guccione, Donald Rumsfeld among fest's doc subjects (07/2013): A chronicle of the life of Bob Guccione, an examination of the bank robber who inspired “Dog Day Afternoon” and a painterly inquiry from the latter half of Penn & Teller are among the documentaries receiving the world-premiere treatment from the Toronto International Film Festival in September. Go to news article

SCOTUS squashes torture lawsuit against Donald Rumsfeld (06/2013): Court upholds ruling that the former secretary of defense is not liable for actions taken by subordinates        

Dom Giordano Speaks To Donald Rumsfeld About His New Book (05/2013): Dom asked him about Benghazi, Guantanamo Bay and his reaction to the President's speech on drones and defense Thursday.

Donald Rumsfeld Is Having a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day on Twitter (03/2013): This week is the 10th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, dubbed Operation Iraqi Freedom, which led to the nearly 9-year Iraq War. Beginning on March 20th, 2003 and lasting until December 18th, 2011 (when Secretary of Defense Leon …

Donald Rumsfeld Hopes to Use His Inestimable Sway to Get Wrestling Back Into the (02/2013): Donald Rumsfeld has written an "open letter" to the International Olympic Committee in defense of wrestling, which was cut from the Olympics starting in 2020 . Rumsfeld, a wrestler in his youth, admits that he is "not without bias." Go to news article

Chuck Hagel is no Donald Rumsfeld (01/2013): Re "Pentagon pick faces conservative criticism" (Page A6, Jan. 7): Chuck Hagel holds the C

Donald Rumsfeld Torture Lawsuit Dismissed (11/2012): Two American citizens sued the former Secretary of Defense over allegations that they were tortured by U.S. military forces in Iraq, reports Reuters. However, the federal court found that Rumsfeld and others in the military's chain of command could not be held personally liable for any injuries.

Tareq Salahi Crashes Photo with DONALD RUMSFELD (10/2012): HOW DOES HE DO IT??? Just three years after successfully crashing a White House state dinner, cuckolded "Real Housewives" star Tareq Salahi somehow posed in the same photo as legendary ex-Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.The photo was snapped… Go to news article

Donald Rumsfeld gets his own documentary (09/2012): The former US Secretary is to be the star of a "provocative" documentary.