Books by Donald Rumsfeld
“He talks a lot about this famous quote: about how there are knowns, known unknowns, and unknown unknowns. I actually think that framework is extremely insightful and helpful for thinking about things. But then—his signature endeavour in his long career was the Iraq War, which, to me, is one of history’s biggest examples of not understanding what you know and what you don’t know. He thought there were weapons of mass destruction. He thought that the United States could go in and change Iraq. Neither one of those things were true, and it was a failure of knowledge and understanding. So that contradiction always really fascinated me. Reading his book tapped into the curiosity.” Read more...
Five of the Best U.S. Political Biographies
William Cooper, Journalist
Interviews where books by Donald Rumsfeld were recommended
Five of the Best U.S. Political Biographies, recommended by William Cooper
Biographers create character studies of fascinating people, through which we might insight into the historical context and the systems these individuals functioned within. Here, journalist and attorney William Cooper recommends five U.S. political biographies and memoirs that allow readers special access to the rooms where American decision-making takes place.
