Known and unknown, by donald rumsfeld, dated 201102, excerpts by donald rumsfeld and milton friedman and others, tired of media reports of fundraising and poll results instead of policy issues. Because the employer lacks that information, there is a risk that it will be lost if that individual retires or otherwise leaves the business. At, you can see the view of every candidate on every issue. The known unknowns of the business tax reforms proposed in the house republican blueprint. I recently watched a documentary by errol morris called the unknown known its about donald rumsfeld, and it was an engrossing and entertaining movie about a critical time in u. Known knowns, known unknowns, and unknown unknowns oxford. In february 2002, donald rumsfeld, the then us secretary of state for defence, stated at a defence department briefing. The title of the movie, the unknown known, comes from rumsfeld s most famous statement while serving as george w. Identification of known unknowns utilizing accurate mass. The rumsfeld foundation encourages leadership, public service and free political and economic systems at home and abroad. The known unknowns of the business tax reforms proposed in. Department of defense dod news briefing on february 12, 2002, about the lack of evidence linking the government of iraq with the supply of weapons of mass destruction to terrorist groups. From unknown unknowns, to unknown knowns, to known unknowns, and finally known knowns.
Known and unknown, by donald rumsfeld on the issues. The life and times of donald rumsfeld is a american documentary film about the life of former u. Much scientific research is based on investigating known unknowns. Welcome to the home of the rumsfeld papers, donald rumsfeld s archival site released in conjunction with his memoir, known and unknown. Id love to attribute this quote to someone else, but it was a statement made by former us secretary of defense, donald rumsfeld. The poetry of donald rumsfeld, set to music last year, donald rumsfeld s pronouncements from pentagon briefings and media interviews were arranged into poems. But there are also unknown unknowns there are things we do not know we dont know.
To adapt it to service of gd, there are areas where we already do well but could do better, where we know we are acting badly or wrongly but have not yet. February 12, 2002 clip of defense department briefing this clip, title, and description were not created by cspan. If you look at the entire nato europe today, the centre of gravity is shifting to. Donald rumsfeld quotes from there are known knowns. But there are also unknown unknowns, the ones we dont know we dont know. Donald rumsfeld, former united states secretary of defence, 2002. Writing visual culture university of hertfordshire. Your service has made america stronger, and made america a safer nation.
Secretary of defense donald rumsfeld is an accomplished man. Donald henry rumsfeld born july 9, 1932 is an american former politician. However, careful examination of the statement reveals that it does make sense, indeed the concept of the unknown unknown existed long before donald rumsfeld gave it a new audience. One of the aspects of the book i found striking is that so much of it the. His weird foray into the previously known unknown of metaphysical epistemology, much. Rumsfelds defense of known decisions the new york times. Secretary of defense and congressman donald rumsfeld, directed by academy award winning documentarian and. The life and times of donald rumsfeld is a 20 american documentary film about the political career of former u. They all fall short by one of exhausting the matrix of known and knowable. An unknown known could be, for example, knowledge that a single person at a company possesses. Reports that say that something hasnt happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns. These terms originated from a quote by donald rumsfeld, secretary of defense, with regard to weapons of mass destruction in iraq department of defense news briefing, feb.
Rumsfeld s new memoir, known and unknown, comes from a remark he made about whether iraq. Donald rumsfeld was less afraid of what intelligence revealed than what it didnt. There are known knowns, things we know that we know. Known knowns, known unknowns, and unknown unknowns post. Unknown unknowns and the coronavirus torah musings. Donald rumsfelds statement as us secretary of state for defense during a news briefing in 2002 attracted much publicity and com ment. That is to say, there are things that we know we dont know. In 2002, referring to iraq and its relationship to terrorism, donald rumsfeld declared that there are known knowns, there are things we know we know.
In order to justify the vast public expenditure on. Its been almost twenty years since donald rumsfeld, the then us secretary of state of defense, said. Under the terms of the licence agreement, an individual user may print out a pdf of a. Known knowns, known unknowns, unknown unknowns and oxford. It is a pleasure to be back in brussels and at nato. Steve carell calls donald rumsfeld the part i was born to play duration. Known knowns, known unknowns, unknown unknowns article pdf available in american journal of evaluation 324. He was a known known in a world of unknown unknowns. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading known and unknown. Press conference by us secretary of defence, donald rumsfeld rumsfeld.
He is both the youngest and the secondoldest person to have served as secretary of defense. Donald rumsfeld known and unknown interview on february 28, 2011 this is an unedited transcript of the interview page 2 of 16 peter robinson. After i finished my masters degree, for instance, i. A collection of funny rumsfeldisms and classic quotes by the former secretary of defense for the ford and bush administrations, donald rumsfeld. But there are also unknown unknownsthe ones we dont know we dont know.
The video of donald rumsfeld s famous speech about known unknowns and unknown unknowns the explanation. Secretary of defense donald henry rumsfeld mentioned unknown unknowns rumsfeld, 2002, people started using quadrants of knowledge, i. All individual and organisational knowledge falls somewhere on a spectrum. Known knowns, unknown knowns, and unknown unknowns data. That is to say there are things that we now know we dont know. In facts, we need to recognize and investigate the known unknowns and of reducing the universe around the unknown unknowns. Donald rumsfeld defense department briefing, february 12, 2002 federal par. Released in conjunction with archival website featuring more than 500 never before available original documents from donald rumsfeld s extensive personal archive. At a press briefing on february 12th, 2002, former us defense secretary made this statement relating to the absence of evidence in linking the iraqi government to its alleged possession of weapons of mass destruction. Not only is he guiding the war in iraq, he has been a pilot, a congressman, an ambassador, a businessman, and a civil servant. You will be missed, and i wish you and joyce all the best in the years to come. That is to say, we know there are some things we do not know. Among other things i thanked our allies for their broad and prompt and effective support in the global war on terrorism. Known knowns, known unknowns, unknown unknowns and the.
Full text of us defence secretary donald rumsfeld s speech in new york on tuesday may 27, 2003. But there are also unknown unknowns the ones we dont know we dont know. There are known knowns is a phrase from a response united states secretary of defense donald rumsfeld gave to a question at a u. Donald rumsfeld was widely credited in 2002 for bringing this concept to the public eye through his response to the. Rumsfeld served as secretary of defense from 1975 to 1977 under gerald ford, and again from january 2001 to december 2006 under george w. This acclaimed book by donald rumsfeld is available at in several formats for your ereader. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
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