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Donald Rumsfeld, Former Defense Secretary Under Two Presidents, Dead at 88

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«It is with deep sadness that we share the news of the passing of Donald Rumsfeld, an American statesman and devoted husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather,» the statement said. «At 88, he was surrounded by family in his beloved Taos, New Mexico.»Regarded by former colleagues as equally smart and combative, patriotic and politically cunning, Rumsfeld had a storied career under four presidents and nearly a quarter century in corporate America.Rumsfeld is the only person to serve twice as Pentagon chief.

The first time, from 1975 to 1977, he was the youngest ever. The next time, from 2001 to 2006, he was the oldest.He made a brief run for the 1988 Republican presidential nomination, a spectacular flop that he once described as.

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