Donald rumsfeld defense department briefing, february 12, 2002 federal par. Known knowns and unknowns in biology biological journal. By then, much of the facility had been destroyed by cruise missile strikes and fighting on the ground. Donald rumsfeld was widely credited in 2002 for bringing this concept to the public eye through.
Philippe sands is far from swayed by donald rumsfelds apologia. And the unknown known, which draws its title from one of mr. Known knowns, known unknowns, unknown unknowns and the propagation of scientific enquiry. The title of the movie, the unknown known, comes from rumsfelds most famous statement while serving as george w. Known knowns, known unknowns, unknown unknowns article pdf available in american journal of evaluation 324. Few americans have spent more time near the center of power than donald rumsfeld, whose widely commentedon memoir offers many previously undisclosed. Secretary of defense donald rumsfeld is an accomplished man. We might not know, for example, how many of them there are. Known unknowns refers to things we know exist, but we do not have all the information.
In facts, we need to recognize and investigate the known unknowns and of reducing the universe around the unknown unknowns. There are known knowns is a phrase from a response united states secretary of defense donald rumsfeld. But there are also unknown unknowns the ones we dont know we dont know. For example, we know there are terrorists in the united states, united kingdom, and france. From pages xiiixvi an internet search of known unknown in the autumn of 2010 resulted in more than three hundred thousand entries, a quarter million of which were linked to my name. Donald rumsfeldknown and unknown interview on february 28, 2011 this is an unedited transcript of the interview page 2 of 16 peter robinson.
A memoir is an autobiographical book by donald rumsfeld, an american politician and businessman who served as secretary of defense from 1975 to 1977 and again from 2001 to 2006 among many other positions. Smugness with robert mcnamara in the fog of war, the filmmaker captured a painful redemption bid. Donald rumsfeld, former united states secretary of defence, 2002. Not only is he guiding the war in iraq, he has been a pilot, a congressman, an ambassador, a businessman, and a civil servant. At the beginning of the documentary, rumsfeld argues that a major purpose of the department of defense is to evaluate unknown knowns, or.
After that work was completed, a number of documents from the rumsfeld collection. Known knowns, known unknowns, unknown unknowns and the. This can be quite useful because knowing that you dont know something is a starting point for research. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading known and unknown. That is to say, there are things that we know we dont know. We found one unknown unknown in this book of great interest. But this study reveals that many of them were not truly unidentifiable.
Secretary of defense and congressman donald rumsfeld, directed by academy award winning documentarian and. Reports that say that something hasnt happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns. Known and unknown, by donald rumsfeld on the issues. The certainty of donald rumsfeld part 1 the new york times. It includes state department cables, correspondence. Rumsfeld during a pentagon news briefing in february 2002. Forbes takes privacy seriously and is committed to transparency. Rumsfelds new memoir, known and unknown, comes from a remark he made about whether iraq.
In february 2002, donald rumsfeld, the then us secretary of state for defence, stated at a defence. Donald rumsfeld was widely credited in 2002 for bringing this concept to the public eye through his response to the us department of defense on the topic of wmd. That is to say, there are things that we now know we dont know. The idea of unknown unknowns was created in 1955 by two american psychologists, joseph luft 19162014 and harrington ingham 1916. Known knowns, known unknowns, and unknown unknowns. What do you wish youd known when you were starting out. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Known unknowns are things that you know that you dont yet know. For webconnected readers, it features more than 500 links to neverbeforeavailable original documents from donald rumsfelds extensive personal archive. Known knowns, unknown knowns, and unknown unknowns data. Rumsfelds c ircui tous and circums pect statemen t on the.
Donald rumsfeldknown and unknown hoover institution. The true subject of errol morriss donald rumsfeld doc. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. What separates a species from persisting and eventually being rediscovered and simply becoming extinct is what key changes have transpired and contributed to its decline in the timeframe from being a known known to an unknown known. Rumsfelds defense of known decisions the new york times. Secretary of defense donald henry rumsfeld mentioned unknown unknowns rumsfeld, 2002, people started using quadrants of knowledge, i. Unknown things can also play into decision making as they represent uncertainties and risks. Unidentified risks, also known as unknown unknowns, have traditionally been outside the scope of project risk management. Rumsfeld replied with one of his famous minilectures, drawing a distinction between things we know we know, known unknowns, and unknown unknownsthe ones we dont know we. Welcome to the home of the rumsfeld papers, donald rumsfelds archival site released in conjunction with his memoir, known and unknown.
The video of donald rumsfelds famous speech about known unknowns and unknown unknowns. Donald rumsfelds maddening confession in the unknown known. Most unknown unknowns are believed to be impossible to find or imagine in advance. 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.
Many people associate the phrases the known known, the known unknown and the unknown unknown with rumsfeld, but few people are aware of how he first presented these ideas to the public. United states secretary of defense donald rumsfeld. Known and unknown reveals what happened behind the scenes during the critical moments of the bush years, as the presidents inner circle debated how best to defend our country. What other book might you compare rumsfelds rules to and why. Discover the enhanced ebook edition of known and unknown offering an unprecedented reading experience for a memoir by a major public figure. Donald rumsfeld was born in chicago on july 9, 1932 by coincidence the day the dow jones industrial average hit its lowest recorded point of the great depression. At, you can see the view of every candidate on every issue. See also known unknowns tv episode and the unknown known film. I think there are some good lessons for anyone who wishes to be a leader.
Clare hadley chair, uklps business interoperability working group. Heeventually wasappointed directorof thecostof living. They all fall short by one of exhausting the matrix of known and knowable. A troika of perceptions of president george walker bush, former secretary of state colin luther powell and former secretary of defense donald henry rumsfeld on. Known and unknown is a remarkable and compelling book that reveals how much we dont know about donald rumsfeld whom we may know only know through the often critical media coverage his years as seceretary of defense has received. Former defense secretary donald rumsfeld announced the title of his memoir. It is based not only on rumsfelds memory but also on hundreds of previously unreleased documents from throughout his. Distilled from a career of unusual breadth and accomplishment, and organized under practical topics like hiring people, running a meeting, and dealing with the press, rumsfelds rules can benefit people at every stage in their careers and in every walk of life, from aspiring politicos and industrialists to recent college graduates, teachers. The life and times of donald rumsfeld is a american documentary film about the life of former u.