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The Unknown Known

"Why is this man smiling?"

Former United States Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, discusses his career in Washington D.C. from his days as a congressman in the early 1960s to planning the invasion of Iraq in 2003.

Top Cast

  • Donald Rumsfeld

    Donald Rumsfeld

    Self

  • Kenn Medeiros

    Kenn Medeiros

    Younger Donald Rumsfeld / Secret Service

  • Errol Morris

    Errol Morris

    Self - Interviewer (voice)

Overview

Former United States Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, discusses his career in Washington D.C. from his days as a congressman in the early 1960s to planning the invasion of Iraq in 2003.

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