Without unified data, its difficlut to know roi over a long lifetime. It is based not only on rumsfelds memory but also on hundreds of previously unreleased documents from throughout his. These are known unknowns that can be solved with the right tool. Rumsfelds memoir plays a fast and loose game of dodge ball with what are now known knowns and known unknowns about the wars in iraq and afghanistan.
Secretary rumsfelds use of unknown unknowns in february 2002 dod secretary donald rumsfeld stated. On first reading i understood him precisely, and on subsequent readings i can find no errors in the grammar or construction of his quote. Not only is he guiding the war in iraq, he has been a pilot, a congressman, an ambassador, a. And if one looks throughout the history of our country and other free countries, it is. Rumsfeld named his autobiography known and unknown. How does the smokefree lobby interpret and respond to tobacco industry tactics. Press conference by us secretary of defence, donald rumsfeld rumsfeld.
Donald rumsfeld, former united states secretary of defence, 2002. The rumsfeld foundation encourages leadership, public service and free political and economic systems at home and abroad. With brutal consistency, it stifles free thought and crushes new ideas. 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. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. 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. Unfortunately, we disagree about a statement you made this month regarding donald rumsfeld and his explanation of the three types of knowledge.
The film draws on the archive of tens of thousands of working documents that donald rumsfeld created over his long career in power. The coronavirus and the doctrine of force majeure how to anticipate the known unknowns from time immemorial, buyers and sellers have strived to address the impact of what donald rumsfeld famously termed known unknowns on their contractual relationships. Rumsfelds free speaking verse secretary of defense donald rumsfeld is an accomplished man. Congressman, a top aide to four american presidents, a highlevel diplomat, a ceo of two fortune 500 companies, and the only twiceserving secretary of defense in american historydonald rumsfeld has collected hundreds of pithy, compelling, and often humorous observations about. He also added these prescient remarks, and if one looks throughout the history of our country and other free countries, it is the category of the latter unknown unknowns that tend. Even the president recalled it with a chuckle as he announced the nomination of robert gates to replace rumsfeld. In february 2002, donald rumsfeld, the then us secretary of state for defence, stated at a defence department briefing. For webconnected readers, it features more than 500 links to neverbeforeavailable original documents from donald rumsfelds extensive personal archive.
The certainty of donald rumsfeld part 1 the new york times. But there are also unknown unknowns, things we do not know we dont know. Leadership lessons in business, politics, war, and life. Known knowns, known unknowns, unknown unknowns and the. It includes state department cables, correspondence. Errol morris calls his latest film, the unknown known, history from the inside out. It is a pleasure to be back in brussels and at nato.
But there are also unknown unknowns the ones we dont know we dont know. And if one looks throughout the history of our country and other free countries, it is the latter category. On february 12, 2002, donald rumsfeld gave us these attributes of knowledge. The film takes its title from donald rumsfelds infamous 2002 statement about known unknowns and unknown unknowns words that led to him. Unknowns, black swans and the riskuncertainty distinction. The title of the movie, the unknown known, comes from rumsfelds most famous statement while serving as george w. Known knowns, known unknowns, and unknown unknowns. The first is the distinction between known unknowns and unknown unknowns, already familiar in engineering circles in the 1950s wideman, 1992, but which became famous following its use by the then us secretary of defense, donald rumsfeld, during a pentagon news briefing in february 2002 and also subsequently, for example rumsfeld 2002b, 2011. There are known knowns is a phrase from a response united states secretary of defense. An example of a known unknown might be understanding roi by media source for a subscriptionbased business. That is to say, there are things that we now know we dont know.
Stuff happensand its untidy, and freedoms untidy, and free people are free to. Unknowns, systemic risks and risk prioritization in. Rumsfelds defense of known decisions the new york times. The life and times of donald rumsfeld is a american documentary film about the life of former u. Known knowns and unknowns in biology article pdf available in biological journal of the linnean society 1172. Steve carell calls donald rumsfeld the part i was born to play duration. The certainty of donald rumsfeld p art 1 by errol morris march 25, 2014 9. Writing visual culture university of hertfordshire. The coronavirus and the doctrine of force majeure how to. The rumsfeld rules of public discourse like him or not, donald rumsfeld will go down in history as one of this countrys more colorful defense secretaries. After i finished my masters degree, for instance, i. The film is a summary of 33 hours of interviews that morris conducted with rumsfeld over. Discover the enhanced ebook edition of known and unknown offering an unprecedented reading experience for a memoir by a major public figure.
Donald rumsfeld, and the infamous known knowns, known. We know, for example, that gravity is what makes an object fall to the ground. There are known knowns, things we know that we know. Bbc news americas rum remark wins rumsfeld an award. Known knowns, known unknowns, unknown unknowns article pdf available in american journal of evaluation 324. Reports that say that something hasnt happened are always interesting to me, because as we know. Intelligence agencies, strategic thinktanks and independent analysts have long known that some security issues are. Known unknowns are gaps in our knowledge, but they are gaps that we know exist. Throughout his distinguished careeras a naval aviator, a u.
Known knowns are facts, rules, and laws that we know with certainty. We know, for example, that we dont know the exact extent of irans nuclear weapons program. And if one looks throughout the history of our country and other free countries, it is the latter category that tend to be the difficult ones. Mr rumsfeld won the prize for comments made at a news conference in february last year which left observers baffled.