[DOC] [TLE] DONALD H. RUMSFELD > U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ... [PAR] Donald H. Rumsfeld served as the 21st Secretary of Defense from January 2001 
to ... this post, the former Navy pilot had also served as the 13th Secretary of 
Defense, ... Department in response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 
2001. ... DC, to serve as Chairman of the transition to the Presidency of Gerald R. 
Ford. [DOC] [TLE] Donald Rumsfeld - Wikipedia [PAR] Donald Henry Rumsfeld (born July 9, 1932) is an American politician and 
businessman. Rumsfeld served as the 13th Secretary of Defense from 1975 to 
1977 under President Gerald Ford, and as the 21st Secretary of Defense from 
2001 to 2006 under .... While at Princeton he was friends with another future 
Secretary of Defense,... [DOC] [TLE] Presidency of Gerald Ford - Wikipedia [PAR] Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. served as the 38th President of the United States from 
1974 to 1977. Prior to, Ford served as the 40th Vice President of the United 
States from 1973 until President Richard Nixon's resignation in 1974. Becoming 
president upon Richard Nixon's departure on August 9, 1974, he .... Ford's first 
press secretary and close friend Jerald terHorst resigned his post... [DOC] [TLE] Vice President's Remarks at the Armed Forces Full Honor Review in ... [PAR] Dec 15, 2006 ... The record of the years 2001 to 2006 only confirms the good qualities ... 
President George W. Bush, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, and 
Chairman of the ... He's often told the story of an acquaintance who asked Joyce 
how she ... Our former boss, President Gerald Ford, said recently that holding the
... [DOC] [TLE] Timeline - The Life And Times Of Donald Rumsfeld | Rumsfeld's War ... [PAR] Oct 26, 2004 ... Rumsfeld's old friend, Gerald Ford, becomes president after Nixon ... When 
Rumsfeld takes over as secretary of defense, the former dove in ... When 
Rumsfeld returns to the Pentagon in 2001, he will make sure that this is no longer 
true. ... Robin Wright, another Post reporter, tells FRONTLINE that the U.S.... [DOC] [TLE] Gerald Ford, 38th President, Dies at 93 - The New York Times [PAR] Dec 27, 2006 ... Former President Gerald R. Ford, who gently led the United States out of the ... 
He returned to his home in Rancho Mirage after five days of hospitalization. ... In 
May 2001, Mr. Ford was honored with a Profile in Courage Award at ..... 
forcefully in his dismissal of Secretary of Defense James R. Schlesinger. [DOC] [TLE] Tomgram: Roger Morris, The Rumsfeld Legacy | TomDispatch [PAR] Feb 15, 2007 ... In doing so, he offers us the rest of Rumsfeld's long march to power, his ... from 
Gerald Ford, outgoing Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld went off to .... (who 
would return in a pivotal post under Rumsfeld in 2001) as well as... [DOC] [TLE] Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum [PAR] Jan 11, 2007 ... Timeline of President Ford's Life and Career ... Post-Presidency .... He is 
appointed to the Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense Spending, and .... 
Ford and Leonid Brezhnev, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the ..... 
Ford and Carter, presents its findings to the White House on July 31, 2001. [DOC] [TLE] Donald Rumsfeld Biography (Government Official) - Infoplease [PAR] Biography of Donald Rumsfeld, U.S. Secretary of Defense, 2001-2006. ... the 
position: he also served as Secretary of Defense under Gerald Ford from 1975-
77. ... He returned to the Pentagon in 2001, becoming the 21st Secretary of 
Defense. [DOC] [TLE] Secretary of defense - Encyclopedia.com [PAR] He also served as secretary of defense under President George Bush (1924) ... 
He attended Yale University but left in his second year to return home, where he 
... 1974 the call came to join Rumsfeld on the staff of President Gerald Ford (1913
). ... These traits brought him to the post of assistant to the president and chief of
... [DOC] [TLE] Begin Reading Takeover by Charlie Savage | Charlie Savage [PAR] Shortly after Cheney gave the order, the military aide returned

Question: Gerald Ford's Secretary of Defense; he returned to defend the post in 2001
Answer: Rumsfeld