<I>Known and Unknown: A Memoir</I>
date: label: Date
content: 2011
name: label: Written by
content: Donald Rumsfeld, American, 1932 - 2021
label: Published by
content: Random House, Inc., American, founded 1925
label: Owned by
content: General Colin L. Powell, American, 1937 - 2021
label: Owned by
content: Alma J. Powell, American, 1937 - 2024
notes: label: Caption
content: This book belonged to General Colin Powell and is inscribed by the author. Donald Rumsfeld and Powell served together in the George W. Bush administration. Rumsfeld served as U.S.
label: Caption
content: Secretary of Defense from 2001 to 2006, a position he had previously held under President Ford.
label: Description
content: A signed, hardcover first edition of Known and Unknown: A Memoir, written by former United States Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld with inscription to General Colin L. Powell. The book features a glossy color paper jacket over its cream hardcover. The blue spine displays the book title, author, and publisher name with logo, printed vertically in gold text. On the front cover is an engraved “DR”. There are no markings on the back cover. The jacket front is a large photograph of Rumsfeld standing in front of a large brown fence, with a blue sky and mountain behind him. In large white text the front jacket reads: [DONALD / RUMSFELD / Known and / Unknown / A Memoir]. The spine of the jacket features the same text as the cover in gold and white print and the last page is numbered at 815. On the title page of the book, inscribed and signed in black marker, is a note from Donald Rumsfeld to General Colin L. Powell, “To Colin Powell - / With my respect and / admiration for your long / service to our country - / Donald Rumsfeld”. On the reverse of the jacket, is a half black-and-white photograph of Donald Rumsfeld, seated with one hand against his face. He wears eyeglasses, a wristwatch, patterned necktie with dress shirt and a suit. In the black block on the left, with white and gold text, is a snippet of the book text regarding the Vietnam War.
place: label: Place printed
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Government
label: Topic
content: International affairs
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1969-2001
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alma J. Powell
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2022.101.1.50
objectType: label: Type
content: autobiographies
label: Type
content: hardcover books
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Random House, Inc
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper (fiber product) and cardboard
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (open): 9 1/2 × 14 1/2 × 1 7/8 in. (24.2 × 36.8 × 4.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (closed): 9 5/8 × 6 7/16 × 1 7/8 in. (24.4 × 16.4 × 4.8 cm)