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Let your family, staff, and friends know that you're still the same person, despite all the publicity and notoriety that accompanies your position.

~Donald Rumsfeld

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When asked for your views, by the press or others, remember that what they really want to know is the President's views.

~Donald Rumsfeld

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Know that the amount of criticism you receive may correlate somewhat to the amount of publicity you receive.

~Donald Rumsfeld

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Plan backwards as well as forward. Set objectives and trace back to see how to achieve them. You may find that no path can get you there. Plan forward to see where your steps will take you, which may not be clear or intuitive.

~Donald Rumsfeld

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When you raise issues with the President, try to come away with both that decision and also a precedent. Pose issues so as to evoke broader policy guidance. This can help to answer a range of similar issues likely to arise later.

~Donald Rumsfeld

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See that the President, the Cabinet and staff are informed. If cut out of the information flow, their decisions may be poor, not made, or not confidently or persuasively implemented.

~Donald Rumsfeld

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If the staff lacks policy guidance against which to test decisions, their decisions will be random.

~Donald Rumsfeld

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If a prospective Presidential approach can't be explained clearly enough to be understood well, it probably hasn't been thought through well enough. If not well understood by the American people, it probably won't 'sail' anyway. Send it back for further thought.

~Donald Rumsfeld

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Work continuously to trim the White House staff from your first day to your last. All the pressures are to the contrary.

~Donald Rumsfeld

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Don't do or say things you would not like to see on the front page of The Washington Post.

~Donald Rumsfeld

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: July 9th, 1932

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