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Rumsfeld setting up a foundation
AP ^ | July 12, 2007 | AP

Posted on 07/12/2007 11:23:50 PM PDT by CutePuppy

Rumsfeld Is Setting Up a Foundation AP

WASHINGTON (AP) - Now that he's out of government, former Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld is setting up a foundation to attract others to public service.

''His whole focus is getting this foundation organized,'' said Lawrence Di Rita, once Rumsfeld's spokesman at the Pentagon and still authorized to speak for him. ''He's deep into that.''

While Rumsfeld did stints as an investment banker and pharmaceutical executive, the 75-year-old Republican spent most of his life in public service, including two separate tours as defense secretary, four terms representing Illinois in the House of Representatives and various other posts in four different GOP administrations.

In May, Rumsfeld visited some New York publishing houses and generated rumors in the publishing industry that he might be contemplating writing a memoir. But Di Rita said he's undecided about that.

''He's been told by a lot of people they'd be interested in a book discussing the whole span of his public and private career, not just the current topics of the day,'' Di Rita said. His visits to publishers were merely part of a learning process ''to see how that would work and how he would organize it if he decided to do it.''

The only decision Rumsfeld has made is that any book proceeds would help finance the foundation, Di Rita said. Book or not, Rumsfeld intends to finance the foundation himself.

There's no target date for launching the foundation, but Rumsfeld has decided it would not be attached to any particular university. Grants would go directly to individual scholars at the graduate and postgraduate level, Di Rita said.

''If he finds a promising young scholar developing expertise on public policy matters, he wants to see what he can do to encourage that and to give that type of scholar an opportunity to continue his studies with an eye to public service,'' Di Rita said.

With the foundation to work on, Rumsfeld hasn't joined corporate boards or hit the lecture circuit, Di Rita said. He's only spoken at some informal seminars.

He lives in St. Michaels, Md., and is ''enjoying his family,'' Di Rita said.


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: dod; rummy; rumsfeld
Most people set up foundations and publish books to get rich off of them after years of government dis-"service". Rumsfeld does the opposite by funding one. The man had too much class and integrity to remain in the wild among vultures which is what the government is today.
1 posted on 07/12/2007 11:23:51 PM PDT by CutePuppy
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To: CutePuppy

I will buy that book.


2 posted on 07/12/2007 11:37:49 PM PDT by OkiMusashi (Beware the fury of a patient man. --- John Dryden)
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To: OkiMusashi

Probably one of the few books of former government employees that are worth buying and will be lucid, eye-opening and enjoyable to read. I learned from each and every one of his press-conferences and interviews that I have seen.


3 posted on 07/13/2007 12:02:25 AM PDT by CutePuppy (If you don't ask the right questions you may not get the right answers)
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To: OkiMusashi

I as well.


4 posted on 07/13/2007 3:05:34 AM PDT by neb52
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To: CutePuppy

Rumsfeld is a Patriot and it upsets me to read and hear people attacking this man’s integrity who wanted the best for our country and the soldiers.

Sure he was tough to work for but he wanted results and no excuses.


5 posted on 07/13/2007 3:46:27 AM PDT by WildWeasel
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To: CutePuppy

6 posted on 07/13/2007 5:27:38 AM PDT by meandog (If Hillary becomes president, remember to thank George Bush because he caused it!)
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To: CutePuppy

I’d love to see him write a book. FYI:

‘The Best of Donald Rumsfeld’
http://www.neoperspectives.com/rumsfeld.htm


7 posted on 07/13/2007 6:56:07 AM PDT by traviskicks (http://www.neoperspectives.com/Ron_Paul_2008.htm)
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To: CutePuppy
I MISS RUMMY

One of America's FINEST!

8 posted on 07/13/2007 6:59:51 AM PDT by NordP (HUNTER: "The real question for Mexico--Why are your people crossing burning deserts to get away?")
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