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George W. Bush: When the Pentagon was hit, Secretary Rumsfeld's first instinct was to run toward danger.

On the recordDecember 14, 2006
When the Pentagon was hit, Secretary Rumsfeld's first instinct was to run toward danger.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Remarks at an Armed Forces Full Honor Review for Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld in Arlington, Virginia

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