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The Unknown Known

Why is this man smiling?

Former United States Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld discusses his career in Washington D.C. from his days as a congressman in the early 1960s to planning the invasion of Iraq in 2003.

20131h 42mPG-13Documentary, History

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About The Unknown Known

Directors
Errol Morris
Cast
Donald Rumsfeld, Kenn Medeiros, Errol Morris
Genres
Documentary, History
Content rating
PG-13
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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