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1932

Donald Henry Rumsfeld born in Chicago, Illinois

Though he is born in Chicago, Donald Henry Rumsfeld is raised in the North Shore town of Winnetka, an affluent suburb brimming with traditional American family values.

His parents, George Donald Rumsfeld, a real estate salesman, and Jeanette, a stay-at-home mom, instill in him a strong work ethic and a voracious reading habit. Even today, he reads widely and works long hours. When Don is eight, his father enlists in the Navy and moves the family all over the country before returning to Winnetka, where Don becomes an Eagle Scout, wrestles on the New Trier High School team, and earns academic and ROTC scholarships to Princeton.

1954

Graduates from Princeton, joins the Navy

In college, Rumsfeld becomes a champion wrestler and captain of the varsity team.

"We were wrestlers on the wrestling team at Princeton," remembers Frank Carlucci, Secretary of Defense for Reagan and Bush." "It's a tough sport beca