# Donald Rumsfeld

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-rumsfeld/89724>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 26, 2001, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-rumsfeld/89724 "2001-10-26T04:43:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![KSO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@KSO](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KSO)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2001, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-rumsfeld/89724/1 "2001-10-26T04:43:27Z")

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If he had a cigarette holder (and cigarette) in his mouth, he’d look just like FDR. That’s my mundane pointless thought for tonight.

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**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2001, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-rumsfeld/89724/2 "2001-10-26T04:45:12Z")

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At least he wouldn’t look like _Eleanor_.

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**Author:** ![kniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@kniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kniz)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2001, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-rumsfeld/89724/3 "2001-10-26T05:01:17Z")

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When he worked for Nixon he was very close (closer than now) to being bald.