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Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld to be KState Landon Lecture Speaker



Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld will present the 146th Landon Lecture at Kansas State University. The lecture will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 9, in Bramlage Coliseum.



We'sre pleased that Secretary Rumsfeld has accepted our invitation to give a Landon Lecture at K-State, said Charles Reagan, chair of the Landon Lecture Series. Secretary Rumsfeld has been in the forefront of the war on terror, directing the actions of the U.S. Defense Department. He has played a leading role in the U.S. effort to remove the Taliban from Afghanistan and in overturning the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein in Iraq.



Because of an anticipated high demand for a limited number of seats, admission to the lecture will be restricted to K-State students, faculty and staff members; Landon Lecture patrons; special invited guests; and a contingent of military service members from Fort Riley.



Rumsfeld has served as the nation'ss 21st secretary of defense since Jan. 20, 2001. He also was the 13th secretary of defense -- and the youngest individual to serve in the post -- from 1975-77 during the Ford administration. Prior to his first stint as secretary of defense, Rumsfeld served as President Ford'ss chief of staff from 1974-75. In addition, he was U.S. ambassador to NATO from 1973-74.



Rumsfeld is a graduate of Princeton University, where he received academic and Navy ROTC scholarships. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1954-57 as an aviator and flight instructor. He transferred to the Ready Reserve in 1957; to Standby Reserve in 1975; and to the Retired Reserve in 1989 with the rank of captain.



A four-term congressman, Rumsfeld was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois in 1962, winning re-election in 1964, 1966 and 1968.



He left government service in 1977, becoming chief executive officer, president and then chairman of G.D. Searle and Co., a worldwide pharmaceutical company, until 1985. From 1990-93, Rumsfeld was chairman and CEO of General Instrument Corporation, a leader in broadband transmission, distribution and access control technologies. Prior to his second stint as secretary of defense, Rumsfeld was chairman of the board of Gilead Sciences Inc., a pharmaceutical company.



Rumsfeld will be accompanied on his trip to K-State by his wife, Joyce.



In addition to giving his Landon Lecture, Rumsfeld also will attend the dedication ceremony Nov. 9 for the renaming of K-State'ss Military Science Building to Gen. Richard B. Myers Hall. The ceremony is at 1:30 p.m. at the hall and is open to the public. Myers, a 1965 K-State alum and Air Force ROTC graduate, was chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 2001-2005, serving Rumsfeld and President George W. Bush.



The lecture also can be heard live on the Web at http://www.k-state.edu/landon





MEDIA ARRANGEMENTS FOR K-STATE LANDON LECTURE BY DONALD RUMSFELD



CREDENTIALS: Apply for credentials by 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 7. Please provide your full name, media you represent, your job position, work phone number, date and place of birth and mother'ss maiden name. Credential information can be supplied by calling 785-532-6415, e-mail to media@k-state.edu or by fax to 785-532-6418. All credential requests must be made by the deadline. Anyone without credentials will be denied entrance to the photo pool/media seating area.



PICKING UP CREDENTIALS: Credential and media packets may be picked up at the media table between sections 13-14 near the coliseum'ss southeast entrance. You must present a photo ID to obtain your credentials.



NEWS MEDIA PARKING AND BRAMLAGE ENTRY: Media parking will be in the east Bramlage parking lot. No special parking permits will be needed. All media must enter the southeast doors of Bramlage.



NEWS MEDIA SEATING: Reserved seats for the media will be in sections 13-14. Admittance to this area will be by credential only. Electrical outlets and an audio distribution box will be available. Wireless Internet is available in the coliseum.



PHOTO POOL: Photographers and TV crews must remain on the photo/video platform in front of sections 13-14 during the lecture. No roaming from the designated area will be allowed. Dan Donnert, university photographer, will serve as the pool photographer. Media interested in obtaining electronic photos from this lecture can contact media relations at 785-532-6415 o; photos also are available through Donnert at 785-532-6304.






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