President <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a> shakes the hand of outgoing Secretary of State <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Donald_Rumsfeld" title="Donald Rumsfeld">Donald Rumsfeld</a> Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2006, in the Oval Office where the President announced the Secretary's resignation and his intention to nominate Dr. <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Robert_Gates" title="Robert Gates">Robert Gates</a> as successor.
White House photo by Paul Morse
Taken on 8 November 2006
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