Portraits of influence
#25:
Ralph Nader ’55 (tied)
Nader, the father of the consumer-protection movement, and Rumsfeld,
the only two-time defense secretary and leading strategist of the Iraq
war, share an odd and unlikely connection: Nader’s third-party presidential
candidacy in 2000, many believe, led to the election of George W. Bush,
who brought Rumsfeld back to the Pentagon. 
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By
Michael Witte ’66
Who’s who in the illustration: Numbers in parentheses
represent the rankings on the PAW panel’s list.
