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James R. Schlesinger

Personal data
Date of birthFebruary 15, 1929(age 81)
Place of birthNew York City, NY, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Alma materHarvard University
ProfessionEconomist
12th United States Secretary of Defense
In officeJuly 2, 1973 - November 19, 1975
PresidentRichard Nixon
Gerald Ford
Succeeded byDonald Rumsfeld
Preceded byElliot Richardson
9th Director of Central Intelligence
In officeJanuary 2, 1973 - July 2, 1973
PresidentRichard Nixon
Succeeded byWilliam Colby
Preceded byRichard Helms
1st Secretary of Energy
In officeAugust 6, 1977 - August 23, 1979
PresidentJimmy Carter
Succeeded byCharles Duncan, Jr.
6th Chairman of the United States Atomic Energy Commission
In office1971 - 1973
PresidentRichard Nixon
Succeeded byDixy Lee Ray
Preceded byGlenn T. Seaborg

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James Rodney Schlesinger (born February 15, 1929) is an American politician. He is best known for serving as Secretary of Defense from 1973 to 1975 under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. He became America's first Secretary of Energy under Jimmy Carter.

While Secretary of Defense, he opposed amnesty for draft resisters, and pressed for development of more sophisticated nuclear weapon systems. Additionally, his support for the A-10 and the lightweight fighter program (later the F-16) helped ensure that they were carried to completion.

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Amerigroup elects 2 new members to board - CanadianBusiness.com Tweet this news
CanadianBusiness.com--Prueher is currently the -James R-. -Schlesinger- Distinguished Professor at the University of Virginia's Miller Center of Public Affairs. ... - Date : Thu, 05 Aug 2010 21:15:58 GMT+00:00
The Numbers Game for Independent Charlie Crist - Independent Political Report Tweet this news
Independent Political Report--And whatever the party as a whole decides to do, will Jeff Greene or Kendrick Meek run as low-key a campaign as Republican Alan -Schlesinger- did in ... - Date : Mon, 02 Aug 2010 19:47:48 GMT+00:00
Kerry, Lugar Announce Second Series Of Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearings - BigNews.biz (press release) Tweet this news
BigNews.biz (press release)---...- former Secretaries of State -James- Baker and Henry Kissinger, and former Secretaries of Defense -James Schlesinger- and William Perry. ... - Date : Thu, 10 Jun 2010 21:34:15 GMT+00:00
Clinton Urges US Senate To Ratify START, Is Challenged On Missile Defense - RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Tweet this news
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty--Clinton noted that two previous versions of START were overwhelmingly approved by the Senate and quoted -James Schlesinger- -- secretary of defense for former ... - Date : Fri, 18 Jun 2010 08:14:14 GMT+00:00
Over breakfast, Clinton and Tauscher brief on START - Foreign Policy Tweet this news
Foreign Policy--The SFRC is setting up hearings now, with the chairs of the Strategic Posture Commission, former Defense Secretaries -James Schlesinger- and William Perry, ... - Date : Tue, 27 Apr 2010 22:27:02 GMT+00:00
Nuclear review shows bipartisanship - Politico Tweet this news
Politico--By WILLIAM J. PERRY & -JAMES R-. -SCHLESINGER- | 4/14/10 5:16 AM EDT The release last week of the Obama administration's Nuclear Posture Review brings long ... - Date : Wed, 14 Apr 2010 09:29:38 GMT+00:00
GOP Senators Remain Wary of US-Russian Arms Control Deal - Global Security Newswire Tweet this news
Global Security Newswire--Former Defense Secretary and CIA head -James Schlesinger- acknowledged that the treaty would prohibit the military from inserting missile interceptors into ... - Date : Mon, 03 May 2010 15:23:23 GMT+00:00
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Chairman Kerry To Hold First In A Series Of Hearings On ... - TMCnet Tweet this news
TMCnet--Dr. -James R-. -Schlesinger- is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the MITRE Corporation. He was the nation's first Secretary of Energy from 1977 until ... - Date : Thu, 29 Apr 2010 11:01:27 GMT+00:00
The Policy Is Better Than the Rhetoric - Wall Street Journal Tweet this news
Wall Street Journal--We owe a substantial debt to the Department of Defense and to the military commands for fending off some of the wilder views within ... - Date : Mon, 12 Apr 2010 23:17:36 GMT+00:00

Political offices
Preceded by
Glenn T. Seaborg
Chairman of the United States Atomic Energy Commission
1971-1973
Succeeded by
Dixy Lee Ray
Preceded by
Elliot Richardson
United States Secretary of Defense
Served under: Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford

1973-1975
Succeeded by
Donald Rumsfeld
Preceded by
New office
United States Secretary of Energy
Served under: Jimmy Carter

1977 - 1979
Succeeded by
Charles Duncan, Jr.
Government offices
Preceded by
Richard M. Helms
Director of Central Intelligence
February 2, 1973-July 2, 1973
Succeeded by
William E. Colby

United States Atomic Energy Commission Chairs

David E. Lilienthal (1946) * Gordon Dean (1950) * Lewis Strauss (1953) * John A. McCone (1958) * Glenn T. Seaborg (1961) * James R. Schlesinger (1971) * Dixy Lee Ray (1973)

Directors of Central Intelligence and Central Intelligence Agency

Central IntelligenceSidney Souers * Hoyt Vandenberg * Roscoe H. Hillenkoetter * Walter B. Smith * Allen W. Dulles * John A. McCone * William Raborn * Richard Helms * James R. Schlesinger * William Colby * George H. W. Bush * Stansfield Turner * William J. Casey * William H. Webster * Robert Gates * R. James Woolsey, Jr. * John M. Deutch * George Tenet
Central Intelligence AgencyPorter J. Goss * Michael Hayden * Leon Panetta

United States Secretaries of Defense

Forrestal * Johnson * Marshall * Lovett * Wilson * McElroy * T. Gates * McNamara * Clifford * Laird * Richardson * Schlesinger * Rumsfeld * Brown * Weinberger * Carlucci * Cheney * Aspin * Perry * Cohen * Rumsfeld * R. Gates

United States Secretaries of Energy

Schlesinger * Duncan * Edwards * Hodel * Herrington * Watkins * O'Leary * Peña * Richardson * Abraham * Bodman * Chu

Cabinet of President Richard Nixon (1969 �1974)

Vice PresidentSpiro Agnew (1969 �1973) * Gerald Ford (1973 �1974)
Secretary of StateWilliam P. Rogers (1969 �1973) * Henry Kissinger (1973 �1977)
Secretary of the TreasuryDavid M. Kennedy (1969 �1971) * John Connally (1971 �1972) * George P. Shultz (1972 �1974) * William E. Simon (1974 �1975)
Secretary of DefenseMelvin R. Laird (1969 �1973) * Elliot Richardson (1973 �1974) * James R. Schlesinger (1974 �1975)
Attorney GeneralJohn N. Mitchell (1969 �1972) * Richard Kleindienst (1972 �1973) * Elliot Richardson (1973 �1974) * William B. Saxbe (1974 �1975)
Postmaster GeneralWinton M. Blount (1969 �1971)
Secretary of the InteriorWalter Joseph Hickel (1969 �1971) * Rogers Morton (1971 �1975)
Secretary of the AgricultureClifford M. Hardin (1969 �1971) * Earl Butz (1971 �1976)
Secretary of CommerceMaurice Stans (1969 �1972) * Peter Peterson (1972 �1973) * Frederick B. Dent (1973 �1975)
Secretary of LaborGeorge P. Shultz (1969 �1970) * James Day Hodgson (1970 �1973) * Peter J. Brennan (1973 �1975)
Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareRobert Finch (1969 �1970) * Elliot Richardson (1970 �1973) * Caspar Weinberger (1973 �1975)
Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentGeorge W. Romney (1969 �1973) * James Thomas Lynn (1973 �1975)
Secretary of TransportationJohn A. Volpe (1969 �1973) * Claude Brinegar (1973 �1975)

Ford cabinet

Cabinet
Secretary of StateHenry Kissinger (1974 �1977)
Secretary of the TreasuryWilliam E. Simon (1974 �1977)
Secretary of DefenseJames R. Schlesinger (1974 �1975) * Donald Rumsfeld (1975 �1977)
Attorney GeneralWilliam Saxbe (1974 �1975) * Edward Levi (1975 �1977)
Secretary of the InteriorRogers Morton (1974 �1975) * Stanley K. Hathaway (1975) * Thomas S. Kleppe (1975 �1977)
Secretary of the AgricultureEarl Butz (1974 �1976) * John Albert Knebel (1976 �1977)
Secretary of CommerceFrederick B. Dent (1974 �1975) * Rogers Morton (1975) * Elliot Richardson (1975 �1977)
Secretary of LaborPeter J. Brennan (1974 �1975) * John Thomas Dunlop (1975 �1976) * William Usery, Jr. (1976 �1977)
Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCaspar Weinberger (1974 �1975) * F. David Mathews (1975 �1977)
Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentJames Thomas Lynn (1974 �1975) * Carla Anderson Hills (1975 �1977)
Secretary of TransportationClaude Brinegar (1974 �1975) * William Thaddeus Coleman, Jr. (1975 �1977)
Cabinet-level
Vice PresidentNone (1974), Nelson Rockefeller (1974 �1977)
Ambassador to the United NationsJohn A. Scali (1974 �1975) * Daniel Patrick Moynihan (1975 �1976) * William W. Scranton (1976 �1977)
Director of the Office of
Management and Budget
Roy Ash (1974 � � �1975) * James Thomas Lynn (1975 �1976)
Special Representative
for Trade Negotiations
Frederick B. Dent (1975 � � �1977)

Carter cabinet

Cabinet
Secretary of StateCyrus Vance (1977 �1980) * Edmund Muskie (1980 �1981)
Secretary of the TreasuryW. Michael Blumenthal (1977 �1979) * G. William Miller (1979 �1981)
Secretary of DefenseHarold Brown (1977 �1981)
Attorney GeneralGriffin Bell (1977 �1979) * Benjamin R. Civiletti (1979 �1981)
Secretary of the InteriorCecil D. Andrus (1977 �1981)
Secretary of AgricultureRobert Bergland (1977 �1981)
Secretary of CommerceJuanita M. Kreps (1977 �1979) * Philip M. Klutznick (1979 �1981)
Secretary of LaborRay Marshall (1977 �1981)
Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareJoseph A. Califano, Jr. (1977 �1979) * Patricia Roberts Harris (1979 �1979)
Secretary of Health and Human ServicesPatricia Roberts Harris (1979 �1981)
Secretary of EducationShirley M. Hufstedler (1979 �1981)
Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentPatricia Roberts Harris (1977 �1979) * Maurice "Moon" Landrieu (1979 �1981)
Secretary of TransportationBrock Adams (1977 �1979) * Neil E. Goldschmidt (1979 �1981)
Secretary of EnergyJames R. Schlesinger (1977 �1979) * Charles Duncan, Jr. (1979 �1981)
Cabinet-level
Vice PresidentWalter Mondale (1977 �1981)
Ambassador to the United NationsAndrew Young (1977 � �1979) * Donald McHenry (1979 � � �1981)
Director of the Office of
Management and Budget
Thomas "Bert" Lance (1977) * James T. McIntyre (1978 � � �1981)
Chair of the Council of Economic AdvisersCharles Schultze (1977 � � �1981)
Advisor to the
President on National Security Affairs
Zbigniew Brzezinski (1977 � � �1981)



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