Peter George Peterson
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Peter George Peterson

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20th United States Secretary of Commerce
In officeFebruary 29, 1972 - February 1, 1973
PresidentRichard Nixon
Succeeded byFrederick B. Dent
Preceded byMaurice Stans
Chair of the Council on Foreign Relations
In office1985 - 2007
Succeeded byCarla A. Hills / Robert E. Rubin
Preceded byDavid Rockefeller
Chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
In office2000 - 2004

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Peter George Peterson (born June 5, 1926) is an American businessman, investment banker, fiscal conservative, author, and politician whose most prominent political position was as United States Secretary of Commerce from February 29, 1972, to February 1, 1973 under Richard Nixon. He was the Chairman and CEO of Bell & Howell from 1963 to 1971, and Chairman and CEO of Lehman Brothers from 1973 to 1984. He was Chairman of the Council on Foreign Relations until retiring on June 30, 2007, after being named chairman emeritus. He co-founded the private equity firm, the Blackstone Group. In 2008, he was ranked 149th on the "Forbes 400 Richest Americans" with a net worth of $2.8 Billion. In 2008, he established The Peter G. Peterson Foundation with a $1 billion endowment.

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Voters unhappy but optimistic - Dickinson Press Tweet this news
Dickinson Press--But the -Peter G-. -Peterson- Foundation calculates the true level of federal obligations at more than $62 trillion, counting promises made to Social Security ... - Date : Tue, 06 Jul 2010 05:19:08 GMT+00:00
Michael Hiltzik: Bailing out on the recovery - Los Angeles Times (blog) Tweet this news
Los Angeles Times (blog)--The event was funded in part by the investment banker -Peter G-. -Peterson-, who has been beating the deficit drum for years, including by sounding an entirely ... - Date : Wed, 30 Jun 2010 02:59:05 GMT+00:00
Orphenians Celebrate 50 Years in Alice Lipson's Finale Concert - Patch (blog) Tweet this news
Patch (blog)--Following the recital, Caitlin Colins, Doug McCormick, Emily Hall and the -Peterson- Family � all Staples alumni � performed a variation of pieces. ... - Date : Mon, 07 Jun 2010 13:45:32 GMT+00:00
Study: Kerry-Lieberman American Power Act Will Create 200000 Jobs Per Year ... - eNews Park Forest Tweet this news
eNews Park Forest---Peter George Peterson- served as Secretary of Commerce under the Nixon Administration and was Chairman of the Council on Foreign Relations for more than 20 ... - Date : Thu, 20 May 2010 19:36:52 GMT+00:00
List of UVM graduates - Rutland Herald Tweet this news
Rutland Herald---...- BS, Theresa Montgomery, BS, Maighan Moody, BS, Nicole Mosher, BA, Dana Ozimek, BS, Abbey -Peterson-, cum laude, BS, Lauren Plankey, BS, Teaghan Powell, ... - Date : Mon, 24 May 2010 23:01:45 GMT+00:00
Today In History May 7 - WFMY News 2 Tweet this news
WFMY News 2--Former Illinois police Sgt. Drew -Peterson- was indicted for murder in the death of his third wife, Kathleen Savio. Mickey Carroll, one of the last surviving ... - Date : Fri, 07 May 2010 02:03:23 GMT+00:00
Worcester County property transactions - Delmarva Daily Times Tweet this news
Delmarva Daily Times--Thomas S. -Peterson- to US Bank National Association, 35 Duck Cove Circle, Ocean Pines, $495000 Barbara A. Wallace to Roger C. Haynes, 74 Robin Hood Trail, ... - Date : Fri, 07 May 2010 19:25:49 GMT+00:00
Denial and deceit: The Harper government and torture in Afghanistan - rabble.ca (blog) Tweet this news
rabble.ca (blog)---George Peterson-, a veteran of the second world war, is also looking for answers. Once a soldier and a guard, he became prisoner number 38 and was ... - Date : Tue, 20 Apr 2010 11:28:47 GMT+00:00
Video: Haitian Boy with Cancer and His Mother Talk About Their Trip to the US - Broward New Times (blog) Tweet this news
Broward New Times (blog)--Through a translator, Esthelhomme -Peterson- said he was in a lot of pain during the trip here, but that he was feeling much better. ... - Date : Thu, 06 May 2010 20:02:52 GMT+00:00

Political offices
Preceded by
Maurice Stans
United States Secretary of Commerce
Served under: Richard Nixon

February 29, 1972 - February 1, 1973
Succeeded by
Frederick B. Dent


United States Secretaries of Commerce

Secretaries of Commerce & LaborCortelyou * Metcalf * Straus * Nagel
Secretaries of CommerceRedfield * Alexander * Hoover * Whiting * Lamont * Chapin * Roper * Hopkins * Jones * Wallace * Harriman * Sawyer * Weeks * Strauss * Mueller * Hodges * Connor * Trowbridge * Smith * Stans * Peterson * Dent * Morton * Richardson * Kreps * Klutznick * Baldrige * Verity * Mosbacher * Franklin * Brown * Kantor * Daley * Mineta * Evans * Gutierrez * Locke

Private equity and venture capital investors

Investment StrategyBuyout * Venture * Growth * Mezzanine * Secondaries
HistoryHistory of private equity and venture capital * Early history of private equity * Private equity in the 1980s * Private equity in the 1990s * Private equity in the 2000s
Investor typesPrivate equity investors * Venture capitalists * Corporate raiders

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)



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