James R. Schlesinger
James R. Schlesinger | |
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| 1st Secretary of Energy | |
| In office August 6, 1977 – August 23, 1979 | |
| Preses | Jimmy Carter |
| Precedit bi | Position established |
| Succeedit bi | Charles Duncan, Jr. |
| 12th United States Secretary of Defense | |
| In office July 2, 1973 – November 19, 1975 | |
| Preses | Richard Nixon Gerald Ford |
| Precedit bi | Elliot Richardson |
| Succeedit bi | Donald Rumsfeld |
| 9th Director of Central Intelligence | |
| In office January 2, 1973 – July 2, 1973 | |
| Preses | Richard Nixon |
| Precedit bi | Richard Helms |
| Succeedit bi | William Colby |
| 6th Chairman of the United States Atomic Energy Commission | |
| In office 1971–1973 | |
| Preses | Richard Nixon |
| Precedit bi | Glenn T. Seaborg |
| Succeedit bi | Dixy Lee Ray |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Rodney Schlesinger 15 Februar 1929 New York Ceety, New York, U.S. |
| Dee'd | 27 Mairch 2014 (aged 85) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Poleetical pairty | Republican |
| Spoose(s) | Rachel Line Mellinger (m. 1954-1995; her death) |
| Bairns | Eight |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Profession | Economist |
James Rodney Schlesinger (15 Februar, 1929 - 27 Mairch, 2014) wis Unitit States Secretary of Defense frae 1973 tae 1975 unner preses Richard Nixon an Gerald Ford. He became Americae's first Secretary of Energy unner Jimmy Carter.
On 27 Mairch, 2014, Schlesinger deit frae complications of pneumonia at a Baltimore hospital. He wis 85.[1]
