James R. Schlesinger
Birthday
1929/02/15 (95 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
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Biography
James Rodney Schlesinger (February 15, 1929 – March 27, 2014) was an American economist and public servant who was best known for serving as Secretary of Defense from 1973 to 1975 under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. Prior to becoming Secretary of Defense, he served as Chair of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) from 1971 to 1973, and as CIA Director for a few months in 1973. He became America's first Secretary of Energy under Jimmy Carter in 1977, serving until 1979. While Secretary...Read more
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(2007) Ghosts of Abu Ghraib
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(2011) The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby
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(1995) The Fall of Saigon
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(2008) Henry Kissinger: Secrets of a Superpower
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(1992) The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power
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(1979) First Strike
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(2005) U.S. Strategic Nuclear Policy
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(1968) 60 Minutes
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(1974) NOVA
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