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Caspar Weinberger

Caspar Weinberger
Caspar Weinberger official photo.jpg
United States Secretary of Defense
In office
January 21, 1981 – November 23, 1987
President Ronald Reagan
Deputy Frank Carlucci
Paul Thayer
William Taft
Preceded by Harold Brown
Succeeded by Frank Carlucci
United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
In office
February 12, 1973 – August 8, 1975
President Richard Nixon
Gerald Ford
Preceded by Elliot Richardson
Succeeded by David Mathews
Director of the Office of Management and Budget
In office
June 12, 1972 – February 1, 1973
President Richard Nixon
Preceded by George Shultz
Succeeded by Roy Ash
Chair of the Federal Trade Commission
In office
December 31, 1969 – August 6, 1970
President Richard Nixon
Preceded by Paul Dixon
Succeeded by Miles Kirkpatrick
Chair of the California Republican Party
In office
1962–1964
Preceded by John Krehbiel
Succeeded by Gaylord Parkinson
Personal details
Born Caspar Willard Weinberger
(1917-08-18)August 18, 1917
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Died March 28, 2006(2006-03-28) (aged 88)
Bangor, Maine, U.S.
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Jane Dalton (1942–2006)
Children 2
Education Harvard University (BA, LLB)
Military service
Allegiance  United States
Service/branch  United States Army
Years of service 1941–1945
Rank US military captain's rank.gif Captain
Unit 41st Infantry Division
Battles/wars World War II

Caspar Willard "Cap" Weinberger (August 18, 1917 – March 28, 2006) was an American politician and businessman. As a prominent Republican, he served in a variety of state and federal positions for three decades, including Chairman of the California Republican Party, 1962–68. Most notably he was Secretary of Defense under President Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1987.

Weinberger was born in San Francisco, California. He served in the 41st Infantry Division in the Pacific theater of World War II. His entry into politics was as a California State Assemblyman from 1953 to 1959, and he would go on to serve as Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission and Director of the Office of Management and Budget under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. An accomplished private sector businessman, he later became vice president and general counsel of Bechtel Corporation, and still later Chairman of Forbes magazine.

His tenure as Secretary of Defense is the third longest in U.S. history, and spanned the final years of the Cold War. He is also known for his key role in the administration's Strategic Defense Initiative and for being indicted in the Iran–Contra affair. He was awarded both the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1987 and an honorary British knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II.


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