Harry N. Walters
| Harry Walters | |
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| Administrator of Veterans Affairs | |
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In office January 5, 1983 – March 21, 1986 |
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| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Bob Nimmo |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Turnage |
| Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs | |
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In office June 1981 – January 5, 1983 |
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| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Robert Nelson |
| Succeeded by | Delbert Spurlock |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 4, 1936 Fostoria, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | United States Military Academy (BS) |
Harry N. Walters (b. 1936) is a United States businessman who served as Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) from 1981 to 1983 and Administrator for the U.S. Veterans Administration from 1983 to 1986.
Harry N. Walters was born on June 4, 1936. He was educated at the United States Military Academy, graduating in 1959. During his time at West Point, he played for the Army Black Knights football team as a fullback blocking for Pete Dawkins. He then served in the United States Army from 1959 to 1963.
Following his army service, Walters joined Kimberly-Clark, first in Neenah, Wisconsin, then in New York City. He left Kimberly-Clark in 1975 to become executive vice president of the Standard Paper Manufacturing Company in Richmond, Virginia. He then spent 1976-77 as a management consultant with Howard Paper Mills, Inc. in Dayton, Ohio. In 1977, he became the chief executive officer of the Potsdam Paper Corporation.
In May 1981, President of the United States Ronald Reagan nominated Walters to be Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs). Following Senate confirmation, he held this office until 1983 when he was nominated to be Administrator of the U.S. Veteran's Administration. He received Senate confirmation and served as Administrator from 1983 to 1986.
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