Harold Brown (Secretary of Defense)
U.S. Secretary of Defense (1927-2019)
Harold Brown (September 19, 1927 – January 4, 2019) was an American scientist and politician. He was the U.S. Secretary of Defense from 1977 to 1981 in the cabinet of President Jimmy Carter. He last served in the Lyndon Johnson administration as Director of Defense Research and Engineering and Secretary of the Air Force.
Harold Brown | |
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| 14th United States Secretary of Defense | |
| In office January 21, 1977 – January 20, 1981 | |
| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Donald Rumsfeld |
| Succeeded by | Caspar Weinberger |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 19, 1927 New York City, NY, U.S. |
| Died | January 4, 2019 (aged 91) Rancho Santa Fe, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Colene Dunning McDowell (m. 1953; 2 children) |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
| Profession | Physicist |
Brown died of pancreatic cancer on January 4, 2019 at his home in Rancho Santa Fe, California, aged 91.[1]
References
change- ↑ McFadden, Robert D. (2019-01-05). "Harold Brown, Defense Secretary in Carter Administration, Dies at 91". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
Other websites
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Media related to Harold Brown at Wikimedia Commons
- Annotated Bibliography for Harold Brown from the Alsos Digital Library for Nuclear Issues Archived 2010-08-04 at the Wayback Machine
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