James R. Schlesinger

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United States Secretary of Defense United States Secretary of Energy economist government official human

James R. Schlesinger was an American economist and government official who served in several top national security roles, including U.S. Secretary of Defense and the first Secretary of Energy.

Aliases (1)

James Schlesinger ×2

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Secretary of Defense → United States Secretary of Energy → economist → government official → human →
academicDegree	Bachelor of Arts → Doctor of Philosophy → Master of Arts →
appointedBy	Gerald Ford → Jimmy Carter → Richard Nixon →
awardReceived	Presidential Medal of Freedom →
causeOfDeath	complications from pneumonia →
conflict	Cold War →
convertedTo	Lutheranism →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1929-02-15 →
dateOfDeath	2014-03-27 →
educatedAt	Harvard College → Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences → Harvard University →
employer	Harvard University →
familyName	Schlesinger →
fieldOfStudy	economics →
givenName	James →
memberOfPoliticalParty	Republican Party (United States) →
middleName	Rodney →
militaryBranch	United States Army →
notableWork	America at Century’s End → The Political Economy of National Security →
numberOfChildren	8 →
occupation	civil servant → economist → university teacher →
placeOfBirth	New York → New York City → United States of America →
placeOfDeath	Baltimore → Maryland → United States of America →
positionHeld	Assistant Director of the Bureau of the Budget → Chair of the United States Atomic Energy Commission → Director of Central Intelligence → Director of Strategic Studies at RAND Corporation → United States Secretary of Defense → United States Secretary of Energy →
religion	Judaism →
residence	Arlington, Virginia →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	Rachel Line Mellinger →
workLocation	Washington, D.C. →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Gerald Ford administration ("James Schlesinger") →	cabinetMember
United States Atomic Energy Commission →	chairperson
United States Secretary of Energy →	firstHolder
Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service ("James Schlesinger") →	notableRecipient
Director of Central Intelligence →	positionHeldBy
Donald Rumsfeld →	precededBy
William Colby →	replaces