Thomas S. Gates Jr.

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Thomas S. Gates Jr. was an American government official and businessman who served as U.S. Secretary of Defense under President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Secretary of Defense
businessperson
government official
human
boardMemberOf JPMorgan Chase
surface form: J.P. Morgan & Co.

Chase Manhattan Bank
surface form: Morgan Guaranty Trust Company
conflict World War I
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
educatedAt Chestnut Hill Academy
University of Pennsylvania
employer Department of Defense
surface form: United States Department of Defense

Department of the Navy
surface form: United States Department of the Navy
endTimeAsUnitedStatesDeputySecretaryOfDefense 1957
endTimeAsUnitedStatesSecretaryOfDefense 1961
endTimeAsUnitedStatesSecretaryOfTheNavy 1959
familyName Gates
givenName Thomas
memberOfPoliticalParty Republican Party
surface form: Republican Party (United States)
militaryBranch United States Navy
name Thomas S. Gates Jr. self-link
notableFor service as U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense
service as U.S. Secretary of Defense
service as U.S. Secretary of the Navy
notableWork implementation of New Look defense policy adjustments
involvement in early U.S. strategic nuclear planning
oversight of U.S. defense policy during the late Eisenhower administration
occupation business executive
politician
officeEndTime 1961
officeStartTime 1959
positionHeld United States Deputy Secretary of Defense
United States Secretary of Defense
Secretary of the Navy
surface form: United States Secretary of the Navy
precededBy Neil H. McElroy
precededByAsSecretaryOfTheNavy Charles S. Thomas
religion Episcopalian
residence Philadelphia
Washington, D.C.
servedUnder Dwight D. Eisenhower
startTimeAsUnitedStatesDeputySecretaryOfDefense 1953
startTimeAsUnitedStatesSecretaryOfDefense 1959
startTimeAsUnitedStatesSecretaryOfTheNavy 1957
succeededBy Robert McNamara
succeededByAsSecretaryOfTheNavy William B. Franke
workedOn NATO military commands
surface form: NATO defense coordination

Pentagon reorganization issues
U.S. nuclear deterrence strategy

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Munitions Board hasChairman Thomas S. Gates Jr.
Thomas S. Gates Jr. name Thomas S. Gates Jr. self-link
Neil H. McElroy successor Thomas S. Gates Jr.