William Flynt Nichols
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William Flynt Nichols was a U.S. Congressman from Alabama who co-sponsored the landmark Goldwater–Nichols Act that restructured the Department of Defense and modernized American military command.
Statements (26)
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| instanceOf |
United States Representative
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human → politician → |
| coSponsored |
Goldwater–Nichols Act
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| employer |
United States Congress
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| familyName |
Nichols
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| fieldOfWork |
defense policy
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military affairs → politics → |
| givenName |
William
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| jurisdiction |
United States federal government
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| languageSpoken |
English
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| legislativeFocus |
modernization of American military command
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restructuring the United States Department of Defense → |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic Party
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| middleName |
Flynt
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| notableFor |
co-sponsoring the Goldwater–Nichols Act
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| notableWork |
Goldwater–Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986
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| officeContested |
United States House of Representatives seat from Alabama
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| positionHeld |
Member of the United States House of Representatives
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U.S. Representative from Alabama → |
| represented |
state of Alabama
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| residence |
Alabama
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| workLocation |
Alabama
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Washington, D.C. → |
Referenced by (4)
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Goldwater–Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986
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Public Law 99-433 → |
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Goldwater–Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986
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coSponsor |
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Public Law 99-433
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sponsors |