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James R. Schlesinger


1st United States Secretary of Energy
In office August 6, 1977 – August 23, 1979
President	Jimmy Carter
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Charles Duncan, Jr.
12th United States Secretary of Defense
In office July 2, 1973 – November 19, 1975
President	Richard Nixon Gerald Ford
Preceded by	Elliot Richardson
Succeeded by	Donald Rumsfeld
9th Director of Central Intelligence
In office January 2, 1973 – July 2, 1973
President	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Richard Helms
Succeeded by	William Colby
6th Chairman of the United States Atomic Energy Commission
In office 1971–1973
President	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Glenn T. Seaborg
Succeeded by	Dixy Lee Ray

Personal details
Born	James Rodney Schlesinger (1929-02-15)February 15, 1929 New York City, U.S.
Died	March 27, 2014(2014-03-27) (aged 85) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Rachel Line Mellinger (m. 1954-1995; her death)
Children	Eight
Alma mater	Harvard University
Profession	Economist

James Rodney Schlesinger (February 15, 1929 - March 27, 2014) was United States Secretary of Defense from 1973 to 1975 under presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. He became America's first Secretary of Energy under Jimmy Carter.

On March 27, 2014, Schlesinger died from complications of pneumonia at a Baltimore hospital. He was 85.^[1]

References

v t e Directors of Central Intelligence and Central Intelligence Agency
Central Intelligence	Sidney Souers • Hoyt Vandenberg • Roscoe H. Hillenkoetter • Walter B. Smith • Allen W. Dulles • John A. McCone • William Raborn • Richard Helms • James R. Schlesinger • William Colby • George H. W. Bush • Stansfield Turner • William J. Casey • William H. Webster • Robert Gates • R. James Woolsey, Jr. • John M. Deutch • George Tenet
Central Intelligence Agency	Porter J. Goss · Michael Hayden · Leon Panetta · David Petraeus · John O. Brennan · Mike Pompeo · Gina Haspel · William Joseph Burns · John Ratcliffe (nominee)

United States Secretaries of Defense
Forrestal • Johnson • Marshall • Lovett • Wilson • McElroy • T. Gates • McNamara • Clifford • Laird • Richardson • Schlesinger • Rumsfeld • Brown • Weinberger • Carlucci • Cheney • Aspin • Perry • Cohen • Rumsfeld • R. Gates • Panetta • Hagel • Carter • Mattis • Esper • Austin • Hegseth

v t e United States Secretaries of Energy
Schlesinger • Duncan • Edwards • Hodel • Herrington • Watkins • O'Leary • Peña • Richardson • Abraham • Bodman • Chu • Moniz • Perry • Brouillette • Granholm • Wright

v t e Cabinet of President Gerald Ford (1974–1977)
Vice President	Vacant (1974), Nelson Rockefeller (1974–1977)
Secretary of State	Henry Kissinger (1974–1977)
Secretary of the Treasury	William E. Simon (1974–1977)
Secretary of Defense	James R. Schlesinger (1974–1975) • Donald Rumsfeld (1975–1977)
Attorney General	William Saxbe (1974–1975) • Edward Levi (1975–1977)
Secretary of the Interior	Rogers Morton (1974–1975) • Stanley K. Hathaway (1975) • Thomas S. Kleppe (1975–1977)
Secretary of the Agriculture	Earl Butz (1974–1976) • John Albert Knebel (1976–1977)
Secretary of Commerce	Frederick B. Dent (1974–1975) • Rogers Morton (1975) • Elliot Richardson (1975–1977)
Secretary of Labor	Peter J. Brennan (1974–1975) • John Thomas Dunlop (1975–1976) • William Usery Jr. (1976–1977)
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare	Caspar Weinberger (1974–1975) • F. David Mathews (1975–1977)
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development	James Thomas Lynn (1974–1975) • Carla Anderson Hills (1975–1977)
Secretary of Transportation	Claude Brinegar (1974–1975) • William Thaddeus Coleman, Jr. (1975–1977)

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