Eugene M. Zuckert

Military Person

1911 – 2000

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Who was Eugene M. Zuckert?

Eugene Martin Zuckert was the seventh United States Secretary of the Air Force from January 23, 1961 to September 30, 1965. During his service as secretary, he witnessed the shifting of decision-making powers from the military departments to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, a process that continued throughout the 1960s. He observed that the Air Force ought to investigate technologies that would have some bearing on future aerospace military operations, leading to "Project Forecast," a study initiated in March 1963.

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Born
Nov 9, 1911
New York City
Also known as
  • Eugene Zuckert
Nationality
  • United States of America
Education
  • Yale University
  • Harvard University
Lived in
  • New York City
Died
Jun 5, 2000

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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