Caspar Weinberger
Politician
1917 – 2006
Who was Caspar Weinberger?
Caspar Willard "Cap" Weinberger, GBE, was an American politician and businessman. As a prominent Republican, he served in a variety of prominent state and federal positions for three decades, including Chairman of the California Republican Party, 1962-68. Most notably he was appointed Secretary of Defense under Republican President Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1987.
Born in San Francisco, California, Weinberger served in the 41st Infantry Division in the Pacific theater of World War II. His entry into politics was as a California State Assemblyman from 1953 to 1959, and he would go on to serve as Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission and Director of the Office of Management and Budget under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. An accomplished private sector businessman, he later became vice president and general counsel of Bechtel Corporation, and still later Chairman of Forbes.
His tenure as Secretary of Defense is the third longest in U.S. history, and spanned the final years of the Cold War. He is also known for his key role in the administration's Strategic Defense Initiative and later indictments in the Iran–Contra affair.
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- Born
- Aug 18, 1917
San Francisco - Also known as
- Caspar W. Weinberger
- Spouses
- Jane Weinberger
(1942 - 2006)
- Jane Weinberger
- Religion
- Episcopal Church
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Harvard Law School
- Harvard University
- Harvard College
- Employment
- United States Department of Defense
(1981/01/21 - 1987/11/23)
- United States Department of Defense
- Died
- Mar 28, 2006
Bangor - Resting place
- Arlington National Cemetery
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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