Karl G. Harr, Jr.

Who was Karl G. Harr, Jr.?

Karl Gottlieb Harr, Jr. was an American defense policy expert.

Harr was born in South Orange, New Jersey. He attended Princeton University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree magna cum laude in 1943. At Princeton Harr was awarded the Moses Taylor Pyne Honor Prize, Princeton's highest undergraduate honor.

Harr held two positions from 1956 to 1961 which enabled him to observe and participate in the inner workings of the National Security Council. In November 1956 he became Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs and alternate Defense member of the NSC Planning Board. This position enabled him to become familiar with the functions, organization, and procedures of the National Security Council and the Operations Coordinating Board. In 1958 he was appointed Special Assistant to the President for Security Operations Coordination and vice chairman of the Operations Coordinating Board.