James R. Schlesinger

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.James R. Schlesinger, CIA chief and Cabinet member, dies

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