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| 2 | Unsuccessful nominations to the Cabinet of the United States - Table |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Nominee | Nomination Position | Year | Nominated by | Outcome |
| 4 | Lucius Horatio Stockton | War | 1801 | John Adams | Withdrawn |
| 5 | Henry Dearborn | War | 1815 | James Madison | Withdrawn |
| 6 | Roger B. Taney | Treasury | 1834 | Andrew Jackson | Rejected, 28–18 |
| 7 | Caleb Cushing | Treasury | 1843 | John Tyler | 1st time: Rejected, 27-10 |
| 8 | Caleb Cushing | Treasury | 1843 | John Tyler | 2nd time: Rejected, 29-2 |
| 9 | David Henshaw | Navy | 1843 | John Tyler | Rejected, 34–8 |
| 10 | James Madison Porter | War | 1843 | John Tyler | Rejected, 38–3 |
| 11 | James S. Green | Treasury | 1844 | John Tyler | Rejected, vote not recorded |
| 12 | Thomas Ewing | War | 1868 | Andrew Johnson | Withdrawn |
| 13 | Henry Stanbery | Attorney General | 1868 | Andrew Johnson | Rejected, 29–11 |
| 14 | Charles B. Warren | Attorney General | 1925 | Calvin Coolidge | 1st time: Rejected, 41-39 |
| 15 | Charles B. Warren | Attorney General | 1925 | Calvin Coolidge | 2nd time: Rejected, 46-39 |
| 16 | Lewis Strauss | Commerce | 1959 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | Rejected, 49-46 |
| 17 | John Tower | Defense | 1989 | George H. W. Bush | Rejected, 53-47 |
| 18 | Zoë Baird | Attorney General | 1993 | Bill Clinton | Withdrawn |
| 19 | Kimba Wood | Attorney General | 1993 | Bill Clinton | Withdrawn |
| 20 | Bobby Ray Inman | Defense | 1993 | Bill Clinton | Withdrawn |
| 21 | Anthony Lake | Director of Central Intelligence | 1996 | Bill Clinton | Withdrawn |
| 22 | Hershel Gober | Veterans Affairs | 1997 | Bill Clinton | Withdrawn |
| 23 | Linda Chavez | Labor | 2001 | George W. Bush | Withdrawn |
| 24 | Bernard Kerik | Homeland Security | 2004 | George W. Bush | Withdrawn |
| 25 | Tom Daschle | Health and Human Services | 2008 | Barack Obama | Withdrawn |
| 26 | Bill Richardson | Commerce | 2008 | Barack Obama | Withdrawn |
| 27 | Judd Gregg | Commerce | 2009 | Barack Obama | Withdrawn |
| 28 | Andrew Puzder | Labor | 2016 | Donald Trump | Withdrawn |
| 29 | Ronny Jackson | Veterans Affairs | 2018 | Donald Trump | Withdrawn |

Question: Who did Bush nominate as United States Secretary of Homeland Security in 2004?
Answer: In 2004, Bush nominated Bernard Kerik to become the United States Secretary of Homeland Security.