Melvin R. Laird
Former United States Secretary of Defense
Melvin Robert Laird Jr. was an American politician, writer and statesman. He was a U.S. congressman from Wisconsin from 1953 to 1969 before serving as Secretary of Defense from 1969 to 1973 under President Richard Nixon. Wikipedia
Born: September 1, 1922, Omaha, NE
Died: November 16, 2016 (age 94 years), Fort Myers, FL
Place of burial: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Party: Republican Party
Books: Reflections of a Technocrat: Managing Defense, Air, and Space Programs During the Cold War, National Reconnaissance and NRO, Commercial Space Programs, Comsat, Energy, a crisis in public policy, Health Insurance--what Should be the Federal Role? A Round Table Held on January 22, 1975, at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research in Washington, D.C., and Sponsored by AEI's Center for Health Policy Research, and more
Spouse: Carole Fleishman (m. 1993–2016) and Barbara Masters (m. 1945–1992)
Previous offices: United States Secretary of Defense (1969–1973), Representative (1953–1969), and Member of the Wisconsin State Senate (1947–1953)
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