Melvin R. Laird (1922–2016)
Auteur de The Conservative Papers
A propos de l'auteur
Melvin Robert Laird Jr. was born in Omaha, Nebraska on September 1, 1922. After graduating from Carleton College in 1942, he enlisted in the Navy and was commissioned a lieutenant. He received a Purple Heart after being wounded while serving on the destroyer Maddox in the Pacific. At the age of 23, afficher plus he was elected to fill his father's seat in the Wisconsin Senate. Six years later, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives and served nine terms. In 1968, he became President Richard M. Nixon's first secretary of defense. He challenged the military policies during the Vietnam War. Under his leadership, the military eventually eliminated the draft. Laird became the president's chief domestic policy adviser during his second term. He left the White House before Nixon resigned to become the senior counselor on national and international affairs for the Reader's Digest Association. He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1974. His book, A House Divided: America's Strategy Gap, was published in 1962. He died from complications of respiratory failure on November 16, 2016 at the age of 94. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
Notice de désambiguation :
(eng) Full name: Melvin Robert Laird
Crédit image: Official U.S. Dept. of Defense Photo (Wikimedia Commons)
Œuvres de Melvin R. Laird
Oeuvres associées
Reflections of a Technocrat : Managing Defense, Air, and Space Programs during the Cold War (2006) — Avant-propos — 8 exemplaires
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom légal
- Laird, Melvin Robert, Jr.
- Date de naissance
- 1922-09-01
- Date de décès
- 2016-11-16
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Omaha, Nebraska, USA
- Lieu du décès
- Fort Myers, Florida, USA
- Cause du décès
- respiratory failure
- Études
- Carleton College (1944)
- Professions
- United States Secretary of Defense (1969-1973)
politician
U.S. Congressman (Wisconsin|1953-1969)
Member of the Wisconsin Senate - Organisations
- United States Navy (WWII)
Wisconsin State Senate
United States House of Representatives
Republican Party
Reader's Digest
Richard Nixon administration (1969-1973) (tout afficher 7)
Richard Nixon's cabinet (1969-1973|Secretary of Defense) - Prix et distinctions
- Presidential Medal of Freedom (1974)
Purple Heart - Notice de désambigüisation
- Full name: Melvin Robert Laird
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 7
- Aussi par
- 1
- Membres
- 23
- Popularité
- #537,598
- Évaluation
- 3.8
- ISBN
- 3