Dick Cheney. He was the secretary of Defense under George H. W. Bush and vice president under George W. Bush.
Robert McNamara was the US Secretary of Defense in 1963. After his term as Secretary of Defense, he went on to become the President of the World Bank.
President 2001-2009: George W. Bush Vice-President 2001-2009: Richard B. Cheney Secretary of Defense 2001-2006: Donald H. Rumsfeld
George H.W. Bush did not fire Dick Cheney. In fact, he appointed Cheney to be his Secretary of Defense from 1989 to 1993. However, Bush did not choose Cheney to be his running mate for his re-election campaign in 1992, instead selecting Dan Quayle.
Leslie Aspin Jr.
No U.S. Defense Secretary has been a U.S. President to date, but one, Dick Cheney, has been a U.S. Vice President. Two U.S. Presidents had been U.S. Secretary of War. The War Department became part of the Defense Department in 1947. The two were James Monroe and William Howard Taft.
Les Aspin.
Yes, Dick Cheney was a businessman. He was the CEO of Halliburton Company for five years. His main experience is in politics. He was a member of Congress (Including the House Minority Whip), a Secretary of Defense, and he is a former Vice President of the United States.
White House Chief of Staff to President Ford U.S. Congressman from Wyoming U.S. Secretary of Defense Chairman and CEO of the Halliburton Company Vice President of the United States White House Chief of Staff to President Ford U.S. Congressman from Wyoming U.S. Secretary of Defense Chairman and CEO of the Halliburton Company Vice President of the United States
The most recent Cabinet member to become U. S. President was Herbert Hoover, who served as Secretary of Commerce from 1921 until 1928. (The most recent Cabinet member to become U. S. Vice President was Dick Cheney, who served as Secretary of Defense from 1989 until 1993.)
George Walker (Dubya) Bush was the US President and Richard Bruce (Dick) Cheney was the US Vice President in 2007.Bush (born July 6, 1946 in New Haven, Connecticut) served as the forty-third President of the United States, serving between January 20, 2001 and January 20, 2009, including the whole of 2007. Cheney served as Vice President during Bush's entire presidency, including 2007.
Dick Cheney is famous for his role as the 46th Vice President of the United States under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2009. He had a long and influential political career, serving as Secretary of Defense under President George H.W. Bush and as Chief of Staff to President Gerald Ford. Cheney is also known for his strong conservative views on national security and foreign policy.
Dick Cheney was President Ford's Chief of Staff. Later, he was the Secretary of Defense. He was then Vice President during the Bush administration. He was an executive powers fanatic and wanted to enhance the powers that the president had, especially during 9-11 and the War on Terror. If you want to know more about him, you can watch Frontline's "Cheney's Law". You can find it online somewhere. It's about an hour long. It's pretty interesting if you can get into it.