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The first US Secretary of Defense was James Vincent Forrestal. He served the office from September 17, 1947 until March 28, 1949.
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∙ 14y agoRichard Nixon had three Defense Secretaries: Melvin R. Laird, Elliot Richardson, and James Schlesinger.
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∙ 9y agoRichard Nixon's Secretary of Defense was Robert S. McNamara.
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∙ 11y agoCaspar Weinburger for the first seven years; Frank Charles Carlucci III for the last year .
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CLARK M CLIFFORD took over when ROBERT McNAMARA RESIGNED to become president of world bank
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∙ 14y agoRobert Strange McNamara
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