President Lyndon B. Johnson wanted to appoint General Lorenzo Thomas as Secretary of War to bring military expertise and leadership during a critical period of the Vietnam War. Thomas was seen as a capable officer who could manage the complexities of military operations and provide strategic guidance. Johnson believed that his appointment would help bolster the administration's efforts in Vietnam and ensure effective collaboration between military and civilian leadership. Additionally, Thomas's close ties to the military establishment were viewed as advantageous for maintaining morale and support within the armed forces.
Reagon was the first president to appoint a woman to the supreme court
The president can negotiate treaties, but they must be ratified by the senate to go into effect. He can appoint ambassadors, and they also must be approved by the senate.
Franklin Roosevelt was the first President to appoint a woman to his cabinet. In 1933 he appointed Frances Perkins to be Secretary of Labor. (The next president to appoint a women to his cabinet was Dwight Eisenhower in 1953.)Before that, she was appointed by FDR as New York's industrial commissioner when he was still the governor. She gained much respect in as a result of leading progressive reform and championing minimum wages and unemployment insurance laws.In the United States, Frances Perkins was the first woman to serve in the Cabinet. President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed her Secretary of Labor in 1933.
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Confederate President Jefferson Davis had appointed three secretaries of war during the US Civil War. The third one was General George Wythe Randolph.
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Congress does not have to give approval to appoint the President's choice for Secretary of State. However, a confirmation hearing takes place before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
The current secretary is Tom Vilsack
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The second female cabinet appointment came from President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1953 when he appointed Oveta Culp Hobby the Secretary of Helth, Education and Welfare. The first President to appoint a woman was Franklin Roosevelt (Labor Secretary Frances Perkins, 1933).
The position of secretary of state is a cabinet position and is appointed by the President of the United States. Each term is four years and the President could appoint the secretary of State for two terms.
Lyndon Johnson appointed Dr. Robert C. Weaver as the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in 1966. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_/ai_19663328
George Washington appointed Thomas Jefferson as the first Secretary of State of the US (1790-1793).
Lyndon B Johnson did not have a vice president when he first took office because when the term started he was the vice president. Johnson picked Humphrey to be his vice president and then the American people voted for Johnson and Humphrey as a team.
The king appointed this man as his main advisor.