[Va-bird] James Schlesinger
- From: Chileddie <chileddie@xxxxxxx>
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- Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2014 16:45:08 -0400 (EDT)
From Politico:
A Washington think tank confirms that James Schlesinger, a hawkish and erudite
Republican who served in top Cabinet-level posts under three presidents, has
died. He was 85.
The Center for Strategic and International Studies, where Schlesinger was a
trustee, confirmed his death Thursday. The onetime University of Virginia
economics professor built an impressive national security resume as defense
secretary for Republican presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford and the
nation's first energy secretary under Democratic President Jimmy Carter.
Earlier he was a top White House budget official, chairman of the Atomic Energy
Commission and director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
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Former Sen. Sam Nunn, a Georgia Democrat, who sparred with him as chairman of
the Senate Armed Services Committee called him "a remarkable public servant."
Jim was also an avid bird watcher. I recall seeing Jim on one splendid Spring
day at Monticello Park in Alexandria when the park was filled with migrating
warblers. Before Noon, Jim made a call on his cell phone and stated that he
had to cancel a lunch meeting because "the birding was too good to leave for
lunch." Despite his enormous responsibilities, bird watching took precedence.
RIP
Eddie Gomez
Arlington, VA
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Former energy secretary and defense secretary James Schlesinger has died, the
Center for Strategic and International Studies, where he was a trustee,
confirmed to the Associated Press on Thursday. He was 85.
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