James R. Schlesinger

James R. Schlesinger
1st Secretary of Energy
In office August 6, 1977 – August 23, 1979
Preses	Jimmy Carter
Precedit bi	Position established
Succeedit bi	Charles Duncan, Jr.
12th United States Secretary of Defense
In office July 2, 1973 – November 19, 1975
Preses	Richard Nixon Gerald Ford
Precedit bi	Elliot Richardson
Succeedit bi	Donald Rumsfeld
9th Director of Central Intelligence
In office January 2, 1973 – July 2, 1973
Preses	Richard Nixon
Precedit bi	Richard Helms
Succeedit bi	William Colby
6th Chairman of the United States Atomic Energy Commission
In office 1971–1973
Preses	Richard Nixon
Precedit bi	Glenn T. Seaborg
Succeedit bi	Dixy Lee Ray
Personal details
Born	James Rodney Schlesinger 15 Februar 1929(1929-02-15) New York Ceety, New York, U.S.
Dee'd	27 Mairch 2014(2014-03-27) (aged 85) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Poleetical pairty	Republican
Spoose(s)	Rachel Line Mellinger (m. 1954-1995; her death)
Bairns	Eight
Alma mater	Harvard University
Profession	Economist

James Rodney Schlesinger (15 Februar, 1929 - 27 Mairch, 2014) wis Unitit States Secretary of Defense frae 1973 tae 1975 unner preses Richard Nixon an Gerald Ford. He became Americae's first Secretary of Energy unner Jimmy Carter.

On 27 Mairch, 2014, Schlesinger deit frae complications of pneumonia at a Baltimore hospital. He wis 85.