Harold Brown
U.S. Secretary of Defense (1927-2019) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 91
Harold Brown was an American nuclear physicist who served as United States Secretary of Defense from 1977 to 1981, under President Jimmy Carter.
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Brown's official portrait.
Secretary of Defense Harold Brown and Chairman of The Joint Chiefs of Staff General George S. Brown testifies on Capitol Hill on a defense budget in 1977.
Secretary of Defense Harold Brown with Chairman of The Joint Chiefs of Staff General George S. Brown and Deputy Secretary of Defense Charles W. Duncan Jr and the other members of The Joint Chiefs of Staff at The Pentagon.
Brown and Joseph Luns in Europe (1979)
Brown in June 2013Awards
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Previously, in the John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson administrations, he held the posts of Director of Defense Research and Engineering (1961-1965) and United States Secretary of the Air Force (1965-1969).
Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1927 to 2019 · aged 91
