James R. Schlesinger

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James R. Schlesinger

9th Director of Central Intelligence
In office January 2 1973 – July 2 1973
Preceded by	Richard Helms
Succeeded by	William Colby
12th United States Secretary of Defense
In office July 2 1973 – November 19 1975
Preceded by	Elliot Richardson
Succeeded by	Donald Rumsfeld
1st Secretary of Energy
In office August 6 1977 – August 23 1979
Succeeded by	Charles Duncan, Jr.
Personal details
Born	February 15, 1929 (1929-02-15) (age 84) New York City, NY, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Harvard University
Profession	Economist

James Rodney Schlesinger (born February 15, 1929) was United States Secretary of Defense from 1973 to 1975 under presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. He became America's first Secretary of Energy under Jimmy Carter.

v t e Directors of Central Intelligence and Central Intelligence Agency

Central Intelligence	Sidney Souers • Hoyt Vandenberg • Roscoe H. Hillenkoetter • Walter B. Smith • Allen W. Dulles • John A. McCone • William Raborn • Richard Helms • James R. Schlesinger • William Colby • George H. W. Bush • Stansfield Turner • William J. Casey • William H. Webster • Robert Gates • R. James Woolsey, Jr. • John M. Deutch • George Tenet

Central Intelligence Agency	Porter J. Goss · Michael Hayden · Leon Panetta · David Petraeus · John O. Brennan

v t e United States Secretaries of Defense

Forrestal • Johnson • Marshall • Lovett • Wilson • McElroy • T. Gates • McNamara • Clifford • Laird • Richardson • Schlesinger • Rumsfeld • Brown • Weinberger • Carlucci • Cheney • Aspin • Perry • Cohen • Rumsfeld • R. Gates • Panetta • Hagel

v t e United States Secretaries of Energy

Schlesinger • Duncan • Edwards • Hodel • Herrington • Watkins • O'Leary • Peña • Richardson • Abraham • Bodman • Chu

v t e Cabinet of President Gerald Ford (1974–1977)

Vice President	Vacant (1974), Nelson Rockefeller (1974–1977)

Secretary of State	Henry Kissinger (1974–1977)

Secretary of the Treasury	William E. Simon (1974–1977)

Secretary of Defense	James R. Schlesinger (1974–1975) • Donald Rumsfeld (1975–1977)

Attorney General	William Saxbe (1974–1975) • Edward Levi (1975–1977)

Secretary of the Interior	Rogers Morton (1974–1975) • Stanley K. Hathaway (1975) • Thomas S. Kleppe (1975–1977)

Secretary of the Agriculture	Earl Butz (1974–1976) • John Albert Knebel (1976–1977)

Secretary of Commerce	Frederick B. Dent (1974–1975) • Rogers Morton (1975) • Elliot Richardson (1975–1977)

Secretary of Labor	Peter J. Brennan (1974–1975) • John Thomas Dunlop (1975–1976) • William Usery, Jr. (1976–1977)

Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare	Caspar Weinberger (1974–1975) • F. David Mathews (1975–1977)

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development	James Thomas Lynn (1974–1975) • Carla Anderson Hills (1975–1977)

Secretary of Transportation	Claude Brinegar (1974–1975) • William Thaddeus Coleman, Jr. (1975–1977)