'''James Rodney Schlesinger''' (born February 15, 1929) served as Secretary of Defence under [[President]]'s [[Richard Nixon]] and [[Gerald Ford]] from 1973-1975, a period which was marked by the final stages of the [[Vietnam War]]. In 1977, he became the United States' first [[Secretary of Energy]] under President [[Jimmy Carter]]. | '''James Rodney Schlesinger''' (born February 15, 1929) served as Secretary of Defence under [[President]]'s [[Richard Nixon]] and [[Gerald Ford]] from 1973-1975, a period which was marked by the final stages of the [[Vietnam War]]. In 1977, he became the United States' first [[Secretary of Energy]] under President [[Jimmy Carter]]. |