James R. Schlesinger

James R. Schlesinger

James Rodney Schlesinger (February 15, 1929 – March 27, 2014) was an American economist and public servant who was best known for serving as Secretary of Defense from 1973 to 1975 under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. Prior to becoming Secretary of Defense, he served as Chair of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) from 1971 to 1973, and as CIA Director for a few months in 1973. He became America's first Secretary of Energy under Jimmy Carter in 1977, serving until 1979. While Secretary of Defense, he opposed amnesty for draft resisters and pressed for development of more sophisticated nuclear weapon systems. Additionally, his support for the A-10 and the lightweight fighter program (later the F-16) helped ensure that they were carried to completion.

Known For: Acting

Born: New York City, New York, USA, 1929-02-15

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1979	First Strike	Self	0
2	1992	The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power	Self	0
3	1995	The Fall of Saigon	Self	60
4	2005	U.S. Strategic Nuclear Policy	Self	0
5	2007	Ghosts of Abu Ghraib	Self (archive footage)	74
6	2008	Henry Kissinger: Secrets of a Superpower	Self	100
7	2011	The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby	Self	63

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1968	60 Minutes	Self	67
2	1974	NOVA	Self (archive footage)	70

James R. Schlesinger

Film

Television