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Personal Info

Known Credits 7

Gender Male

Birthdate 1929-02-15 (96 Y.O)

Place Of Birth New York City, New York, USA

Also Known For

James R. Schlesinger

Biography

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 ...

Known For

The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby

Henry Kissinger: Secrets of a Superpower

Ghosts of Abu Ghraib

U.S. Strategic Nuclear Policy

The Fall of Saigon

Acting

2011 -- The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby | Self

2008 -- Henry Kissinger: Secrets of a Superpower | Self

2007 -- Ghosts of Abu Ghraib | Self (archive footage)

2005 -- U.S. Strategic Nuclear Policy | Self

1995 -- The Fall of Saigon | Self

1992 -- The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power | Self

1979 -- First Strike | Self