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Caspar Weinberger was Secretary of Defense in the Reagan administration from 1981 to 1987, during the U.S. military intervention in Beirut. He tells FRONTLINE that the lesson he took from the ...
Caspar Willard Weinberger, GBE war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker. Von 1981 bis 1987 war er Verteidigungsminister der Vereinigten Staaten in der Regierung von Präsident Ronald Reagan. In seine Amtszeit fielen der Start der Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) und die Iran-Contra-Affäre.
On April 4, the Library celebrated its acquisition of the papers of Caspar W. Weinberger, who served as secretary of defense during Ronald Reagan's presidency, in cabinet posts for Presidents Nixon and Ford, in California state government and politics, and as vice president and general counsel of the Bechtel Group, an international construction firm.
CASPAR W. WEINBERGER served as U.S. Secretary of Defense, U.S. Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, and Chair of the Federal Trade Commission. Browse all articles written by Caspar W. Weinberger for Foreign Affairs.
28 mar 2006 · Caspar Weinberger was the powerhouse behind the huge expansion of US military strength during the presidency of Ronald Reagan. A confident Cold War warrior, he was defence secretary from the start of Reagan's presidency in January 1981 until he resigned in November 1987. He got Congress to approve major defence spending increases that financed ...
Caspar Weinberger, 1992. Former Defense Secretary Weinberger and six other defendants were criticized for participating in the transfer of U.S. anti-tank missiles to Iran in what became known as the Iran-Contra Affair. Weinberger was charged with lying to the independent counsel after he resigned in 1987.
20 feb 2024 · Caspar Weinberger was one of the most controversial and consequential U.S. secretaries of defense. This latest volume in an invaluable and always deeply researched series of Pentagon histories covers Weinberger’s role during President Ronald Reagan’s first term.
