Melvin Laird
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 8 years ago |
| Date of birth | September 1,1922 |
| Zodiac sign | Virgo |
| Born | Omaha |
| Nebraska | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | November 16,2016 |
| Died | Fort Myers |
| Florida | |
| United States | |
| Years of service | 1942–1946 |
| Spouse | Carole Fleishman |
| Barbara Masters | |
| Job | Politician |
| Army officer | |
| Education | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point |
| Carleton College | |
| University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point | |
| Books | The Nixon Doctrine: Proceedings |
| Beyond the Tower Commission | |
| Energy, a crisis in public policy | |
| The Financial Crisis of Our Cities: A Round Table Held on December 10, 1975, and Sponsored by the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, Washington | |
| Reflections of a Technocrat: Managing Defense, Air, and Space Programs During the Cold War, National Reconnaissance and NRO, Commercial Space Programs, Comsat | |
| Children | David Laird |
| John Laird | |
| Alison Laird-Large | |
| Party | Republican Party |
| Place of burial | Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, United States |
| Previous position | United States Secretary of Defense (1969–1973) |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 427294 |
Melvin Laird Life story
Melvin Robert Laird Jr. was an American politician, writer and statesman. He was a U.S. congressman from Wisconsin from 1953 to 1969 before serving as Secretary of Defense from 1969 to 1973 under President Richard Nixon.
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