Caspar Weinberger

GPTKB entity

Properties (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:healthcare_organization
politician
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Defense_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Secretary_of_Defense_Medal_for_Outstanding_Public_Service
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Air_Force_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Army_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Navy_Distinguished_Service_Medal
Presidential Medal of Freedom
National Security Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1917-08-18
gptkbp:birthPlace San_Francisco,_California,_USA
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:deathDate 2006-03-28
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Montpelier,_Vermont,_USA
gptkbp:education gptkb:Harvard_University
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Caspar Weinberger
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkb:Richard_Nixon
gptkb:Ronald_Reagan
gptkbp:knownFor Strategic Defense Initiative
Cold War policies
Defense spending increases
Military buildup
Support for anti-communist movements
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableWork The Next War
The Weinberger Doctrine
gptkbp:occupation lawyer
author
businessman
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Chairman_of_the_Board_of_the_American_Enterprise_Institute
gptkb:Secretary_of_Health,_Education,_and_Welfare
Secretary_of_Defense
Director_of_the_Office_of_Management_and_Budget
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Harold_Brown
gptkbp:president gptkb:Ronald_Reagan
gptkbp:religion Episcopalian
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Montpelier,_Vermont,_USA
gptkbp:serviceYears 1950-1952
gptkbp:signature Caspar_Weinberger_signature
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Jane_Weinberger
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Frank_Carlucci