Robert A. Lovett
Robert Abercrombie Lovett (born September 14, 1895 in Huntsville , Texas , † May 7, 1986 in Locust Valley , New York ) was an American politician. He was Deputy Secretary of State of the United States from July 1, 1947 to January 20, 1949 . He was then from 1950 to 1951 Deputy Minister of Defense and from September 17, 1951 to January 20, 1953, the fourth Minister of Defense under Harry S. Truman . The Korean War fell during his tenure .
Life
Lovett was born the son of Robert S. Lovett , chairman of the Union Pacific Railroad . He attended Yale and Harvard Universities , where he received his law and business degrees in 1919 and 1921. He was also an ensign with the British Royal Naval Air Service during the First World War on patrol and military service. In the course of the mission he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Commander.
He began a career as a banker with the National Bank of Commerce in New York City , later moving to Brown Brothers Harriman .
Political career
In September 1940, Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson appointed Lovett to the US War Department as an air combat expert . He oversaw the rearmament of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II . For this he was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal by Truman in September 1945 . Lovett went back into the private sector but was called back to serve as deputy to George C. Marshall ( United States Under Secretary of State ) in the State Department. In January 1949 he went back into the private sector, but was called back into politics by Marshall, this time as Deputy Secretary of Defense . Here he played a key role in creating the CIA . On September 17, 1951, he was appointed Minister of Defense. He held this office until the end of Truman's presidency on January 20, 1953, when he was replaced by Charles Erwin Wilson . In December 1960, John F. Kennedy , who needed Wall Street's trust , offered Lovett, who was speaking on behalf of Wall Street, the post of Secretary of Defense, Secretary of State or Treasury. However, he declined for health reasons. Lovett proposed C. Douglas Dillon for the Treasury , Dean Rusk for the State Department and Robert McNamara , who was still unknown to Kennedy , who accepted the office.
Later years
After his replacement as Secretary of Defense, he returned to Brown Brothers Harriman. From 1953 to 1966 he was "chairman of the executive committee" of the Union Pacific Railroad . He died on May 7, 1986 at the age of 90 in Locust Valley.
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- ↑ Robert Lumer, McNamara, a man who rethinks: Insights from a former Pentagon boss, Urania-Verlag , 1989 p. 2
- ↑ David Halberstam , Die Elite, Reinbek , 1974 p. 11 f.
Web links
- Biography of Defense (English)
- Robert A. Lovett in the Miller Center of Public Affairs of the University of Virginia (English)
- Newspaper article about Robert A. Lovett in the 20th century press kit of the ZBW - Leibniz Information Center for Economics .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lovett, Robert A. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lovett, Robert Abercrombie (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 14, 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Huntsville , Texas |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 7, 1986 |
| Place of death | Locust Valley , New York |