George P. Shultz
George Pratt Shultz (December 13, 1920 – February 6, 2021) was an American politician, economist, statesman, and businessman. He served as the United States Secretary of Labor from 1969 to 1970, as the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury from 1972 to 1974, and as the U.S. Secretary of State from 1982 to 1989.
George Shultz | |
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| United States Secretary of State | |
| In office July 16, 1982 – January 20, 1989 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Deputy | Walter Stoessel Kenneth Dam John Whitehead |
| Preceded by | Alexander Haig |
| Succeeded by | James Baker |
| United States Secretary of the Treasury | |
| In office June 12, 1972 – May 8, 1974 | |
| President | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | John Connally |
| Succeeded by | William E. Simon |
| Director of the Office of Management and Budget | |
| In office July 1, 1970 – June 11, 1972 | |
| President | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Robert Mayo |
| Succeeded by | Caspar Weinberger |
| United States Secretary of Labor | |
| In office January 22, 1969 – July 1, 1970 | |
| President | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Willard Wirtz |
| Succeeded by | James Hodgson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 13, 1920 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | February 6, 2021 (aged 100) Stanford, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Helena O'Brien (1946–1995) Charlotte Mailliard (1997–2021) |
| Alma mater | Princeton University Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 1942–1945 |
| Rank | .svg){kind=small} Captain |
Shultz was born on December 13, 1920 in New York City, New York[1] and studied at Princeton University and at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has been married to Helena O'Brien from 1946 until her death in 1995. He married Charlotte Mailliard in 1997. Shultz has five children.
He and Henry Kissinger were the last surviving members of Nixon's cabinet. Schultz died at age 100 on February 6, 2021, at his home in Stanford, California.[2]
George P. Shultz Media
Shultz (right) with Richard Nixon and labor leaders at the signing of Executive Order 11491 on October 29, 1969
Treasury Secretary Shultz (back row, fourth from left) with the rest of the Nixon cabinet, June 1972
A meeting of Nixon Administration economic advisors and cabinet members on May 7, 1974. Clockwise from Richard Nixon: George P. Shultz, James T. Lynn, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Roy L. Ash, Herbert Stein, and William E. Simon.
Shultz with President Reagan outside the Oval Office, December 1986
Shultz (far left) in 2007 with Polish President Lech Kaczyński and his wife, Maria Kaczyńska, as well as former US First Lady Nancy Reagan (center, second from right)
Shultz with Mike Pompeo and Condoleezza Rice in 2020
Shultz with Rex Tillerson and Condoleezza Rice in 2018
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References
- ↑ "Shultz, George Pratt (1920-)". Encyclopedia of World Biography (fee, via Fairfax County Public Library). Detroit: Gale. 1998. GALE%7CA148466482. Retrieved February 7, 2012.[dead link] Gale Biography In Context. (subscription needed)
- ↑ Weiner, Tim (February 7, 2021). "George P. Shultz, Influential Cabinet Official Under Nixon and Reagan, Dies at 100" (in en-US). The New York Times. . https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/07/obituaries/george-p-shultz-dead.html. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
Other websites
Media related to George P. Shultz at Wikimedia Commons
- Turmoil & Triumph: The George Shultz Years" Archived 2018-06-14 at the Wayback Machine
- "George P. Shultz". Hoover Institution, Stanford University. 2008. Archived from the original on September 10, 2005. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
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