Claude Brinegar
American economic analyst and third United States Secretary of Transportation
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Claude Stout Brinegar (December 16, 1926 – March 13, 2009) was an American politician. He was the third United States Secretary of Transportation serving from February 2, 1973 to February 1, 1975.[1] Brinegar had previously been an oil company executive. Brinegar was Secretary of Transportation during the 1973 oil crisis. In 1980-81, Brinegar was on Ronald Reagan's transition team.
Claude Brinegar | |
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3rd United States Secretary of Transportation | |
In office February 2, 1973 – February 1, 1975 | |
President | Richard Nixon Gerald Ford |
Preceded by | John Volpe |
Succeeded by | William Thaddeus Coleman Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born | Claude Stout Brinegar December 16, 1926 Rockport, California, U.S. |
Died | March 13, 2009 Palo Alto, California, U.S. | (aged 82)
Political party | Republican |
Education | Stanford University (BA, MS, PhD) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Years of service | 1945–1947 |
Unit | United States Army Air Forces |
References
change- ↑ "Biographical Sketches of the Secretaries of Transportation". U.S. Department of Transportation Office of the Historian. Archived from the original on 2011-03-16. Retrieved 2006-06-07.
Other websites
change- White House press release, December 7, 1972. Archived July 15, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
- Brinegar, Claude Stout Sobel, Robert (1990). Biographical directory of the United States executive branch, 1774–1989. New York: Greenwood Press. ISBN 0-313-26593-3.. (via Google Books