Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1924, Dec. 2 | Born, Philadelphia, Pa. |
| 1943 | Undergraduate, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Ind. |
| 1944-1947 | United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. Commissioned second lieutenant |
| 1948-1949 | Rifle platoon leader in 1st Cavalry Division, Far East Command |
| 1950 | Married Patricia Fox |
| 1951-1952 | Tank company commander, Ft. Knox, Ky. |
| 1962 | M.A., Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. |
| 1963-1965 | Deputy special assistant to the secretary and deputy secretary of defense |
| 1966-1967 | Served in Vietnam |
| 1968 | Appointed deputy commandant of cadets, United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. |
| 1969-1970 | Senior military advisor to the assistant to the president for national security affairs. |
| 1970-1972 | Deputy assistant to the president for national security affairs |
| 1972 | Named vice chief of staff, U.S. Army |
| 1973 | Appointed chief of White House staff Resigned from U.S. Army |
| 1974 | Recalled to military service and appointed United States commander in chief Europe and Supreme Allied Commander Europe at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| 1979 | Retired from North Atlantic Treaty Organization and U.S. Army |
| 1980 | Chief operating officer, United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, Conn. |
| 1981-1982 | Secretary of state, Reagan administration |
| 1982 | President, Worldwide Associates, Washington, D.C. |
| 1984 | Published Caveat: Realism, Reagan, and Foreign Policy. New York: Macmillan Publishing Co. |
| 1988 | Ran unsuccessfully for Republication nomination for president |
| 1992 | Published with Charles McCarry Inner Circles. New York: Warner Books |
| 2010, Feb. 20 | Died, Baltimore, Md. |