Brent Scowcroft
9th & 17th United States National Security Advisor (1925-2020)
Brent Scowcroft (March 19, 1925 – August 6, 2020) was a United States Air Force Lieutenant General. He was the United States National Security Advisor under U.S. Presidents Gerald Ford and George H. W. Bush.
Brent Scowcroft | |
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 Scowcroft in 2013 | |
| 9th & 17th United States National Security Advisor | |
| In office November 3, 1975 – January 20, 1977 | |
| President | Gerald Ford |
| Preceded by | Henry Kissinger |
| Succeeded by | Zbigniew Brzeziński |
| In office January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993 | |
| President | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Colin Powell |
| Succeeded by | Anthony Lake |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 19, 1925 Ogden, Utah, U.S. |
| Died | August 6, 2020 (aged 95) Falls Church, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) |
Marian Horner (m. 1951) |
| Children | Karen Horner (deceased) |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
| Profession | Military officer, diplomat |
Scowcroft was born on March 19, 1925 in Ogden, Utah.[1] He studied at Columbia University. Scowcroft married to Marian Horner in 1951. They had one daughter.
Scowcroft died on August 6, 2020 at his home in Falls Church, Virginia at the age of 95.[2][3]
References
change- ↑ "Brent Scowcroft". Center for Strategic and International Studies. 2012. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ↑ "Longtime presidential adviser Brent Scowcroft dies at 95". NBC News. Associated Press. August 7, 2020. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ↑ McFadden, Robert D. (2020-08-07). "Brent Scowcroft, a Force on Foreign Policy for 40 Years, Dies at 95". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
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- Brent Scowcroft on IMDb
- "Don't Attack Saddam" by Brent Scowcroft.
- Brent Scowcroft speech to Harvard Kennedy School, October 29, 2008 Archived December 10, 2012, at Archive.today.
- Brent Scowcroft résumé Archived 2008-04-30 at the Wayback Machine.
- Oral History of Brent Scowcroft Archived 2013-04-16 at Archive.today at The West Point Center for Oral History Archived 2012-11-08 at the Wayback Machine.
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