John R. Dailey

John Revell "Jack" Dailey
General John R. Dailey
8th Director of the National Air and Space Museum
In office
January 1, 2000 – April 30, 2018
Preceded byDonald D. Engen
Succeeded byEllen Stofan
Acting Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
In office
November 3, 1992 – December 31, 1999
PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush
Bill Clinton
AdministratorDaniel S. Goldin
Preceded byAaron Cohen (acting)
Succeeded byDaniel Mulville (acting)
Personal details
Born (1934-02-17) February 17, 1934 (age 90)
Quantico, Virginia, U.S.
RelationsBrig Gen Frank G. Dailey (father)[1]
NicknameCall sign "Zorro"[2]
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Marine Corps
Years of service1956-1992
RankGeneral
Commands
Battles/warsVietnam War
Awards

John Revell "Jack" Dailey (born February 17, 1934) is a retired United States Marine Corps four-star general who served as Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps (ACMC) and Chief of Staff from 1990 to 1992, Acting Associate Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) from 1992 to 1999; and director of the National Air and Space Museum (NASM) from 2000 to 2018.

His career in the Marine Corps spanned thirty-six years and included a wide variety of operational and staff assignments. He is a pilot with over 7000 hours in fixed and rotary wing aircraft. He has extensive command experience including the Marine Corps Systems Command and the Armed Forces Staff College. He flew 450 missions during two tours in Vietnam and has numerous personal decorations which he received for combat operations.[3]

  1. ^ "Fortitudine, Volume XXII, No. 2" (PDF). Marine Corps Historical Center. 1992. p. 4. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  2. ^ "Reboot the Suit: Bring Back Neil Armstrong's Spacesuit".
  3. ^ "General John R. Dailey", NASA.