John Lehman | |
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| 65th United States Secretary of the Navy | |
| In office February 5, 1981 – April 10, 1987 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Edward Hidalgo |
| Succeeded by | Jim Webb |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Francis Lehman Jr. September 14, 1942 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence(s) | Bucks County, Pennsylvania Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Saint Joseph's University (BS) Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge (MA) University of Pennsylvania (MA, PhD) |
John Francis Lehman Jr. (born September 14, 1942) is an American private equity investor and writer who was secretary of the Navy (1981–1987) during the Reagan administration in which he promoted the creation of a 600-ship navy.[1]
Lehman is on the board of trustees for the thinktank Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI).[2] Lehman was also, from 2003 to 2004, a member of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, commonly called the 9/11 Commission, and signed policy letters produced by the Project for the New American Century. He was also an advisor to Senator John McCain for the 2008 presidential race,[3] and for Senator Mitt Romney in his 2012 bid.[4]
- ^ "John F. Lehman - Chairman, Founding Partner". J. F. Lehman & Company.
- ^ "Board of Trustees". FPRI. July 23, 2015.
- ^ "McCain Supporters". John McCain 2008. Archived from the original on March 17, 2008. Retrieved March 16, 2008.
- Young, Mary (April 15, 2008). "Ex-Navy secretary stumps for McCain in Berks County". Reading Eagle. Retrieved September 16, 2008. - ^ Talbot, George (October 8, 2012). "Top adviser says Mitt Romney will continue production of Littoral Combat Ship". Alabama Live.