BIOGRAPHY JAMES R. SCHLESINGER

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• Document Release Date: May 19, 2005
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and did college and graduate work at Harvard University,
Assistant and associate professor of
economics, University of Virginia.
During part of that period, he was a
Consultant to the Federal Reserve Board
of Governors, Consultant to the RAND
Corporation, and was the Academic
Consultant in Economics to the Naval. War
College in 1957. His lectures there
appeared as a book, "The Political.
Economy of National Security," in.1960.
Senior staff member and later Director
of Strategic Studies, the RAND Corporation
Santa Monica, California. He specialized.
in strategic analysis with' particular
reference to nuclear weaponry.
ssistant Director of the Bureau of the
Budget and, subsequently Assistant
Director of the Office of Management., and
'Budget. He served as Acting. Director of
BOB during the transition to OMT . He had
,responsibility for OMB activities associated
with national security and international
programs, served as BOB representative on
the Environmental Quality Council (predecessor
of the present Council on Environmental
Quality), and-BOB-OMB representative on the
Space Council, and on sundry National. Security
councii. committees.
Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission
Head of U.S. ? Delegation. to. the 16th
International Atomic'Ene_rgy Agency General
Conference
February 15,.1929. He?attended schools'in New Ybrk;
JAMES R. SCHDI;SINGLR was born in New York City on
from which he received an AB (summa cum laude) in 1950, an
Mk in
monetary,' fiscal and labor. economics.,
and technical articles on national security matters and on
Mr. Schlesinger is the author of numerous memoranda
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,,; Career' highlights::
He is married to.the former'RachelMellinger of
, Springfield, h t , : . live' , in:.
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JAMES R. SCHLESINGER
JAMES R. SCHLESINGER was born in New York City on
February 15, 1929. He attended schools in New York, and did college
and graduate work at Harvard University from which he received an
AB (summa cum laude) in 1950, an MA in 1952, and a PhD in 1956.
Career highlights:
1956-1963 Assistant and associate professor of economics,
University of Virginia. During part of that period
he was a Consultant to the Federal Reserve Board
of Governors, Consultant to the RAND Corporation,
and was the Academic Consultant in Economics to
the Naval War College in 1957. His lectures there
appeared as a book, "The Political Economy of
National Security, " in 1960.
1963-1969 Senior staff member and later Director of Strategic
Studies, the RAND Corporation, Santa Monica,
California. He specialized in strategic analysis
with particular reference to nuclear weaponry.
1969-1971 Assistant Director of the Bureau of the Budget,
and subsequently Assistant Director of the Office
of Management and Budget. He served as Acting
Director of BOB during the transition to OMB. He
had responsibility for OMB activities associated
with national security and international programs,
served as BOB representative on the Environmental
Quality Council (predecessor of the present Council
on Environmental Quality), and BOB-OMB represen-
tative on the Space Council,.~and on sundry National
Security Council committees.
1.971-1973 Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission
Head of U. S. Delegation to the 16th International
Atomic Energy Agency General Conference
Jan. 1973- Director of Central Intelligence
present
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Mr. Schlesinger is the author of numerous memoranda and
technical articles on national security matters and on monetary,
fiscal and labor economics.
He is married to the former Rachel Mellinger of Springfield,
Ohio. They have eight children and live in Arlington, Virginia.
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