Paul Henry Nitze (January 16, 1907 – October 19, 2004) was an American politician. He helped shape Cold War defense policy over the course of many presidential administrations. He helped Ronald Reagan negotiate the INF Treaty.
Paul Nitze | |
|---|---|
 Paul Nitze as Secretary of the Navy | |
| United States Deputy Secretary of Defense | |
| In office July 1, 1967 – January 20, 1969 | |
| President | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | Cyrus Vance |
| Succeeded by | David Packard |
| United States Secretary of the Navy | |
| In office November 29, 1963 – June 30, 1967 | |
| President | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | Paul B. Fay (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Charles F. Baird (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 16, 1907 Amherst, Massachusetts |
| Died | October 19, 2004 (aged 97) Washington, D.C. |
| Spouse(s) | Phyllis Pratt (1923–1987, her death) Elisabeth Scott Porter (1993–2004, his death) |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Occupation | government official, investment banker |
Other websites
Media related to Paul Nitze at Wikimedia Commons
- Annotated bibliography for Paul Nitze from the Alsos Digital Library for Nuclear Issues Archived 2006-08-28 at the Wayback Machine
- Interview about the SALT I negotiations Archived 2007-02-12 at the Wayback Machine for the WGBH series War and Peace in the Nuclear Age
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