Paul Nitze

Paul Nitze
12th 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
58th United States Secretary of the Navy
In office November 29, 1963 – June 30, 1967
President	Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded by	Fred Korth
Succeeded by	Paul Ignatius
Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
In office January 29, 1961 – November 29, 1963
President	John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded by	John N. Irwin II
Succeeded by	William Bundy
Director of Policy Planning
In office January 1, 1950[1] – May 28, 1953
President	Harry S. Truman Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	George F. Kennan
Succeeded by	Robert R. Bowie
Personal details
Born	Paul Henry Nitze (1907-01-16)January 16, 1907 Amherst, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	October 19, 2004(2004-10-19) (aged 97) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Spouses	Phyllis Pratt ​ ​ (m. 1932; died 1987)​ Elisabeth Scott Porter ​ ​ (m. 1993)​
Education	Harvard University (BA)

Paul Henry Nitze (January 16, 1907 – October 19, 2004) was an American businessman and government official who served as United States Deputy Secretary of Defense, U.S. Secretary of the Navy, and Director of Policy Planning for the U.S. State Department. He is best known for being the principal author of NSC 68 and the co-founder of Team B. He helped shape U.S. Cold War defense policy over the course of numerous presidential administrations.^[2]