Robert Seamans

Robert Seamans
9th United States Secretary of the Air Force
In office February 15, 1969 – May 15, 1973
President	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Harold Brown
Succeeded by	John L. McLucas
2nd Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
In office December 21, 1965 – January 5, 1968
President	Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded by	Hugh Latimer Dryden
Succeeded by	Thomas O. Paine
Personal details
Born	Robert Channing Seamans Jr. (1918-10-30)October 30, 1918 Salem, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	June 28, 2008(2008-06-28) (aged 89) Beverly, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Eugenia Merrill
Children	5
Education	Harvard University (BS) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS, ScD)
Scientific career
Fields	Aeronautical Engineering
Thesis	Comparison of automatic tracking systems for interceptor aircraft (1951)
Doctoral advisor	Charles Stark Draper

Robert Channing Seamans Jr. (October 30, 1918 – June 28, 2008) was an MIT professor who served as NASA Deputy Administrator and 9th United States Secretary of the Air Force.