Robert A. Lovett

Robert A. Lovett
Lovett in 1943
4th United States Secretary of Defense
In office September 17, 1951 – January 20, 1953
President	Harry S. Truman
Preceded by	George Marshall
Succeeded by	Charles Erwin Wilson
2nd United States Deputy Secretary of Defense
In office October 4, 1950 – September 16, 1951
President	Harry S. Truman
Secretary	George Marshall
Preceded by	Stephen Early
Succeeded by	Roger M. Kyes (1953)
15th United States Under Secretary of State
In office July 1, 1947 – January 20, 1949
President	Harry S. Truman
Secretary	George Marshall
Preceded by	Dean Acheson
Succeeded by	James E. Webb
Personal details
Born	Robert Abercrombie Lovett (1895-09-14)September 14, 1895 Huntsville, Texas, U.S.
Died	May 7, 1986(1986-05-07) (aged 90) Locust Valley, New York, U.S.
Resting place	Locust Valley Cemetery, Locust Valley, New York, U.S.
Political party	Republican[1]
Spouse	Adele Quartley Brown
Children	2
Relatives	Robert S. Lovett (father)
Education	Yale University (BA) Harvard University
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Navy
Years of service	1918–1919
Rank	Lieutenant Commander
Battles/wars	World War I

Robert Abercrombie Lovett (September 14, 1895 – May 7, 1986) was an American politician who served as the fourth United States Secretary of Defense, having been promoted to this position from Deputy Secretary of Defense. He served in the cabinet of President Harry S. Truman from 1951 to 1953 and in this capacity, directed the Korean War.^[2] As Under Secretary of State, he handled most of the tasks of the State Department while George C. Marshall was Secretary.

Lovett was a core member of the group of foreign policy elders known as "The Wise Men", and was deemed an "architect of the cold war" by social scientist G. William Domhoff, in his 1970 book, The Higher Circles: The Governing Class in America.^[3]