The National Security Act of 1947 was a law enacting major restructuring of the United States government's military and intelligence agencies following World War II. The majority of the provisions of the act took effect on September 18,1947,the day after the Senate confirmed James Forrestal as the first secretary of defense.
John William Warner III was an American lawyer and politician who served as the United States Secretary of the Navy from 1972 to 1974 and as a five-term Republican U.S. Senator from Virginia from 1979 to 2009. He served as chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee from 1999 to 2001,and from 2003 to 2007. Warner also served as the chairman of the Senate Rules Committee from 1995 to 1999.
Charles Timothy Hagel is an American military veteran and former politician who served as the 24th United States secretary of defense from 2013 to 2015 in the administration of Barack Obama. He previously served as chairman of the president's Intelligence Advisory Board from 2009 to 2013 and as a United States senator representing Nebraska from 1997 to 2009.
William Sebastian Cohen is an American lawyer,author,and politician from the U.S. state of Maine. A Republican,Cohen served as both a member of the United States House of Representatives (1973–1979) and Senate (1979–1997),and as Secretary of Defense (1997–2001) under Democratic President Bill Clinton.
Charles Willis Pickering Sr. is an American attorney,politician,and jurist who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi and,briefly,of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit,based in New Orleans,Louisiana.
William Pitt Fessenden was an American politician from the U.S. state of Maine. Fessenden was a Whig and member of the Fessenden political family. He served in the United States House of Representatives and Senate before becoming Secretary of the Treasury under President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War. Fessenden then re-entered the Senate,where he died in office in 1869.
The 73rd United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government,composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington,D.C. from March 4,1933,to January 3,1935,during the first two years of Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency. Because of the newly ratified 20th Amendment,the duration of this Congress,along with the term of office of those elected to it,was shortened by 60 days. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1930 United States census.
Within a week after the 2004 United States presidential election,many members of President George W. Bush's cabinet announced their resignation in what major media outlets and Bush himself called the White House shakeup. Several top advisers were also involved,although they are not technically cabinet members.
Charles E. Summers Jr. is an American politician,businessman,and Iraq War veteran. A Republican from the state of Maine,he served as Acting Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs in the first Trump Administration.
On July 1,1991,President George H. W. Bush nominated Clarence Thomas for the Supreme Court of the United States to replace Thurgood Marshall,who had announced his retirement. At the time of his nomination,Thomas was a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit;President Bush had appointed him to that position in March 1990.
Robert Leon Wilkie Jr. is an American lawyer and government official who served as the United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs from 2018 to 2021,during the Trump administration. He was previously Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness during the Trump administration,from November 2017 to July 2018. A Naval intelligence officer in the Reserve,he was Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs in the administration of President George W. Bush.
Barack Obama assumed office as the 44th president of the United States on January 20,2009,and his term ended on January 20,2017. The president has the authority to nominate members of his Cabinet to the United States Senate for confirmation under the Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution.
The 1897 New York state election was held on November 2,1897,to elect the Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals,as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and one member of the New York State Senate. At the same time,the first Mayor of the consolidated City of New York was elected to take office on January 1,1898.
Robert Michael "Mike" Walker is the former United States Under Secretary of the Army (1997–1998).
Members of the Cabinet of the United States are nominated by the president and are then confirmed or rejected by the Senate. Listed below are unsuccessful cabinet nominees—that is,individuals who were nominated and who either declined their own nomination,failed the confirmation vote in the Senate,or whose nomination was withdrawn by the president. The latter category includes near nominations,meaning presumptive choices made by a president or president-elect that never progressed to formal nomination stage. Nominations to cabinet-rank positions are also included in this page.
Michael Patrick Allen is an American lawyer and academic who serves as the chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. Prior becoming a judge,he was a professor of law and director of the Veterans Law Institute at Stetson University College of Law.
The Chairman of the Board of Veterans' Appeals is a senior position within the United States Department of Veterans Affairs that is responsible for the operation and policies of the Board of Veterans' Appeals,which is the administrative tribunal within the department responsible for holding hearings and issuing decisions on behalf of the Secretary regarding veterans' claims for benefits and services.
Joseph Leo Falvey Jr. is an American lawyer who serves as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.
Joe Biden assumed office as the 46th president of the United States on January 20,2021. The president has the authority to nominate members of his Cabinet to the United States Senate for confirmation under the Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution.
