The National War College (NWC) of the United States is a school in the National Defense University. It is housed in Roosevelt Hall on Fort Lesley J. McNair,Washington,D.C.,the third-oldest Army post still active.
The United States order of precedence is an advisory document maintained by the Ceremonials Division of the Office of the Chief of Protocol of the United States which lists the ceremonial order,or relative preeminence,for domestic and foreign government officials at diplomatic,ceremonial,and social events within the United States and abroad. The list is used to mitigate miscommunication and embarrassment in diplomacy,and offer a distinct and concrete spectrum of preeminence for ceremonies. Often the document is used to advise diplomatic and ceremonial event planners on seating charts and order of introduction. Former presidents,vice presidents,first ladies,second ladies,and secretaries of state and retired Supreme Court justices are also included in the list.
The Reagans is a 2003 American made-for-television biographical drama film about U.S. President Ronald Reagan and his family. The network CBS had planned to broadcast the film in November 2003 during fall "sweeps",but was ultimately broadcast on November 30 of that year on cable channel Showtime due to controversy over its portrayal of Reagan.
John Francis Lehman Jr. is an American private equity investor and writer who served as Secretary of the Navy (1981–1987) in the Ronald Reagan administration where he promoted the creation of a 600-ship Navy. From 2003 to 2004 he was a member of the 9/11 Commission.
Diplomats and Military Commanders for Change (DMCC) was an ad hoc organization of 27 retired and United States military officers and Foreign Service Officers who supported Democratic U.S. Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts against incumbent Republican George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election.
James Lane Buckley is an American politician,jurist,and lawyer who currently served as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Buckley served in the United States Senate as a member of the Conservative Party of New York State in the Republican caucus from 1971 to 1977,and in multiple positions within the Reagan administration. He was also the Republican nominee in the 1980 Connecticut Senate race,but was defeated by Democrat Chris Dodd.
Franklyn Curran "Lyn" Nofziger was an American journalist,conservative Republican political consultant and author. He served as press secretary in Ronald Reagan's administration as Governor of California,and as a White House advisor during the Richard Nixon administration and again during the Reagan presidency.
Ellis James Abdnor was an American politician who served as a member of the United States Senate from South Dakota. He was also the 15th Administrator of the Small Business Administration under presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush.
The presidency of Ronald Reagan in the United States was marked by numerous scandals,resulting in the investigation,indictment,or conviction of over 138 administration officials,the largest number for any president in American history.
Frederick Joseph Ryan Jr. is an American media proprietor,political adviser,and lawyer who serves as the publisher and chief executive officer of The Washington Post. He was the president and chief operating officer of Allbritton Communications Company and founding chief executive officer and president of Politico. He was the chief of staff for former President Ronald Reagan from 1989 to 1995,and is chairman of the board of trustees of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation.
Frederick Whitten Peters is a District of Columbia lawyer and senior level public official. His law practice specializes in civil and criminal litigation including contract fraud,antitrust,tax and security cases. He has served in several key positions within the U.S. federal government,including as Secretary of the Air Force.
On April 22,1994,Richard Milhous Nixon,the 37th president of the United States,died after suffering a stroke four days earlier,at the age of 81.
William John Kenney was United States Assistant Secretary of the Navy 1945-46,Under Secretary of the Navy 1947-49,and the operating chief of the Marshall Plan from 1950 to 1952..
William Paul Thayer was an American test pilot,flying ace,aviation executive,and United States Deputy Secretary of Defense during the Reagan Administration.
Ambassador Ronald Frank Lehman II is currently Director of the Center for Global Security Research at the United States Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. He is also Chair of the Governing Board of International Science and Technology Center,an intergovernmental organization headquartered in Moscow and is a member of the Department of Defense Threat Reduction Advisory Committee.
James Wilson Rawlings was an American diplomat,Air Force pilot,and businessman who served as the US Ambassador to Zimbabwe under Ronald Reagan (1986-1989). He succeeded David Charles Miller Jr. as Ambassador.
