Office Holders
The table below includes both the various titles of this post over time, as well as all the holders of those offices.
| Name | Tenure | SecDef(s) Served Under | President(s) Served Under |
|---|---|---|---|
| Special Assistant (Legal, Legislative, and Public Affairs) | |||
| Marx Leva | September 18, 1947 – September 11, 1949 | James V. Forrestal | Harry Truman |
| Assistant Secretary of Defense (Legal and Legislative Affairs) | |||
| Marx Leva | September 12, 1949 - May 1, 1951 | Louis A. Johnson George C. Marshall |
Harry Truman |
| Daniel K. Edwards | May 3, 1951 - November 19, 1951 | George C. Marshall Robert A. Lovett |
Harry Truman |
| Charles A. Coolidge | November 20, 1951 - December 31, 1952 | Robert A. Lovett | Harry Truman |
| Assistant Secretary of Defense (Legislative and Public Affairs) | |||
| Frederick A. Seaton | September 15, 1953 - February 20, 1955 | Charles E. Wilson | Dwight Eisenhower |
| Robert Tripp Ross | March 15, 1955 - February 20, 1957 | Charles E. Wilson | Dwight Eisenhower |
| Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (Legislative Affairs) | |||
| Brig. Gen. Clarence J. Hauck, Jr. | April 1957 - April 1959 | Charles E. Wilson Neil H. McElroy |
Dwight Eisenhower |
| George W. Vaughan | April 1959 - March 1960 | Neil H. McElroy Thomas S. Gates |
Dwight Eisenhower |
| Brig. Gen. James D. Hittle | March 1960 - November 1960 | Thomas S. Gates | Dwight Eisenhower |
| Norman S. Paul | January 25, 1961 - June 30, 1962 | Robert S. McNamara | John F. Kennedy |
| David E. McGiffert | August 8, 1962 - June 30, 1965 | Robert S. McNamara | John F. Kennedy Lyndon Johnson |
| Jack L. Stempler | December 13, 1965 - January 4, 1970 | Robert S. McNamara Clark M. Clifford Melvin R. Laird |
Lyndon Johnson Richard Nixon |
| Richard G. Capen, Jr. | January 5, 1970 - May 1, 1971 | Melvin R. Laird | Richard Nixon |
| Rady A. Johnson | May 2, 1971 - March 10, 1973 | Melvin R. Laird Elliot L. Richardson |
Richard Nixon |
| Col. George L.J. Dalferes (Acting) | March 17, 1973 - April 17, 1973 | Elliot L. Richardson | Richard Nixon |
| Assistant Secretary of Defense (Legislative Affairs) | |||
| John O. Marsh | April 17, 1973 - February 15, 1974 | Elliot L. Richardson James R. Schlesinger |
Richard Nixon |
| John M. Maury | April 12, 1974 - February 28, 1976 | James R. Schlesinger Donald H. Rumsfeld |
Richard Nixon Gerald Ford |
| William K. Brehm | March 19, 1976 - January 20, 1977 | Donald H. Rumsfeld | Gerald Ford |
| Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (Legislative Affairs) | |||
| Jack L. Stempler | March 23, 1977 - January 19, 1981 | Harold Brown | Jimmy Carter |
| Assistant Secretary of Defense (Legislative Affairs) | |||
| Russell A. Rourke | May 6, 1981 - December 8, 1985 | Caspar W. Weinberger | Ronald Reagan |
| M. D. B. Carlisle | August 4, 1986 - April 28, 1989 | Caspar W. Weinberger Frank C. Carlucci III William H. Taft IV (Acting) |
Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush |
| David J. Gribbin III | May 22, 1989 - January 18, 1993 | Richard B. Cheney | George H. W. Bush |
| Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (Legislative Affairs) | |||
| Sandra K. Stuart | August 1, 1993 - September 15, 1994 | Leslie Aspin, Jr. William J. Perry |
William Clinton |
| Assistant Secretary of Defense (Legislative Affairs) | |||
| Sandra K. Stuart | September 15, 1994 - February 27, 1999 | William J. Perry William S. Cohen |
William Clinton |
| John K. Veroneau | March 2, 1999 - November 10, 1999 (Acting) November 10, 1999 - February 16, 2001 |
William S. Cohen | William Clinton George W. Bush |
| Powell A. Moore | May 4, 2001 - December 2004 | Donald H. Rumsfeld | George W. Bush |
| Daniel B. Stanley | December 2004 - June 30, 2005 (Acting) June 30, 2005 - January 2006 |
Donald H. Rumsfeld | George W. Bush |
| Robert L. Wilkie | January 31, 2006 - September 29, 2006 (Acting) September 29, 2006 - January 2009 |
Donald H. Rumsfeld Robert M. Gates |
George W. Bush |
| Elizabeth L. King | May 7, 2009 - | Robert M. Gates | Barack Obama |
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