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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assistant to the Secretary (Director, Office of Public Information) | |||
| Harold B. Hinton | July 19, 1948 - March 12, 1949 | James V. Forrestal | Harry Truman |
| William Frye | March 12, 1949 - February 19, 1950 | James V. Forrestal Louis A. Johnson |
Harry Truman |
| Osgood Roberts (Acting) | February 20, 1950 - January 24, 1951 | Louis A. Johnson George C. Marshall |
Harry Truman |
| Clayton Fritchey | January 25, 1951 - June 1, 1952 | George C. Marshall Robert A. Lovett |
Harry Truman |
| Andrew H. Berding | July 1, 1952 - November 18, 1953 | Robert A. Lovett Charles E. Wilson |
Harry Truman Dwight Eisenhower |
| 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 Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) | |||
| Murray Snyder | March 21, 1957 - January 20, 1961 | Charles E. Wilson Neil H. McElroy Thomas S. Gates |
Dwight Eisenhower |
| Arthur Sylvester | January 20, 1961 - February 3, 1967 | Robert S. McNamara | John F. Kennedy Lyndon Johnson |
| Philip G. Goulding | February 28, 1967 - January 20, 1969 | Robert S. McNamara Clark M. Clifford |
Lyndon Johnson |
| Daniel Z. Henkin | January 20, 1969 - May 25, 1969 (Acting) May 25, 1969 - January 20, 1973 |
Melvin R. Laird | Richard Nixon |
| Jerry W. Friedheim | January 20, 1973 - April 13, 1973 (Acting) April 13, 1973 - September 20, 1974 |
Melvin R. Laird Elliot L. Richardson James R. Schlesinger |
Richard Nixon Gerald Ford |
| William Beecher (Acting) | September 21, 1974 - February 11, 1975 | James R. Schlesinger | Gerald Ford |
| Joseph Laitin | February 12, 1975 - December 19, 1975 | James R. Schlesinger Donald H. Rumsfeld |
Gerald Ford |
| William I. Greener, Jr. | December 21, 1975 - July 31, 1976 | Donald H. Rumsfeld | Gerald Ford |
| M. Alan Woods | August 6, 1976 - January 21, 1977 | Donald H. Rumsfeld | Gerald Ford |
| Thomas B. Ross | March 7, 1977 - January 20, 1981 | Harold Brown | Jimmy Carter |
| Henry E. Catto, Jr. | May 22, 1981 - September 16, 1983 | Caspar W. Weinberger | Ronald Reagan |
| Benjamin Welles (Acting) | September 17, 1983 - November 1, 1983 | Caspar W. Weinberger | Ronald Reagan |
| Mary Lou Sheils (Acting) | November 2, 1983 - November 22, 1983 | Caspar W. Weinberger | Ronald Reagan |
| Michael I. Burch | November 23, 1983 - June 22, 1985 | Caspar W. Weinberger | Ronald Reagan |
| Fred Hoffman (Acting) | June 23, 1985 - October 1, 1985 | Caspar W. Weinberger | Ronald Reagan |
| Robert B. Sims | October 18, 1985 - September 20, 1987 | Caspar W. Weinberger | Ronald Reagan |
| Fred Hoffman (Acting) | September 21, 1987 - February 2, 1988 | Caspar W. Weinberger Frank C. Carlucci III |
Ronald Reagan |
| J. Daniel Howard | February 3, 1988 - March 21, 1989 | Frank C. Carlucci III William H. Taft IV (Acting) |
Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush |
| Louis A. "Pete" Williams | May 22, 1989 - January 20, 1993 | Richard B. Cheney | George H. W. Bush |
| Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) | |||
| Vernon A. Guidry, Jr. | January 22, 1993 - July 18, 1993 | Leslie Aspin, Jr. | Bill Clinton |
| Kathleen deLaski | July 19, 1993 - August 5, 1994 | Leslie Aspin, Jr. William J. Perry |
Bill Clinton |
| Kenneth H. Bacon | September 20, 1994 - March 29, 1996 | William J. Perry | Bill Clinton |
| Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) | |||
| Kenneth H. Bacon | March 29, 1996 - January 19, 2001 | William J. Perry William S. Cohen |
Bill Clinton |
| Victoria Clarke | May 22, 2001 - June 20, 2003 | Donald H. Rumsfeld | George W. Bush |
| Lawrence Di Rita (Acting) | August 10, 2003 - September 22, 2005 | Donald H. Rumsfeld | George W. Bush |
| J. Dorrance Smith | January 5, 2006 - January 20, 2009 | Donald H. Rumsfeld Robert M. Gates |
George W. Bush |
| Robert T. Hastings, Jr. (Acting) | March 10, 2008 - March 31, 2009 | Robert M. Gates | George W. Bush |
| Douglas B. Wilson | February 11, 2010 - | Robert M. Gates | Barack Obama |
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Famous quotes containing the words office and/or holders:
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