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                    Former Nixon Aide James Schlesinger Dies

   Former U.S. Cabinet member James R. Schlesinger has died at the age of
   85 from complications of pneumonia.
   Schlesinger was appointed director of the CIA in 1973 by former
   president Richard M. Nixon, then was named defense secretary a few
   months later, serving until 1975. He later was put in charge of the
   newly formed Department of Energy in 1979 by former president Jimmy
   Carter.
   As defense secretary, Schlesinger overhauled the nation`s nuclear
   posture, developing the "flexible response" policy that was unveiled in
   early 1974.
   In June 2008, then Defense Secretary Robert Gates called on Schlesinger
   to lead an investigation into security and control of the U.S. nuclear
   arsenal, after reported incidents in which the Air Force mishandled
   nuclear weapons.
   During the past decade, Schlesinger also served on the Homeland
   Security Advisory Council, as a consultant to the Defense Department,
   and a member of the Defense Policy Board.
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