Robert A. Lovett, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Robert A. Lovett

politician and United States Navy officer

Date of Birth: 14-Sep-1895

Place of Birth: Huntsville, Texas, United States

Date of Death: 07-May-1986

Profession: businessperson, military officer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Robert Abercrombie Lovett (September 14, 1895 – May 7, 1986) was the fourth United States Secretary of Defense, having been promoted to this position from Deputy Secretary of Defense.
He served in the cabinet of President Harry S.
Truman from 1951 to 1953 and in this capacity, directed the Korean War.Lovett was a core member of the group of foreign policy elders known as "The Wise Men", and was deemed an "architect of the cold war" by social scientist G.
William Domhoff, in his 1970 book, The Higher Circles: The Governing Class in America.