Robert McFarlane, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Robert McFarlane

United States Marine Corps officer

Date of Birth: 12-Jul-1937

Place of Birth: Texas, United States

Profession: politician, military officer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Robert Carl "Bud" McFarlane (born July 12, 1937) is a retired Marine Corps officer who served as National Security Advisor to President of the United States Ronald Reagan from 1983 through 1985. After a career in the Marines, McFarlane became part of the Reagan administration and was a leading architect of the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) for defending the United States against missile attack.
Subsequently, he was involved in, and pleaded guilty to charges for actions related to, the Iran-Contra affair, but received a pardon from President George H.W.
Bush.