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Robert A. Lovett

1895 - 1986

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Robert Abercrombie Lovett (September 14, 1895 – May 7, 1986) was an American politician who served as 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. As Under Secretary of State, he handled most of the tasks of the State Department while George C. Marshall was Secretary. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert A. Lovett has received more than 321,331 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Robert A. Lovett is the 17,850th most popular politician (down from 13,516th in 2019), the 18,175th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,289th in 2019) and the 1,409th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Robert A. Lovett ranks 17,847 out of 15,577Before him are Tess Coady, Georgie Twigg, Carles Puigdemont, Mamady Doumbouya, Hasan Akhund, and Najla Bouden.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Robert A. Lovett ranks 272Before him are Richard Cushing, Rex Ingram, Malik Ghulam Muhammad, Lawrence Shields, Nat Pendleton, and Charles King.  Among people deceased in 1986, Robert A. Lovett ranks 264Before him are Jerry Paris, Martin Gabel, Paul Frees, Adolph Caesar, Gordon MacRae, and Jerry Colonna.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert A. Lovett ranks 18,176 out of 18,182Before him are Christian Finnegan (1973), Townley Haas (1996), Isra Hirsi (2003), Dee Dee Davis (1996), Torri Huske (2002), and Frances Haugen (1980).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Robert A. Lovett ranks 1,409Before him are Lee Zeldin (1980), Danica Roem (1984), Clarissa Chun (1981), Brenda Villa (1980), Will Hurd (1977), and Anthony Gonzalez (1984).