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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 345,347 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Robert A. Lovett is the 15,314th most popular politician, the 7,899th most popular biography from United States and the 501st most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Robert A. Lovett ranks 15,314 out of 19,576. Before him are Jorge Illueca, Richard Henry Lee, Juan Natalicio González, Kurt Biedenkopf, Jean Carnahan, and Mamercus Aemilius Lepidus Livianus. After him are Melville Fuller, Yury Chaika, Cecilio Báez, Grzegorz Schetyna, Danny Faure, and Wilford Woodruff.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Robert A. Lovett ranks 245. Before him are Earl Thomson, Nygmet Nurmakov, Karel Pešek, Károly Fogl, Leo Ornstein, and Choudhry Rahmat Ali. After him are Busby Berkeley, Norman Ross, William Petersson, Karel Koželuh, Adrienne Bolland, and Cliff Edwards. Among people deceased in 1986, Robert A. Lovett ranks 232. Before him are Olaf Hoffsbakken, Tsendiin Damdinsüren, Dan Pagis, Paul Costello, Blanche Sweet, and Mary Welsh Hemingway. After him are Giovanni Invernizzi, David Hand, István Pelle, Giorgio Pellini, Bert Schneider, and Jackson Scholz.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert A. Lovett ranks 7,899 out of 20,380. Before him are Bebe Neuwirth (1958), Skip James (1902), Douglas McIlroy (1932), Stith Thompson (1885), Jack Conway (1887), and Scott Hall (1958). After him are Dick Butkus (1942), Nick Carter (1980), Dana Plato (1964), Melville Fuller (1833), Christy Walton (1949), and Shelley Lubben (1968).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Robert A. Lovett ranks 501. Before him are DeWitt Clinton (1769), Jeff Sessions (1946), Julian Castro (1974), Dick Durbin (1944), Richard Henry Lee (1732), and Jean Carnahan (1933). After him are Melville Fuller (1833), Wilford Woodruff (1807), David Malpass (1956), Simon Guggenheim (1867), Debbie Rowe (1958), and Bob Mathias (1930).

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