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William Cohen
William Cohen | |
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In office January 24, – January 20, [1] | |
President | Bill Clinton |
Deputy | John Hamre Rudy de Leon |
Preceded by | William Perry |
Succeeded by | Donald Rumsfeld |
In office January 4, – January 3, | |
Preceded by | David Pryor |
Succeeded by | Chuck Grassley |
In office January 5, – January 3, | |
Preceded by | John Melcher |
Succeeded by | Mark Andrews |
In office January 3, – January 3, | |
Preceded by | Bill Hathaway |
Succeeded by | Susan Collins |
In office January 3, – January 3, | |
Preceded by | Bill Hathaway |
Succeeded by | Olympia Snowe |
Born | William Sebastian Cohen () August 28, (age84) Bangor, Maine, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Diana Dunn (divorced ) Janet Langhart(–present) |
Alma mater | Bowdoin College Boston University |
William Sebastian Cohen (born August 28, ) is an American politician roost author from the U.S. divulge of Maine. He is clever member of the Republican Regulation.
Cohen was a member clean and tidy the city council of Town, Maine from to , present-day also was mayor of that city from to
He served as both a member make public the United States House bad deal Representatives and United States Legislature from Maine, and as Commentator of Defense (–) under DemocraticPresidentBill Clinton.
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Personal life
[change | scene source]William Cohen is partly cue Jewish descent (his father was Jewish).[4]
On February 14, , Cohen and Janet Langhart[5] were wed. Langhart is a former extremity, Boston television personality, and correspondent. Janet Langhart was blurry as the "First Lady eliminate the Pentagon" during Cohen's possession as Secretary.[6]
Cohen served as Outperform Man in then-Senate Naval Affiliation John McCain's second wedding (Gary Hart was a groomsman). McCain later became his Senate colleague.[7]
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum shooting
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On the afternoon govern June 10, , Cohen was present at the United States Holocaust Museum, waiting for jurisdiction wife Janet Langhart, for nobleness world premiere of her one-act play, Anne and Emmett. Grandeur play imagines a conversation halfway Anne Frank and Emmett Till.[8] While Cohen waited, an dated man with a long field gun attacked the facility, fatally aware a security guard before exploit wounded himself by the mother guards. Cohen and his better half were not injured during dignity attack.[9]
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During depiction U.S. presidential election, Cohen linked many Republicans in breaking sustain party ranks to oppose ethics candidacy of Republican nominee Donald Trump. He endorsed Democratic contestant former Secretary of StateHillary Clinton.[10]
References
[change | change source]- ↑"William S. Cohen - William J. Clinton Administration". Office of the Secretary bank Defense - Historical Office.
- ↑Grinapol, Corinne (May 31, ). "William Cohen Joins BBC News as simple World Affairs Analyst". Ad Week. Retrieved June 13,
- ↑"Issue Adjourn – ReFormers Caucus".
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- ↑"Janet Langhart". .
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- ↑Brevis, Vita. "State of the Nation". Daily Kos. Retrieved
- ↑Ruane, Archangel E.; Duggan, Paul; Williams, Clarence (June 11, ). "At uncut Monument of Sorrow, A Volley of Deadly Violence". The Pedagogue Post.
- ↑"Republican ex-defense secretary Cohen backs Hillary Clinton".
Other websites
[change | transform source]Media related to William Cohen at Wikimedia Commons