Background

Weinberger, Caspar Willard was born on August 18, 1917 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Herman and Cerise Carpenter (Hampson) Weinberger.

Education

AB magna cum laude, Harvard University, 1938. Bachelor of Laws, Harvard University, 1941. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Leeds, England, 1989.

Doctor of Letters (honorary), University Buckingham, 1995. Doctor of Letters (honorary), Rennselear Polytechnic. Doctor of Letters (honorary), University San Francisco.

Career

Law clerk to Honorary William E. Orr United States Court Appeals (9th circuit), San Francisco, 1945-1947. Attorney Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe, 1947-1969, partner, 1959-1969. Member California State Assembly from 21st District, 1952-1958.

Vice chairman California Republican Central Committee, 1960-1962, chairman, 1962-1964, Committee California Government Organization and Economics, 1967-1968. Director finance State of California, 1968-1969. Chairman Federal Trade Commission, Washington, 1970.

Deputy director Office Management & Budget Executive Office of the President, 1970-1972, director, 1972-1973. Counsellor to the President The White House, 1973. Secretary United States Department Health, Education & Welfare, 1973-1975.

General counsel, vice president, director Bechtel Power Corporation, San Francisco, 1975-1980, Bechtel, Inc., 1975-1980, Bechtel Corporation, 1975-1980. Secretary United States Department Defense, Washington, 1981-1987. Counsel Rogers & Wells LLP, Washington and New York City, 1988-1994.

Public Forbes magazine, New York City, 1989—1993. Chairman Forbes Inc., 1993—2006. Formerly staff book reviewer San Francisco Chronicle.

Moderator weekly television program Profile, Bay Area, station KQED, San Francisco, 1959-1968. Frank Nelson Doubleday lecturer, 1974. Co-host World Business Review, 1996-1999.

Achievements

• Bar: California, 1941, United States Court Appeals (District of Columbia circuit) 1990.

Works

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  • Chain of Command

    (At thirty-two minutes past eight this morning, in a clear...)

  • Chain of Command

    (At thirty-two minutes past eight this morning, in a clear...)

  • Fighting for Peace: Seven Critical Years in the Pentagon

    (Sure to make major headlines, this is a hard-hitting insi...)

  • In the Arena: A Memoir of the 20th Century

    ( Weinberger has had a front row seat to history in the 2...)

  • Fighting for Peace, Seven Critical Years in the Pentagon
  • Fighting for Peace: 7 Critical Years in the Pentagon by Casper W. Weinberger (1-Mar-1991) Paperback
  • Fighting for Peace: 7 Critical Years in the Pentagon Paperback April 1, 1991
  • Fighting for Peace: Seven Critical Years At The Pentagon
  • Fighting for Peace: Seven Critical Years in the Pentagon by Weinberger, Caspar (1990) Hardcover
  • [ Fighting for Peace: 7 Critical Years in the Pentagon By Weinberger, Casper W ( Author ) Paperback 1991 ]
  • In the Arena: A Memoir of the 20th Century First edition by Weinberger, Caspar W., Roberts, Gretchen (2001) Hardcover
  • [ Chain of Command [ CHAIN OF COMMAND ] By Weinberger, Caspar ( Author )Sep-16-2010 Paperback by Weinberger, Caspar ( Author ) Sep-2010 Paperback ]

• Other Work

  • Author: Fighting for Peace: Seven Critical Years in the Pentagon, 1990. Co-author (with Peter Schweizer): The Next War, 1996, Chain of Command, 2005. Co-author: (with Gretchen Roberts) In the Arena: A Memoir of the 20th Century, 2001.
    
    Co-author: (with Wynton C. Hall) Home of the Brave: Honoring the Unsung Heroes in the War on Terror, 2006.

Membership

Chairman President's Committee on Mental Retardation, 1973-1975. Member President Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, 1987-1988. Former member Trilaterial Commission.

Former member advisory council American Ditchley Foundation. Former board directors Yosemite Institute. Former trustee St. Luke's Hospital, San Francisco, Mechanics Institute.

Former chairman national board trustees National Symphony, Washington. Former board governors San Francisco Symphony. Chairman board United States of America-Republic of China Economic Council, 1991-1994.

Co-chairman Winston Churchill Travelling Fellowships Foundation, 1989-1999. Trustee Winston Churchill Memorial Trust. Board directors Chatham House Foundation, Inc.

Member council on foreign rels. Served as Captain, Army of the United States, 1941-1945. PTO. Member American Bar Association, State Bar California, District of Columbia Court Appeals, Century Club (New York ), Bohemian Club (San Francisco), Pacific Union Club (San Francisco), Harvard Club (Washington).

Connections

Married Jane Dalton, August 16, 1942. Children: Arlin Cerise, Caspar Willard.

Father:

Herman Weinberger

Mother:

Cerise Carpenter (Hampson) Weinberger

Spouse:

Jane Dalton

child:

Arlin Cerise Weinberger

child:

Caspar Willard Weinberger