Handwritten notes taken by Defense Secretary Casper Weinberger on December 7, 1985 indicate that Reagan was aware of potential hostages transfers with Iran, as well as the sale of Hawk and TOW missiles to " moderates elements " within that country.

According to Eliot Weinberger, an American writer, essayist, editor and translator, Kosiński was not the author of The Painted Bird.

Weinberger alleged in his 2000 book Karmic Traces that Kosiński was not fluent in English at the time of its writing.

" Kosinski was, in many respects, a fake – possibly near as genuine a one as Weinberger could want.

From January to August 1941, story material was developed based on additional pieces, including Ride of the Valkyries by Richard Wagner, The Swan of Tuonela by Jean Sibelius, Invitation to the Dance by Carl Maria von Weber, Flight of the Bumblebee by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, which was later adapted into the Bumble Boogie segment in Melody Time ( 1948 ), and there was even consideration for a segment inspired by the Polka and Fugue from Schwanda the Bagpiper by Jaromír Weinberger.

In the autumn of 1988, Carlucci was called to the Defense Department to succeed Caspar Weinberger, and for the third time among his six appointments to the position of National Security Adviser during his presidency, Reagan promoted the Deputy.

Within the Reagan administration, the doctrine was quickly embraced by nearly all of Reagan's top national security and foreign policy officials, including Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger, U. N.

Caspar Willard " Cap " Weinberger ( August 18, 1917March 28, 2006 ), was an American politician and businessman.

Weinberger was born in San Francisco, California, the younger of two sons of Herman Weinberger, a Colorado-born lawyer.

Weinberger was a first cousin of the nationally-broadcast radio personality Don McNeill of Don McNeill's Breakfast Club ; their mothers were sisters-in-law.

Caspar Weinberger's father Herman was the younger brother of Luella Weinberger McNeill, mother of Don McNeill.

Weinberger was a sickly child and required close nurturing from his mother ; in time, he overcame his poor health and shyness.

As the Chairman of the Assembly Government Organization Committee, Weinberger was responsible for the creation of the California Department of Water Resources and was instrumental in the creation of the California State Water Project.

Although unsuccessful in his 1958 campaign for California Attorney General, Weinberger continued to be active in politics and was chosen by Nixon in 1962 to become chairman of the California Republican Party.

For the next five years, Weinberger was vice president and general counsel of the Bechtel Corporation in California.

In his early years at the Pentagon, Cap Weinberger was known as " Cap the Ladle " for advocating large increases in defense spending.

Weinberger pushed for dramatic increases in the United States ' nuclear weapons arsenal and was a strong advocate of the controversial Strategic Defense Initiative, an initiative which proposed a space and ground-based missile defense shield.

In 1942 Weinberger married Rebecca Jane Dalton, who was born on March 29, 1918 in Milford, Maine.

While residing on Mount Desert Island, Maine, Weinberger was treated for and died from complications of pneumonia at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, Maine, aged 88.

: Caspar Weinberger was an American statesman and a dedicated public servant.

* In Four Dark Judges, the Dark Judges attacked Ronald Reagan block ( named after the 1980s US president ) and massacred its " elderly and infirm " citizens, before proceeding to Caspar Weinberger block ( named after Reagan's long-serving Secretary of Defense ) and overwhelming its City-Def squad.

In the end, fourteen administration officials were indicted, including then-Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger.

" At the time, Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger and Israeli Minister of Defense Ariel Sharon signed a memorandum of understanding in 1981 " establishing a framework for continued consultation and cooperation to enhance " national security.

* August 18 – Caspar Weinberger, United States Secretary of Defense ( d. 2006 )

** A federal grand jury indicts Caspar Weinberger for his role in covering up the Iran – Contra affair.

** President George H. W. Bush pardons six national security officials implicated in the Iran – Contra affair, including Caspar Weinberger.

Yitzhak Shamir with U. S. Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger, 1982

It is based in large part on the Weinberger Doctrine, devised by Caspar Weinberger, former Secretary of Defense and Powell's former boss.

Ruud Lubbers with then United States Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger in 1983.

Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger presented DIA with the Agency's first Joint Meritorious Unit Award in 1986 for outstanding intelligence support over the previous year during a series of crises — the hijacking of TWA Flight 847 and the cruise ship Achille Lauro, unrest in the Philippines, and counter-terrorist operations against Libya.

In Asia, like former defense secretary Caspar Weinberger a decade earlier, Perry endeavored to improve relations with both the People's Republic of China and Japan.

The 1910 Census shows Herman and Luella living in the household of Nathan Weinberger, the grandfather of Caspar Weinberger.

Defense Minister Caspar Weinberger ( left ) with Israeli Minister of Defense Arik Sharon, 1982

Caspar Weinberger inspecting new hardware, Fort Lewis, Washington on April 22, 1983

* Caspar Weinberger was inducted into the United States Army Officer Candidate School Hall of Fame in 1981, the highest honor that can be bestowed on any graduate from the school.

* An interview with Caspar Weinberger ( MP3 )

* Caspar Willard Weinberger Biography

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Aho is also widely known for his co-authorship of the AWK programming language with Peter J. Weinberger and Brian Kernighan ( the ' A ' stands for " Aho ").

When he enrolled at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Mrs. Weinberger rented an apartment nearby for the first semester that Weinberger and his older brother, Peter, attended Harvard.

From 1945-1947, Weinberger worked as a law clerk for a federal judge before joining a San Francisco law firm.

Weinberger entered the race for California assemblyman in the San Francisco Bay area in 1952 at the persuasion of his wife, Jane Weinberger, who also served as his campaign manager.

While serving the Office of Management and Budget, Weinberger earned the nickname " Cap the Knife " for his cost-cutting ability.

Weinberger had been Secretary of Defense for six years and ten months, longer than any man except for Robert McNamara and Donald Rumsfeld.

* Weinberger was awarded the Gold Star Award by the International Strategic Studies Association for Outstanding Contributions to Strategic Progress Through Humanitarian Achievement.

* Booknotes interview with Weinberger on Fighting for Peace, July 15, 1990.

manuscript, this is the copy, used as a basis for the first score published by Weinberger in February 1899.

The late former U. S. Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger was general counsel for Bechtel in the late 1970s.