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Brent Scowcroft
9th & 17th United States National Security Advisor (1925-2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brent Scowcroft (March 19, 1925 – August 6, 2020) was a United States Air Force Lieutenant General. He was the United States National Security Advisor under U.S. Presidents Gerald Ford and George H. W. Bush.
Quick Facts 9th & 17th United States National Security Advisor, President ...
Brent Scowcroft | |
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![]() Scowcroft in 2013 | |
9th & 17th United States National Security Advisor | |
In office November 3, 1975 – January 20, 1977 | |
President | Gerald Ford |
Preceded by | Henry Kissinger |
Succeeded by | Zbigniew Brzeziński |
In office January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993 | |
President | George H. W. Bush |
Preceded by | Colin Powell |
Succeeded by | Anthony Lake |
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Born | (1925-03-19)March 19, 1925 Ogden, Utah, U.S. |
Died | August 6, 2020(2020-08-06) (aged 95) Falls Church, Virginia, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) |
Marian Horner (m. 1951) |
Children | Karen Horner (deceased) |
Alma mater | Columbia University |
Profession | Military officer, diplomat |
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Scowcroft was born on March 19, 1925 in Ogden, Utah.[1] He studied at Columbia University. Scowcroft married to Marian Horner in 1951. They had one daughter.
Scowcroft died on August 6, 2020 at his home in Falls Church, Virginia at the age of 95.[2][3]