John P. White | |
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 White in 1994 | |
| 25thUnited States Deputy Secretary of Defense | |
| In office June 22, 1995 – July 15, 1997 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | John M. Deutch |
| Succeeded by | John J. Hamre |
| Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Materiel Readiness | |
| In office May 11, 1977 – October 31, 1978 | |
| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Frank A. Shrontz |
| Succeeded by | Robert B. Pirie, Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Patrick White (1937-02-27)February 27, 1937 Syracuse, New York |
| Died | September 3, 2017(2017-09-03) (aged 80) Great Falls, Virginia |
| Alma mater | Syracuse University (Ph.D.) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Branch/service |  United States Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 1959–1961 |
| Rank | First Lieutenant |
John Patrick White (February 27, 1937 – September 3, 2017) was an American university professor and a government official who served in theClinton Administration.
White was born inSyracuse, New York in 1937 and received his high school diploma from the Cathedral Academy there in 1955. He graduated fromCornell University in 1959 with aB.S. inindustrial andlabor relations. In 1964, White received anM.A. ineconomics andpublic administration from theMaxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs atSyracuse University, and in 1969 aPh.D. inlabor economics from there.[1][2] His doctoral thesis was entitledThe nature and extent of underemployment of the employed work force in U.S. manufacturing.[3]
He served asthe Deputy Secretary of Defense from 1995 to 1997, as deputy director of theOffice of Management and Budget from 1978 to 1981, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower, Reserve Affairs and Logistics from 1977 to 1978, and as a lieutenant in theUnited States Marine Corps from 1959 to 1961. He was twice awarded theDepartment of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service.[4]
Prior to his most recent government service, he was the director of the Center for Business and Government atHarvard University and the chairman of the Commission on Roles and Missions of the Armed Forces.[4]
His extensive private-sector experience included service as chairman and CEO ofInteractive Systems Corporation from 1981 to 1988 and, following its sale to theEastman Kodak Company in 1988, as general manager of the Integration and Systems Products Division and as a vice president of Kodak until 1992. In nine years with theRAND Corporation, he was the senior vice president for national security research programs and a member of the board of trustees. White was also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.[2]
White served as a director ofL-3 Communications Corporation,IRG International, Inc., and theInstitute for Defense Analyses, as well as theConcord Coalition and Center for Excellence in Government. He was also a member of the Defense Advisory Committee on Military Compensation, and the Policy and Global Affairs Oversight Committee of theNational Research Council.[citation needed] From 1998 to 2012, White was theRobert and Renee Belfer Lecturer at theJohn F. Kennedy School of Government atHarvard University.[4][5]
White died at an assisting living center inGreat Falls, Virginia, from complications ofParkinson's disease on September 3, 2017, at the age of 80.[5] White and his wife Elizabeth Lucille (Michaud) White were interred atArlington National Cemetery on July 16, 2018.[1][6][7]
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