US SECRETARIES OF STATE
1961-1965: Jack Kennedy (D-MA) – received some controversy early on for getting his younger brother to serve as Assistant Secretary of State; while he disagreed with the President on his handling of Cuba and with how he was addressing the situation unfolding in Indochina, he nevertheless continued to serve under him to maintain diplomatic ties to our vital allies.
1965-1973: Carl Curtis (R-NE) – maintained a friendly relationship with the President even when disagreeing with him on occasion.
1973-1977: Philleo Nash (D-WI) – retired after maintaining ties with China and Western Europe amid US intervention in Cold War proxy confrontations on the African continent.
1977-1981: Jimmy Carter (D-GA) – won a Nobel Prize for his role in the landmark 1978 Atlanta Peace Treaty that cooled tensions in the Middle East.
1981-1985: Buz Lukens (R-OH) – resigned amid a scandal concerning his use of State Department funds to cover up a sex scandal.
1985-1986: Phyllis E. Oakley (R-OK) (acting) – served until a more permanent replacement could be found
1986-1987: Morton I. Abramowitz (I-NJ) – ran a transparent department while attempting to shift the nation’s focus away from scandal and toward developments in post-Soviet Russia and Eastern Europe.
1987-1989: Lawrence Eagleburger (R-WI) – worked diligently to repair relations with several western countries and to establish relations with post-Soviet Russia, United Turkestan, and others.
1989-TBD: Peter Flaherty (D-PA) – “Mayor Pete” served on several relevant House committees during his time in the U.S. Congress (1981-1989); he currently is seeking to “normalize” relations with China in the immediate fallout of Chairman Li ending his nation’s “western camps” policy amid international pressure.
US SECRETARIES OF THE TREASURY
1961-1965: Henry Hammill Fowler (D-VA) – a loyalist of the President who supported the administration’s taxation programs, balanced payments deficits, and creating a modernized international monetary reserve system.
1965-1973: Eugene Siler Sr. (R-KY) – a socially conservative “fiscal watchdog” critical of the President’s military interventions who reversed his predecessor’s decision to end silver coinage, and also fiercely defended the Gold Standard as being more dependable than paper currency during times of fluctuating inflation rates; he unsuccessfully ran for the US Senate after leaving office.
1973-1981: Robert Roosa (D-MI) – his support of the American dollar led to him ending the Gold Standard, consequently leading to Dr. Ron Paul entering politics in 1975; Roosa responded to the 1973 oil shock and 1978 recession by issuing bonds to boost Fowler’s international monetary system.
1981-1985: Thelma Stovall (R-KY) – the US’s first female Treasury Secretary, she previously was the State Treasurer for Kentucky; responded to the 1978 recession and minor recessions of the early 1980s with a financial loan system that kept the Fed in the black; resigned in protest of the President’s connections to the Lukens Hush Money Scandal.
1985-1987: Preston Martin (R-DC) – attempted to stabilize the American dollar; the failure of a 5% mortgage loan bill he supported cost him his job once the President resigned.
1987-1989: Patty Cafferata (R-NV) – promoted stronger ties with Russia to keep said country’s economy afloat in the immediate post-Soviet era and strengthen support for the US in Russia as well.
1989-TBD: E. Gerald Corrigan (D-MN) – a philanthropic reformer currently reviewing financial corruption in regards to counterparty credit risk and market risk management, and any unusual hedge fund operations, in an effort with the rest of the US Cabinet to keep the administration transparent and uncorrupt.
US SECRETARIES OF DEFENSE
1961-1963: Homer Litzenberg (D-PA) – oversaw the first half of the Cuba War; died in office at age 60 from poor health
1963-1965: Clark Clifford (D-KS) – a lawyer, war hawk, and close advisor to the President who, despite his efforts, failed to better the conditions of the fighting in Cuba, costing his boss re-election.
1965-1973: Charles Bonesteel (I-VA) – a close ally of the President throughout several crises concerning Indochina, Korea, China, and the USSR.
1973-1981: Benjamin O. Davis Jr. (I-DC) – the first African-American US Secretary of Defense, he supported US intervention in Ethiopia, Angola and Uganda.
1981-1981: John S. “Jack” McCain Jr. (I-HI) – died after only seven weeks in office, during the very start of the 1980s’ War in Libya, from a sudden heart attack, after years of poor health.
1981-1987: William Westmoreland (R-SC) – supported escalating operations in Libya, Nicaragua, and Colombia, and tried (but failed) to convince the President to return troops to Angola; he stepped down due to disagreeing with the less-hawkish views of the new President.
1987-1988: Donald Dunagan (I-DC) – agreed with the President’s “restrained attack dog” approach to foreign policy, especially in regards to continuous operations in Colombia; stepped down over personal embarrassment, believing recent revelations into his past would “tarnish…the image of this office.”
1988-1989: Larry Miles Dinger (R-IA) – oversaw attempts to end hostilities in Colombia; became UN Ambassador upon the next President taking office
1989-TBD: Robert J. Lagomarsino (R-CA) – a liberal “humanitarian hawk” who served on multiple foreign and military affairs committees while serving in the U.S. Congress
US ATTORNEYS GENERAL
1961-1965: Rosser Lynn Malone Jr. (D-MO) – a conservative ally of the President who nevertheless cautiously perused the rights of shoutniks to burn the American flag, judging that it depended on the context and the threat of the fire/flames/smoke to public health.
1965-1969: Lawrence Welsh (D-NY) – defended the President’s support for Civil Rights, but declined to serve under his second term due to fatigue.
1969-1973: Wayne M. Collins (I-CA) – supported censoring comics and supported the President’s decision to come clean during the Ms. Arkansas Scandal.
1973-1981: Ramsey Clark (D-TX) – a fiery supporter of Civil Rights, the ERA, and even the comics and pornography industries; he opposed the death penalty.
1981-1985: Buddy Cianci (R-RI) – a controversial figure who appointed a Special Prosecutor, only to resign when instructed to fire him, after the investigation into funding misuse led to Cianci being unable to defend the President’s actions anymore; he stepped down to successfully run for Governor of Rhode Island as an anti-administration candidate.
1985-1986: Delwen Lowell Jensen (D-CA) – resigned after losing faith in the President’s ability to lead.
1986-1987: Theodore Bevry Olson (R-IL) (acting) – served until a more permanent replacement could be found.
1987-1989: Leander J. Shaw (I-FL) – the first African-American US Attorney General defended issues concerning tenant ownership and recreadrug abuse.
1989-TBD: Amalya Kearse (D-NJ) – the first female US Attorney General currently is perusing women’s rights issues such as abortion and domestic violence.
