(August 18, 1917 – March 28, 2006)
Caspar Weinberger was known as the consummate Cold Warrior.
The former presidential aide died in Maine at 88 on Tuesday.
Weinberger was best known as the Reagan White House's defense secretary, from 1981 to 1987, where he oversaw the biggest jump in peacetime military spending in the nation's history.
Weinberger was also a central figure in the Iran-Contra scandal. He was later pardoned by President George H.W. Bush for his role in the scandal.
On Christmas Eve, 1992, George HW Bush pardoned Caspar Weinberger and five other administration officials who were either under indictment or already convicted of crimes related to Iran/Contra.
FINAL REPORT OF THE
INDEPENDENT COUNSEL FOR
IRAN/CONTRA MATTERS
Part VIII Officers of the Department of Defense (U.S. v. Caspar W. Weinberger and Related Investigations)
Defense Secretary Caspar W. Weinberger lied to investigators to conceal his knowledge of the Iran arms sales. Contrary to Weinberger's assertions, a small group of senior civilian officials and military officers in the Department of Defense (DoD), comprised of Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger and his closest aides, was consistently informed of the arms shipments to Iran in 1985 and 1986.
The OIC uncovered documents and notes and obtained testimony, which had been withheld from the Tower Commission and the Select Committees. The most important new evidence was Weinberger's own detailed daily diary notes and his notes of significant White House and other meetings regarding arms shipments to Iran. These notes, along with withheld notes of other Administration officials...
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Pardon me, Mr. Weinberger
(August 18, 1917 – March 28, 2006)
Caspar Weinberger was known as the consummate Cold Warrior.
The former presidential aide died in Maine at 88 on Tuesday.
Weinberger was best known as the Reagan White House's defense secretary, from 1981 to 1987, where he oversaw the biggest jump in peacetime military spending in the nation's history.
Weinberger was also a central figure in the Iran-Contra scandal. He was later pardoned by President George H.W. Bush for his role in the scandal.
On Christmas Eve, 1992, George HW Bush pardoned Caspar Weinberger and five other administration officials who were either under indictment or already convicted of crimes related to Iran/Contra.
FINAL REPORT OF THE
INDEPENDENT COUNSEL FOR
IRAN/CONTRA MATTERS
Part VIII Officers of the Department of Defense (U.S. v. Caspar W. Weinberger and Related Investigations)
Defense Secretary Caspar W. Weinberger lied to investigators to conceal his knowledge of the Iran arms sales. Contrary to Weinberger's assertions, a small group of senior civilian officials and military officers in the Department of Defense (DoD), comprised of Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger and his closest aides, was consistently informed of the arms shipments to Iran in 1985 and 1986.
The OIC uncovered documents and notes and obtained testimony, which had been withheld from the Tower Commission and the Select Committees. The most important new evidence was Weinberger's own detailed daily diary notes and his notes of significant White House and other meetings regarding arms shipments to Iran. These notes, along with withheld notes of other Administration officials...
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