Sec. of Education | Republican | ALEXANDER, LAMAR, A Senator from Tennessee; born in Maryville, Tennessee, on July 3, 1940; B.A., Vanderbilt University 1962; J.D., New York University Law School 1965; governor of Tennessee 1979-1987; chairman of the National Governors Association 1985-1986; U.S. secretary of education 1991-1993; elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate… Continue reading Lamar Alexander
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Rick Perry
Sec. of Energy | Republican | PERRY, RICK served as the 14th Secretary of Energy. Prior to joining the Administration as Secretary of Energy, Perry served as the 47th governor of Texas. As Governor of the Lone Star State, Perry championed conservative principles that helped Texas become America’s economic engine. Governor Rick Perry is a… Continue reading Rick Perry
Jack Kemp
Sec. of HUD | Republican | KEMP, JACK FRENCH, a Representative from New York; born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., July 13, 1935; B.A., Occidental College, Los Angeles, Calif., 1957; United States Army Reserve, 1958-1962 (active duty, 1958); professional football player, 1957-1970; special assistant to the Governor of California, 1967; staff, Republican National… Continue reading Jack Kemp
Abraham Ribicoff
Sec. of Health & Human Services | Democrat | RIBICOFF, ABRAHAM ALEXANDER, a Representative and a Senator from Connecticut; born in New Britain, Hartford County, Conn., April 9, 1910; attended the public schools and New York University; graduated from the University of Chicago Law School in 1933 and was admitted to the bar the same… Continue reading Abraham Ribicoff
Frances Perkins
Sec. of Labor | Democrat | PERKINS, FRANCES was born on April 10, 1882 in Boston, Massachusetts. She graduated from Mount Holyoke College in 1902, and Columbia University in 1910 with a master’s degree in sociology. In 1910 she became head of the New York Consumer’s League, lobbying for better working hours and conditions. In… Continue reading Frances Perkins
Herbert Hoover
Sec. of Commerce | Republican | HOOVER, HERBERT CLARK, Son of a Quaker blacksmith, Herbert Clark Hoover brought to the Presidency an unparalleled reputation for public service as an engineer, administrator, and humanitarian. Born in an Iowa village in 1874, he grew up in Oregon. He enrolled at Stanford University when it opened in 1891,… Continue reading Herbert Hoover
Mike Espy
Sec. Of Agriculture | Democrat | ESPY, ALPHONSO MICHAEL (MIKE), A Representative from Mississippi; born in Yazoo City, Miss., November 30, 1953; B.A., Howard University, Washington, D.C., 1975; J.D., University of Santa Clara Law School, California, 1978; attorney with Central Mississippi Legal Services, 1978-1980; assistant secretary of state, chief, Mississippi Legal Services, 1978-1980; assistant secretary… Continue reading Mike Espy
Harold Ickes
Sec. of Interior | Democrat | ICKES, HAROLD LECLAIR was an American administrator and politician. He served as United States Secretary of the Interior for nearly 13 years from 1933 to 1946, the longest tenure of anyone to hold the office, and the second longest-serving Cabinet member in U.S. history after James Wilson. Ickes and… Continue reading Harold Ickes
Robert Kennedy
Attorney General | Democrat | KENNEDY, ROBERT FRANCIS, (Brother of John Fitzgerald Kennedy and Edward Moore Kennedy, grandson of John Francis Fitzgerald, uncle of Patrick J. Kennedy, and father of Joseph Patrick Kennedy II), a Senator from New York; born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., November 20, 1925; graduated from Milton (Mass.) Academy; served in… Continue reading Robert Kennedy
William Seward
Sec. of State | Republican | SEWARD, WILLIAM HENRY, a Senator from New York; born in Florida, Orange County, N.Y., on May 16, 1801; after preparatory studies, graduated from Union College in 1820; studied law; admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Auburn, N.Y., 1823; member, State senate 1830-1834; unsuccessful Whig candidate for governor… Continue reading William Seward