Former Secretary of Defense James Schlesinger speaks at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York December 18, 2006. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - James Schlesinger, who served three U.S. presidents - Republican and Democrat alike - in the top posts at the CIA, Pentagon and Energy Department, died on Thursday at age 85.
A serious thinker on national security and an executive determined to get things done, Schlesinger headed the Defense Department under Republicans at a time of major change and then, as its first secretary, established the Energy Department from scratch under Democrat Jimmy Carter.
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