Gordon Gray (politician)

Gordon Gray
Official portrait, c. 1958
4th United States National Security Advisor
In office
June 24, 1958 – January 13, 1961
PresidentDwight Eisenhower
Preceded byRobert Cutler
Succeeded byMcGeorge Bundy
Director of the Office of Defense Mobilization
In office
March 14, 1957 – June 24, 1958
PresidentDwight Eisenhower
Preceded byArthur Flemming
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
In office
July 14, 1955 – February 27, 1957
PresidentDwight Eisenhower
Preceded byStruve Hensel
Succeeded byMansfield Sprague
President of the University of North Carolina System
In office
October 12, 1950 – June 10, 1955
Preceded byFrank Graham
Succeeded byBill Friday
2nd United States Secretary of the Army
In office
April 28, 1949 – April 12, 1950
PresidentHarry Truman
Preceded byKenneth Royall
Succeeded byFrank Pace
Personal details
Born(1909-05-30)May 30, 1909
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
DiedNovember 26, 1982(1982-11-26) (aged 73)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Jane Boyden Craige
Nancy Maguire Beebe
Children4, including Burton and Boyden
EducationUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA)
Yale University (LLB)
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1942–1945
RankCaptain

Gordon Gray (May 30, 1909 – November 26, 1982) was an American attorney and government official during the administrations of Harry Truman (1945–53) and Dwight Eisenhower (1953–61) associated with defense and national security.

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