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Thomas Sovereign Gates Jr. (April 10, 1906 – March 25, 1983) was United States Secretary of Defense from 1959 to 1961 under President Eisenhower. He was promoted from deputy secretary of defense. During his tenure, he established a task force to set nuclear target priorities. He also authorized U-2 reconnaissance flights, including the flight of Francis Gary Powers.

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rdfs:comment	Thomas Sovereign Gates Jr. (April 10, 1906 – March 25, 1983) was United States Secretary of Defense from 1959 to 1961 under President Eisenhower. He was promoted from deputy secretary of defense. During his tenure, he established a task force to set nuclear target priorities. He also authorized U-2 reconnaissance flights, including the flight of Francis Gary Powers.
foaf:name	Gates, Thomas S., Jr. Thomas S. Gates Jr.
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dc:description	American diplomat
alma mater	University of Pennsylvania
battle	World War II
birth date	1906-04-10(xsd:dateTime)
birth place	United States Germantown Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
birth year	1906-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
death date	1983-03-25(xsd:dateTime)
death place	United States Commonwealth of Pennsylvania City of Philadelphia
death year	1983-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
deputy	Franke, William Douglas, James H., Jr.
military branch	United States Navy
military rank	dbpedia:Lieutenant_commander
nationality	United States
office	United States Deputy Secretary of Defense United States Secretary of the Navy 3rdChief of the U.S. Liaison Office in Beijing Under Secretary of the Navy United States Secretary of Defense
order in office	54th 7th 8th 9th
party	Republican Party
predecessor	McElroy, Neil H. Charles Spalding Thomas Donald A. Quarles George H. W. Bush
president	dbpedia:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
profession	dbpedia:Investment_banking
successor	McNamara, Robert S. Woodcock, Leonard Franke, William Douglas, James H., Jr.
term period	dbpedia:Thomas_S._Gates,_Jr.__1 dbpedia:Thomas_S._Gates,_Jr.__2 dbpedia:Thomas_S._Gates,_Jr.__3 dbpedia:Thomas_S._Gates,_Jr.__4 dbpedia:Thomas_S._Gates,_Jr.__5
thumbnail	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Thomas_S_Gates_Jr..jpg?width=300
is predecessor of	McNamara, Robert S. Franke, William Douglas, James H., Jr.
is successor of	McElroy, Neil H. Charles Thomas Donald A. Quarles George H. W. Bush

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