WILLIAM S. COHEN

11/25/1997: Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen Emphasizes a Point During a Pentagon Press Briefing (DOD Photo)
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FULL NAME:
William Sebastian Cohen

BORN:
August 28, 1940
Bangor, Maine

EDUCATION:
Bowdoin College (BA)
Boston University (LLB)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Republican 

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 
1969-1972:
Member, Bangor City Council
1971-1972:
Mayor of Bangor, Maine
1973-1979:
Member, U.S. House of Representatives (R-Maine)
1979-1997:
U.S. Senator (R-Maine)
1997-2001:
U.S. Secretary of Defense

PORTRAIT: 

DOD Photo

RESOURCES:

Department of Defense
University of Maine
Miller Center
The Cohen Group
Center for Strategic & International Studies
Biographical Directory of Congress
Washington Post
Wikipedia

 

Cohen Institute (University of Maine)
Papers (University of Maine)
The Cohen Group

MEDIA COVERAGE:

Senate Retirement, 1/17/1996 (NYT, WP)
DOD Nomination 12/5/1996 (WP, WP, NYT, NYT)
Profile (WP, 3/11/1997)
From Public Life to Private Business (WP, 5/28/2006)