51.   But we must remember that Robert McNamara was an equally brilliant defense secretary who, with presidential approval, escalated our role in Vietnam.

52.   But when Perry was asked asked how the US would respond if China attacked Taiwan, the defense secretary was vague.

53.   Card refused to comment on speculation that former US Senator Sam Nunn of Georgia was being considered for defense secretary.

54.   Carlucci later became defense secretary.

55.   Cheney, the second-ranking House Republican until he became defense secretary under President George Bush, also denied waging a specific offensive against President Clinton.

56.   Cheney gives the Republican ticket something no one expects from Wyoming, which reflects his most recent assignment in Washington, D.C., as defense secretary, Gizzi said.

57.   Cheney was the defense secretary at that time.

58.   Cheney, a longtime Washington insider who served as defense secretary for President Bush, may not be the ideal symbol of change.

59.   Cheney, after all, is the go-to guy who as a former defense secretary has his own experience in diplomacy.

60.   Cheney, a former White House chief of staff and defense secretary, was forecast to be the equivalent of a prime minister.