What Will Keep A Defense Secretary Up At Night Through The Next Decade?

May 6, 2013 • 7:30 – 9:00 pm EDT

A Conversation with Former Secretary of Defense and CSIS Trustee Dr. Harold Brown

Honoring publication of Star Spangled Security: Applying Lessons Learned Over Six Decades Safeguarding America.

In a conversation with Vago Muradian, Editor Defense News, Dr. Brown will discuss his 60 years of service spanning ten presidencies, including as Secretary of Defense in the Carter Administration.

Dr. Brown currently sits on the Defense Policy Board. Dr. Brown also served as Secretary of the Air Force (LBJ); Director of US Research and  Engineering (Kennedy); President of Caltech; Director of Livermore Lab, and negotiator on SALT I and SALT II.  He led development of the Polaris missile, nuclear ballistic missiles, the first Stealth bomber, and put the first GPS satellites in the sky.