- Born
- Died
- Birth nameCaspar Willard Weinberger
- Nicknames
- Cap
- Cap the Knife
- Cap the Shovel
- Caspar Weinberger was born on August 18, 1917 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was married to Rebecca Jane Dalton. He died on March 28, 2006 in Bangor, Maine, USA.
- SpouseRebecca Jane Dalton(August 12, 1942 - March 28, 2006) (his death, 2 children)
- U.S. Secretary of Defense (1981-1987).
- Nickname "Cap the Knife" was acquired when, as head of the Office of Management and Budget, he gained a reputation for cutting spending on government programs. "Cap the Shovel" was his nickname during his term as secretary of defense, when he oversaw the largest peacetime increase in US defense spending.
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