United States Secretary of War |
The Secretary of War was a member of the President's Cabinet,
beginning with George Washington's administration. The Secretary
of War led the War Department. At
first, he was responsible for all military affairs. In 1798, the Secretary of the Navy was added to
the cabinet, and the scope of this office was reduced to a general concern with the Army. In 1947, the departments were recombined under the Secretary of Defense. The Secretary of War was replaced by the Secretary of the Army, a non-Cabinet
position under the Secretary of
Defense.
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