| 词条 | John Albert Knebel |
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|name = John Knebel |image = John Albert Knebel - USDA portrait.png |office = 19th United States Secretary of Agriculture |president = Gerald Ford |term_start = November 4, 1976 |term_end = January 20, 1977 |predecessor = Earl Butz |successor = Robert Bergland |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1936|10|4}} |birth_place = Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |party = Republican |spouse = Zenia Marks |education = United States Military Academy {{small|(BS)}} Creighton University {{small|(MA)}} American University {{small|(LLB)}} }}John Albert Knebel (born October 4, 1936) is a former United States government official who served as Secretary of Agriculture under President Gerald Ford.[1] BiographyEarly life and educationKnebel was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on October 4, 1936. He graduated from West Point in 1959 and received his Master's at Creighton University in 1962.[1] In 1965, he received his law degree from American University.[1] Between 1965 and 1968 he was engaged in private practice with the firm of Howrey, Simon, Baker and Murchison in Washington, DC.[1] He was a legislative assistant to Congressman J. Ernest Wharton in 1963 and 1964 and served as general counsel to the Small Business Administration during Nixon's second term.[1] He was also a member of the American, Federal, and District of Columbia Bar Association.[1] In March 1971, he became the General Counsel of the Small Business Administration, and in January 1973 he was appointed as General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture.[1] He was a partner in the law firm of Brownstein, Zeidman, Schomer and Chase from April until December 1975, when he was named the Under Secretary/Deputy Secretary of Agriculture.[1] U.S. Secretary of AgricultureOn November 4, 1976, Knebel was named Secretary of Agriculture to by President Gerald R. Ford after his predecessor, Earl L. Butz resigned amid a scandal involving a racist comment.[1] His period in this office was brief and ended January 20, 1977, when Jimmy Carter replaced Ford in the White House.[2] After that, he returned to law and {{As of|2003|lc=on}} was still the president of the American Mining Congress.[2] Personal lifeKnebel married Zenia Marks of New Jersey, with whom he has had three children.[1] He and his family resided in McLean, Virginia at the time on his appointment as Secretary of Agriculture in 1976.[1] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 {{cite web|title=Biographies of Cabinet Department Secretaries during the Gerald R. Ford Presidency, 1974-1977: A-K|url=http://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/library/exhibits/cabinet/cabineta-k.pdf|work=The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Digital Library|publisher=Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library|accessdate=22 March 2013}} 2. ^1 {{cite web|title=Former Secretaries|url=http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?edeployment_action=retrievecontent&contentid=about_usda_past_usda_secretaries.xml&navid=FORMER_SECRETARIES&parentnav=ABOUT_USDA&entriesperpage=10&pageindex=2|work=USDA.gov|publisher=United States Department of Agriculture|accessdate=22 March 2013}} External links
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