Caspar Weinberger
Caspar Willard "Cap" Weinberger, GBE (August 18, 1917March 28, 2006), was an American politician and businessman. As a prominent Republican he served in a variety of prominent state and federal positions for three decades, including Chairman of the California Republican Party, 1962-68.  Most notably he was appointed Secretary of Defense under Republican President Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1987.