Les Aspin
Les Aspin
Leslie "Les" Aspin, Jr.was a United States Representative from 1971 to 1993, and the United States Secretary of Defense under President Bill Clinton from January 21, 1993 to February 3, 1994. In Congress, Aspin had a reputation as an intellectual who took a middle-of-the-road position on controversial issues. He supported the Reagan administration regarding the MX missile and aid to the Nicaraguan Contras, but he opposed the B-2 bomber and the Strategic Defense Initiative. He played a major role in...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth21 July 1938
CountryUnited States of America
If you give Congress a chance to vote on both sides of an issue, it will always do it.