Roswell Gilpatric | |
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| 10th United States Deputy Secretary of Defense | |
| In office January 24, 1961 – January 20, 1964 | |
| President | John F Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | James H. Douglas Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Cyrus Vance |
| United States Under Secretary of the Air Force | |
| In office October 19, 1951 – February 5, 1953 | |
| President | Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | John A. McCone |
| Succeeded by | James H. Douglas Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Roswell Leavitt Gilpatric November 4, 1906 Brooklyn, New York City, New York |
| Died | March 15, 1996 (aged 89) New York City, New York |
| Resting place | Mount Desert Island, Maine |
| Alma mater | Yale University Yale Law School (J.D.) |
Roswell Leavitt Gilpatric (November 4, 1906 – March 15, 1996) was a New York City corporate attorney and government official who served as Deputy Secretary of Defense from 1961–64, when he played a pivotal role in the high-stake strategies of the Cuban Missile Crisis, advising President John F. Kennedy as well as Robert McNamara and McGeorge Bundy on dealing with the Soviet nuclear missile threat. Gilpatric later served as Chairman of the Task Force on Nuclear Proliferation in 1964.