government adviser, resigned in March as chairman of the Defense Policy Board, an independent committee that counsels the Pentagon, after being widely criticized for a glaring conflict of…
chairman and chief executive of the New York Stock Exchange, resigned in September, after enduring weeks of harsh criticism over his compensation package, which included a payout of $140…
scheming game-show contestant, outwitted and outlasted the 15 other Survivor cast members to win $1 million in cash and an amount yet to be determined in endorsements, commercials, and…
four-star general, became the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, assuming command just weeks after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. A 36-year Air Force veteran, Myers served as commander…
accused terrorist, said in October that he would plead guilty to eight terrorism-related charges, including attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction, attempted murder, and attempted…
counterterrorism expert under four presidents—three of them Republican—created a furor in Washington with his unflinching criticism of the Bush administration's handling of the war on terror…
chief Medicare actuary, testified before members of the House Ways and Means Committee in March, telling them that he had informed the Bush administration in June 2003 that the Medicare…
chairman and chief executive of the New York Stock Exchange, was the defendant in a civil suit filed by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer. In the suit, Spitzer demanded that Grasso…
Given on Thursday, August 8, 1974 Good evening. This is the 37th time I have spoken to you from this office in which so many decisions have been made that shape the history of this nation.…
