John McNaughton (government official)
John T. McNaughton | |
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McNaughton (right) taking the oath of office to become Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, ISA in 1963 | |
| United States Secretary of the Navy - designate | |
| Died before assuming office | |
| Preceded by | John Connally |
| Succeeded by | Paul B. Fay (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 21, 1921 Bicknell, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | July 19, 1967 (aged 45) |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | DePauw University (BA) Harvard University (LLB) Oriel College, Oxford (BLitt) |
John Theodore McNaughton (November 21, 1921 – July 19, 1967) was an American government official who was United States Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs and Robert S. McNamara's closest advisor. He died in a plane crash at age 45, just before he was to become Secretary of the Navy.