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[Table 7-6] CABINET NOMINATIONS, Since 1789

President/ Position Date of Confirmation Nominee Nomination 1 or Other Action 2

WASHINGTON______Edmund Randolph Attorney General Sept. 25, 1789 Sept. 26, 1789 William Bradford Attorney General Jan. 24, 1794 Jan. 27, 1794 Charles Lee Attorney General Dec. 9, 1795 Dec. 10, 1795 Postmaster General Sept. 25, 1789 Sept. 26, 1789 Postmaster General Nov. 1, 1789 Nov. 7, 1789 Postmaster General Feb. 24, 1795 Feb. 25, 1795 State Sept. 25, 1789 Sept. 26, 1789 State Jan. 1, 1794 Jan. 2, 1794 Timothy Pickering State Dec. 9, 1795 Dec. 10, 1795 Treasury Sept. 11, 1789 Sept. 11, 1789 , Jr. Treasury Feb. 2, 1795 Feb. 3, 1795 War Sept. 11, 1789 Sept. 12, 1789 Timothy Pickering War Jan. 2, 1795 Jan. 2, 1795 James McHenry War Jan. 26, 1796 Jan. 27, 1796 Total Cabinet nominations = 14

ADAMS______Charles Lee Attorney General continued * [ Attorney General Feb. 18, 1801 Feb. 20, 1801 D] Navy , 1798 May 21, 1798 Joseph Habersham Postmaster General continued * Timothy Pickering State continued * State May 12, 1800 May 13, 1800 Oliver Wolcott, Jr. Treasury continued * Treasury Dec. 30, 1800 Dec. 31, 1800 James McHenry War continued * Samuel Dexter War May 12, 1800 May 13, 1800 [Lucius Stockton War Jan. 15, 1801 Jan. 29, 1801 W] War Jan. 29, 1801 Feb. 3, 1801 25-5 Total Cabinet nominations =7

JEFFERSON______Levi Attorney General Mar. 5, 1801 Mar. 5 1801 [Robert Smith Attorney General Mar. 2, 1805 Mar. 2, 1805 D] John Breckinridge Attorney General Dec. 20, 1805 Dec. 23, 1805

1 The date on the president’s nomination letter to the Senate. Some nominees may have already been serving under a before their formal nomination. The list does not include those who never served whose nominations were publicly announced by the president but never formally submitted to the Senate. Those who held office under recess appointments but were never submitted to the Senate are indicated by footnotes. 2 Where no vote is listed, confirmation was by voice vote or otherwise unrecorded. See key to symbols at end of table. President/ Position Date of Confirmation Nominee Nomination or Other Action

Caesar A. Rodney Attorney General Jan. 15, 1807 Jan. 20, 1807 Benjamin Stoddert Navy continued * Robert Smith Navy Jan. 6, 1802 Jan. 26, 1802 [ Navy Mar. 2, 1805 Mar. 2, 1805 D] Joseph Habersham Postmaster General continued * Postmaster General Jan. 6, 1802 Jan. 6, 1802 State Mar. 5, 1801 Mar. 5, 1801 Samuel Dexter Treasury continued * Treasury Jan. 6, 1802 Jan. 26, 1802 War Mar. 5, 1801 Mar. 5, 1801 Total Cabinet nominations = 10

MADISON______Caesar A. Rodney Attorney General continued * Attorney General Dec. 10, 1811 Dec. 11, 1811 Attorney General Feb. 8, 1814 Feb. 10, 1814 23-6 Paul Hamilton Navy Mar. 7, 1809 Mar. 7, 1809 William Jones Navy Jan. 8, 1813 Jan. 12, 1813 Benjamin W. Crowninshield Navy Dec. 16?, 1814 Dec. 19, 1814 18-9 Gideon Granger Postmaster General continued * Return J. Meigs, Jr. Postmaster General Feb. 25, 1814 Mar. 17, 1814 Robert Smith State Mar. 6, 1809 Mar. 6, 1809 State Nov. 13, 1811 Nov. 25, 1811 30-0 James Monroe State Feb. 27, 1815 Feb. 28, 1815 Albert Gallatin Treasury continued * George W. Campbell Treasury Feb. 8, 1814 Feb. 9, 1814 Alexander J. Dallas Treasury Oct. 5, 1814 Oct. 6, 1814 William H. Crawford 3 Treasury ------ War Mar. 6, 1809 Mar. 6, 1809 John Armstrong War Jan. 8, 1813 Jan. 13, 1813 18-15 James Monroe War Sept. 26, 1814 Sept. 27, 1814 24-2 [Henry Dearborn War Mar. 1, 1815 Mar. 2, 1815 W] William H. Crawford War Mar. 2, 1815 Mar. 3, 1815 Total Cabinet nominations = 16

MONROE______Richard Rush Attorney General continued * William Wirt Attorney General Dec. 12, 1817 Dec. 15, 1817 Benjamin W. Crowninshield Navy continued * Navy Nov. 27, 18184 Nov. 30, 1818 Samuel L. Southard Navy Dec. 5, 1823 Dec. 9, 1823 Return J. Meigs, Jr. Postmaster General continued * John McLean Postmaster General Dec. 8, 1823 Dec. 9, 1823

3 A recess appointment in October 1816; continued to serve until officially nominated to the same position by Monroe in March 1817.

4 Date the nomination was received by the Senate, since the nomination letter was undated. President/ Position Date of Confirmation Nominee Nomination or Other Action

John Q. Adams State Mar. 5, 1817 Mar. 5, 1817 29-1 William H. Crawford Treasury continued/Mar. 5, 1817 */Mar. 5, 1817 [ 5 War Mar. 5, 1817 Mar. 5, 1817] John C. Calhoun War Dec. 12, 1817 Dec. 15, 1817 Total Cabinet nominations = 8

J.Q. ADAMS______William Wirt Attorney General continued * Samuel Southard Navy continued * John McLean Postmaster General continued * State Mar. 5, 1825 Mar. 7, 1825 27-14 Richard Rush Treasury Mar. 5, 1825 Mar. 7, 1825 War Mar. 5, 1825 Mar. 7, 1825 Peter B. Porter War May 24, 1828 May 26, 1828 22-11 Total Cabinet nominations = 4

JACKSON______John M. Berrien Attorney General Mar. 9, 1829 Mar. 9, 1829 Roger B. Taney Attorney General Dec. 7, 1831 Dec. 27, 1831 Benjamin F. Butler Attorney General June 23, 1834 June 24, 1834 Navy Mar. 9, 1829 Mar. 9, 1829 Navy Dec. 7, 1831 Dec. 27, 1831 Navy June 28, 1834 June 30, 1834 William T. Barry Postmaster General Mar. 9, 1829 Mar. 9, 1829 Postmaster General Dec. 28, 1835 Mar. 15, 1836 25-7 State Mar. 6, 1829 Mar. 6, 1829 State Dec. 7, 1831 Jan. 12, 1832 Louis McLane 6 State ------John Forsyth State June 27, 1834 June 27, 1834 Samuel D. Ingham Treasury Mar. 6, 1829 Mar. 6, 1829 Louis McLane Treasury Dec. 7, 1831 Jan. 13, 1832 William J. Duane 7 Treasury ------[Roger B. Taney Treasury June 23, 1834 June 24, 1834 18-28 R] Levi Woodbury Treasury June 27, 1834 June 27, 1834 John H. Eaton War Mar. 9, 1829 Mar. 9, 1829 War Dec. 7, 1831 Dec. 30, 1831 Benjamin F. Butler War Mar. 3, 1837 Mar. 3, 1837 Total Cabinet nominations = 18

5 Nominated and confirmed according to the Senate Executive Journal, but there is no indication in lists of cabinet members that he ever served. Calhoun received a recess appointment to the office in October 1817. 6 This appears to have been a recess appointment that was never submitted to the Senate. McLane served from May 1833 until replaced by Forsyth. 7 This was a recess appointment that was never submitted to the Senate. Duane served from June 1833 until he was replaced by Taney--also a recess appointment--in September 1833. As indicated in the list, when Taney's nomination was eventually submitted to the Senate, it was rejected. President/ Position Date of Confirmation Nominee Nomination or Other Action

VAN BUREN______Benjamin F. Butler Attorney General continued * Attorney General July 5, 1838 July 5, 1838 Henry D. Gilpin Attorney General Jan. 8, 1840 Jan. 10, 1840 Mahlon Dickerson Navy continued * James K. Paulding Navy June 15, 1838 June 20, 1838 Amos Kendall Postmaster General continued * John M. Niles Postmaster General May 16, 1840 May 18, 1840 John Forsyth State continued * Levi Woodbury Treasury continued * Joel R. Poinsett War Mar. 7, 1837 Mar. 7, 1837 Total Cabinet nominations = 5

W. H. HARRISON______John J. Crittenden Attorney General Mar. 5, 1841 Mar. 5, 1841 George E. Badger Navy Mar. 5, 1841 Mar. 5, 1841 Postmaster General Mar. 5, 1841 Mar. 5, 1841 State Mar. 5, 1841 Mar. 5, 1841 Treasury Mar. 5, 1841 Mar. 5, 1841 John Bell War Mar. 5, 1841 Mar. 5, 1841 Total Cabinet nominations = 6

TYLER______John J. Crittenden Attorney General continued * Hugh S. Legare Attorney General Sept. 11, 1841 Sept. 13, 1841 Attorney General Dec. 6, 1843 Jan. 2, 1844 George E. Badger Navy continued * Abel P. Upshur Navy Sept. 11, 1841 Sept. 13, 1841 23-5 [David Henshaw Navy Dec. 6, 1843 Jan. 15, 1844 8-34 R] Thomas W. Gilmer Navy Feb. 15, 1844 Feb. 15, 1844 John Y. Mason Navy Mar. 13, 1844 Mar. 14, 1844 Francis Granger Postmaster General continued * Charles Wickliffe Postmaster General Sept. 13, 1841 Sept. 13, 1841 Daniel Webster State continued * Abel P. Upshur State Dec. 6, 1843 Jan. 2, 1844 John C. Calhoun State Mar. 6, 1844 Mar. 6, 1844 Thomas Ewing Treasury continued * Treasury Sept. 11, 1841 Sept. 13, 1841 [ Treasury Mar. 2, 1843 Mar. 3, 1843 19-27 R] [Caleb Cushing Treasury Mar. 3, 1843 Mar. 3, 1843 10-27 R] [Caleb Cushing Treasury Mar. 3, 1843 Mar. 3, 1843 2-29 R] John C. Spencer Treasury Mar. 3, 1843 Mar. 3, 1843 22-20 [James S. Green Treasury June 14, 1844 June 15,1844 R] George M. Bibb Treasury June 15, 1844 June 15, 1844 John Bell War continued * [John McLean War Sept. 11, 1841 Sept. 13, 1841 D] John C. Spencer War Dec. 13, 1841 Dec. 20, 1841 President/ Position Date of Confirmation Nominee Nomination or Other Action

[James M. Porter War Dec. 6, 1843 Jan. 30, 1844 3-38 R] William Wilkins War Feb. 15, 1844 Feb. 15, 1844 Total Cabinet nominations = 20

POLK______John Y. Mason Attorney General Mar. 5, 1845 Mar. 5, 1845 Attorney General Dec. 14, 1846 Dec. 23, 1846 Attorney General June 15, 1848 June 21, 1848 Navy Mar. 5, 1845 Mar. 10, 1845 John Y. Mason Navy Dec. 14, 1846 Dec. 17, 1846 Postmaster General Mar. 5, 1845 Mar. 5, 1845 State Mar. 5, 1845 Mar. 5, 1845 Robert J. Walker Treasury Mar. 5, 1845 Mar. 5, 1845 William L. Marcy War Mar. 5, 1845 Mar. 5, 1845 Total Cabinet nominations = 9

TAYLOR______Thomas Ewing Interior Mar. 6, 1849 Mar. 7, 1849 Attorney General Mar. 6, 1849 Mar. 7, 1849 William B. Preston Navy Mar. 6, 1849 Mar. 7, 1849 8 Postmaster General Mar. 6, 1849 Mar., 7, 1849 John M. Clayton State Mar. 6, 1849 Mar. 7, 1849 William M. Meredith Treasury Mar. 6, 1849 Mar. 7, 1849 George W. Crawford War Mar. 6, 1849 Mar. 7, 1849 Total Cabinet nominations = 7

FILLMORE______[James A. Pearce Interior July 20, 1850 July 20, 1850 D?**] Thomas M.T. McKennon Interior Aug. 15, 1850 Aug. 15, 1850 Alexander H.H. Stuart Interior Sept. 11, 1850 Sept. 12, 1850 John J. Crittenden Attorney General July 20, 1850 July 20, 1850 William A. Graham Navy July 20, 1850 July 20, 1850 John P. Kennedy Navy July 22, 1852 July 22, 1852 Nathan K. Hall Postmaster General July 20, 1850 July 20, 1850 Samuel D. Hubbard Postmaster General Aug. 31, 1852 Aug. 31, 1852 Daniel Webster State July 20, 1850 July 20, 1850 State Dec. 7, 1852 Dec. 9, 1852 Treasury July 20, 1850 July 20, 1850 [ 9 War July 20, 1850 July 20, 1850 D?] Charles M. Conrad War Aug. 15, 1850 Aug. 15, 1850 Total Cabinet nominations = 13

8 A motion to recommit on March 7 failed 23-31.

9 Nominated and confirmed, according to the Senate Executive Journal, but there is no indication in lists of cabinet members that they ever served, and replacements were nominated within a month. President/ Position Date of Confirmation Nominee Nomination or Other Action

PIERCE______Robert McClelland Interior Mar. 7, 1853 Mar. 7, 1853 Caleb Cushing Attorney General Mar. 7, 1853 Mar. 7, 1853 James C. Dobbin Navy Mar. 7, 1853 Mar. 7, 1853 James Campbell Postmaster General Mar. 7, 1853 Mar. 7, 1853 William L. Marcy State Mar. 7, 1853 Mar. 7, 1853 James Guthrie Treasury Mar. 7, 1853 Mar. 7, 1853 War Mar. 7, 1853 Mar. 7, 1853 Total Cabinet nominations = 7

BUCHANAN______Jacob Thompson Interior Mar. 6, 1857 Mar. 6, 1857 Jeremiah S. Black Attorney General Mar. 6, 1857 Mar. 6, 1857 Edwin M. Stanton Attorney General Dec. 19, 1860 Dec. 20, 1860 Isaac Toucey Navy Mar. 6, 1857 Mar. 6, 1857 Aaron V. Brown Postmaster General Mar. 6, 1857 Mar. 6, 1857 Postmaster General Mar. 9, 1859 Mar. 9, 1859 Postmaster General Feb. 1, 1861 Feb. 12, 1861 Lewis Cass State Mar. 6, 1857 Mar. 6, 1857 Jeremiah S. Black State Dec. 16, 1860 Dec. 17, 1860 Treasury Mar. 6, 1857 Mar. 6, 1857 Philip F. Thomas Treasury Dec. 10, 1860 Dec. 12, 1860 John A. Dix Treasury Jan. 11, 1861 Jan. 11, 1861 John B. Floyd War Mar. 6, 1857 Mar. 6, 1857 Joseph Holt War Jan. 17, 1861 Jan. 18, 1861 38-13 Total Cabinet nominations = 14

LINCOLN______Caleb B. Smith Interior Mar. 5, 1861 Mar. 5, 1861 John P. Usher Interior Jan. 5, 1863 Jan. 8, 1863 James Harlan Interior Mar. 9, 1865 Mar. 9, 1865 Edward Bates Attorney General Mar. 5, 1861 Mar. 5, 1861 40-5 Attorney General Dec. 5, 1864 Dec. 12, 1864 Navy Mar. 5, 1861 Mar. 5, 1861 Postmaster General Mar. 5, 1861 Mar. 5, 1861 41-4 William Dennison Postmaster General Dec. 6, 1864 Dec. 8, 1864 William H. Seward State Mar. 5, 1861 Mar. 5, 1861 Salmon P. Chase Treasury Mar. 5, 1861 Mar. 5, 1861 [ Treasury June 30, 1864 , 1864 D/W] William P. Fessenden Treasury July 1, 1864 July 1, 1864 [Edwin D. Morgan Treasury Feb. 13, 1865 Feb. 13, 1865 W] Hugh McCulloch Treasury Mar. 6, 1865 Mar. 7, 1865 War Mar. 5, 1861 Mar. 5, 1861 Edwin M. Stanton War Jan. 13, 1862 Jan. 15, 1862 38-2 Total Cabinet nominations = 16

A. JOHNSON______President/ Position Date of Confirmation Nominee Nomination or Other Action

John P. Usher Interior continued * Orville H. Browning Interior July 27, 1866 July 27, 1866 James Speed Attorney General continued * Attorney General July 20, 1866 July 23, 1866 [Henry Stanbery 10 Attorney General May 27, 1868 June 2, 1868 11-29 R] William M. Evarts Attorney General June 22, 1868 July 15, 1868 27-7 Gideon Welles Navy continued * William Dennison Postmaster General continued * Alexander W. Randall Postmaster General July 14, 1866 July 25, 1866 33-5 William H. Seward State continued * Hugh McCulloch Treasury continued * Edwin M. Stanton 11 War continued * [Lorenzo Thomas War Feb. 21, 1868 no action] John M. Schofield War Apr. 23, 1868 May 30, 1868 35-2 Total Cabinet nominations = 7

GRANT______Jacob D. Cox Interior Mar. 5, 1869 Mar. 5, 1869 Interior 12/6/1870, 3/17/187312 12/8/1870, 3/17/1873 Interior Dec. 8, 1875 Dec. 9, 1875 37-8 Ebenezer R. Hoar Attorney General Mar. 5, 1869 Mar. 5, 1869 Amos T. Akerman Attorney General June 16, 1870 June 23, 1870 George H. Williams Attorney General 12/14/1871, 3/17/1873 12/14/1871, 3/17/1873 [Benjamin H. Bristow Attorney General Dec. 1, 1873 Jan. 8, 1874 W] Attorney General Dec. 8, 1875 Dec. 9, 1875 Attorney General May 22, 1876 May 22, 1876 Adolph E. Borie Navy Mar. 5, 1869 Mar. 5, 1869 George M. Robeson Navy 12/6/1869, 3/17/1873 12/8/1869, 3/17/1873 John A.J. Creswell Postmaster General 3/5/1869, 3/17/1873 3/5/1869, 3/17/1873 James W. Marshall 13 Postmaster General ------ Postmaster General Dec. 7, 1874 Dec. 15, 1874 James N. Tyner Postmaster General July 11, 1876 July 12, 1876 Elihu B. Washburne State Mar. 5, 1869 Mar. 5, 1869 State 3/11/1869, 3/17/1873 3/11/1869, 3/17/1873

10 Stanbery left his position as attorney general to serve as counsel to President in his impeachment trial. When Johnson again nominated Stanbery as attorney general after the trial, the Senate rejected the nomination. 11 President Johnson sought to replace Secretary Stanton in 1867, but Stanton refused to resign, citing the Tenure of Office Act. Suspended on August 18, 1867, Stanton was reinstated on January 13, 1868. 12 Second dates indicate a renomination and reconfirmation at beginning of a second presidential term, under provisions of the Tenure of Office Act, which limited cabinet officers to a four-year term unless they were renominated and reconfirmed. The act was in effect from 1867 to 1887, when it was repealed. Presidents continued to renominate cabinet officers they wished to continue for a second term until President stopped the practice in 1919. 13 Apparently a recess appointment serving during July and August 1874 but nomination was never submitted to Senate; succeeded by Marshall Jewell, who began serving in September with his nomination submitted to the Senate at the next session beginning in December 1874. President/ Position Date of Confirmation Nominee Nomination or Other Action

[Alexander T. Stewart Treasury Mar. 5, 1869 Mar. 5, 1869 D] George S. Boutwell Treasury Mar. 11, 1869 Mar. 11, 1869 William A. Richardson Treasury Mar. 17, 1873 Mar. 17, 1873 Benjamin H. Bristow Treasury June 1, 1874 June 2, 1874 Lot M. Morrill Treasury June 21, 1876 June 21, 1876 John A. Rawlins War Mar. 11, 1869 Mar. 11, 1869 William T. Sherman 14 War ------William W. Belknap War 12/6/1869, 3/17/1873 12/8/1869, 3/17/1873 Alphonso Taft War Mar. 7, 1876 Mar. 8, 1876 James D. Cameron War May 22, 1876 May 22, 1876 Total Cabinet nominations = 31

HAYES______Carl Schurz Interior Mar. 7, 1877 Mar. 10, 1877 55-1 Attorney General Mar. 7, 1877 Mar. 10, 1877 Richard W. Thompson Navy Mar. 7, 1877 Mar. 10, 1877 Nathan Goff, Jr. Navy Jan. 6, 1881 Jan. 6, 1881 David M. Key Postmaster General Mar. 7, 1877 Mar. 10, 1877 58-2 Postmaster General May 19, 1880 June 2, 1880 27-14 William M. Evarts State Mar. 7, 1877 Mar. 10, 1877 44-2 Treasury Mar. 7, 1877 Mar. 8, 1877 37-11 George W. McCrary War Mar. 7, 1877 Mar. 10, 1877 War Dec. 10, 1879 Dec. 10, 1879 Total Cabinet nominations = 10

GARFIELD______Samuel J. Kirkwood Interior Mar. 5, 1881 Mar. 5, 1881 Wayne MacVeagh Attorney General Mar. 5, 1881 Mar. 5, 1881 William H. Hunt Navy Mar. 5, 1881 Mar. 5, 1881 Thomas L. James Postmaster General Mar. 5, 1881 Mar. 5, 1881 James G. Blaine State Mar. 5, 1881 Mar. 5, 1881 Treasury Mar. 5, 1881 Mar. 5, 1881 Robert T. Lincoln War Mar. 5, 1881 Mar. 5, 1881 Total Cabinet nominations = 7

ARTHUR______Samuel J. Kirkwood Interior continued * Henry M. Teller Interior Apr. 6, 1882 Apr. 6, 1882 Wayne MacVeagh Attorney General continued * Benjamin H. Brewster Attorney General Dec. 16, 1881 Dec. 19, 1881 William H. Hunt Navy continued * William E. Chandler Navy Apr. 6, 1882 Apr. 12, 1882 28-16 Thomas L. James Postmaster General Oct. 27, 1881 Oct. 27, 1881 Timothy O. Howe Postmaster General Dec. 20, 1881 Dec. 20, 1881

14 Apparently a recess appointment. Served in September and October 1869, but nomination was never submitted to Senate. President/ Position Date of Confirmation Nominee Nomination or Other Action

Walter Q. Gresham Postmaster General Dec. 5, 1883 Dec. 11, 1883 Frank Hatton Postmaster General Dec. 2, 1884 Dec. 4, 1884 James G. Blaine State continued * F. T. Frelinghuysen Department Dec. 12, 1881 Dec. 12, 1881 William Windom Treasury continued * [Edwin D. Morgan Treasury Oct. 24, 1881 Oct. 24, 1881 D] Charles J. Folger Treasury Oct. 27, 1881 Oct. 27, 1881 Walter Q. Gresham 15 Treasury ------Hugh McCulloch Treasury Dec. 3, 1884 Dec. 18, 1884 50-1 Robert T. Lincoln War continued * Total Cabinet nominations = 11

CLEVELAND______Norman J. Colman Feb. 11, 1889 Feb. 13, 1889 Lucius Q.C. Lamar Interior Mar. 5, 1885 Mar. 6, 1885 William F. Vilas Interior Dec. 6, 1887 Jan. 16, 1888 Augustus H. Garland Attorney General Mar. 5, 1885 Mar. 6, 1885 William C. Whitney Navy Mar. 5, 1885 Mar. 6, 1885 William F. Vilas Postmaster General Mar. 5, 1885 Mar. 6, 1885 Don M. Dickinson Postmaster General Dec. 6, 1887 Jan. 16, 1888 Thomas F. Bayard State Mar. 5, 1885 Mar. 6, 1885 Treasury Mar. 5, 1885 Mar. 6, 1885 Charles S. Fairchild Treasury Dec. 6, 1887 Dec. 15, 1887 William C. Endicott War Mar. 5, 1885 Mar. 6, 1885 Total Cabinet nominations = 11

B. HARRISON______Jeremiah M. Rusk Agriculture Mar. 5, 1889 Mar. 5, 1889 John W. Noble Interior Mar. 5, 1889 Mar. 5, 1889 William H. H. Miller Attorney General Mar. 5, 1889 Mar. 5, 1889 Benjamin F. Tracy Navy Mar. 5, 1889 Mar. 5, 1889 Postmaster General Mar. 5, 1889 Mar. 5, 1889 James G. Blaine State Mar. 5, 1889 Mar. 5, 1889 John W. Foster State June 29, 1892 June 29, 1892 William Windom Treasury Mar. 5, 1889 Mar. 5, 1889 Charles Foster Treasury Feb. 23, 1891 Feb. 24, 1891 War Mar. 5, 1889 Mar. 5, 1889 Stephen B. Elkins War Dec. 17, 1891 Dec. 22, 1891 Total Cabinet nominations = 11

CLEVELAND______Julius S. Morton Agriculture Mar. 6, 1893 Mar. 6, 1893 Hoke Smith Interior Mar. 6, 1893 Mar. 6, 1893 David R. Francis Interior Dec. 8, 1896 Jan. 18, 1897

15 A recess appointment in September 1884 but never submitted to Senate; served only until October when McCulloch took over the post. President/ Position Date of Confirmation Nominee Nomination or Other Action

Richard Olney Attorney General Mar. 6, 1893 Mar. 6, 1893 Attorney General Dec. 3, 1895 Dec. 3, 1895 Hilary A. Herbert Navy Mar. 6, 1893 Mar. 6, 1893 Wilson S. Bissell Postmaster General Mar. 6, 1893 Mar. 6, 1893 William L. Wilson Postmaster General Feb. 28, 1895 Mar. 1, 1895 Walter Q. Gresham State Mar. 6, 1893 Mar. 6, 1893 State Dec. 3, 1895 Dec. 3, 1895 John G. Carlisle Treasury Mar. 6, 1893 Mar. 6, 1893 Daniel S. Lamont War Mar. 6, 1893 Mar. 6, 1893 Total Cabinet nominations = 12

MCKINLEY______James Wilson Agriculture Mar. 5, 1897/Mar. 5, 1901 Mar. 5, 1897/Mar. 5, 1901 Cornelius N. Bliss Interior Mar. 5, 1897 Mar. 5, 1897 Ethan A. Hitchcock Interior Dec. 21,1898/Mar.5,1901 Dec. 21, 1898,/Mar. 5, 1901 Joseph McKenna Attorney General Mar. 5, 1897 Mar. 5, 1897 John W. Griggs Attorney General Jan. 22,1898/Mar. 5,1901 Jan. 25, 1898,Mar.5, 1901 Philander C. Knox Attorney General Dec. 4, 1901 Dec. 16, 1901 John D. Long Navy Mar.5,1897/Mar.5,1901 Mar. 5, 1897/Mar. 5, 1901 James A. Gary Postmaster General Mar. 5, 1897 Mar. 5, 1897 Charles E. Smith Postmaster General Apr. 21,1898/Mar. 5,1901 Apr. 21, 1898/Mar. 5, 1901 John Sherman State Mar. 5, 1897 Mar. 5, 1897 William R. Day State Apr. 26, 1898 Apr. 26, 1898 State Dec. 6,1898/Mar. 5,1901 Dec. 7, 1898/Mar. 5, 1901 Lyman J. Gage Treasury Mar. 5,1897/Mar. 5,1901 Mar. 5, 1897/Mar.5, 1901 Russell A. Alger War Mar. 5, 1897 Mar. 5, 1897 War Dec. 6,1899/Mar. 5,1901 Dec. 6, 1899/Mar. 5, 1901 Total Cabinet nominations = 23

T. ROOSEVELT______James Wilson Agriculture continued/Mar. 6, 1905 */Mar. 6, 1905 George B. Cortelyou Commerce & Labor Feb. 16, 1903 Feb. 16, 1903 Victor H. Metcalf Commerce & Labor Dec. 6,1904/Mar.6,1905 Dec. 7, 1904/Mar. 6, 1905 Oscar S. Straus Commerce & Labor Dec. 3, 1906 Dec. 12, 1906 Ethan A. Hitchcock Interior continued/Mar.6, 1905 */Mar. 6, 1905 James R. Garfield Interior Dec. 3, 1906/Dec.13, 1906 Jan. 15, 1907 16 Philander C. Knox Attorney General continued/Dec. 4, 1901 */Dec. 16, 1901 17 William H. Moody Attorney General Dec. 6,1904/Mar.6,1905 Dec.7,1904/Mar.6, 1905 Charles J. Bonaparte Attorney General Dec. 3, 1906 Dec. 12, 1906 John D. Long Navy continued * William H. Moody Navy Apr. 29, 1902 Apr. 29, 1902 Navy Dec. 6,1904/Mar.6,1905 Dec. 7, 1904/Mar.6, 1905 Charles J. Bonaparte Navy Dec. 5, 1905 Dec. 7, 1905 Victor H. Metcalf Navy Dec. 3, 1906 Dec. 12, 1906

16 Earlier nomination withdrawn and renominated; to take effect , 1907. 17 Motion to recommit defeated 7-43, Dec. 16, 1901. President/ Position Date of Confirmation Nominee Nomination or Other Action

Truman H. Newberry Navy Dec. 8, 1908 Dec. 9, 1908 Charles E. Smith Postmaster General continued * Henry C. Payne Postmaster General Jan. 7, 1902 Jan. 9, 1902 Robert J. Wynne Postmaster General Dec. 6, 1904 Dec. 7, 1904 George B. Cortelyou Postmaster General Mar. 6, 1905 Mar. 6, 1905 George von L. Meyer Postmaster General Dec. 3,1906/Dec. 13,1906 Jan. 15, 1907 18 John Hay State continued, Mar. 6,1905 */Mar.6, 1905 Elihu Root State Dec. 5, 1905 Dec. 6, 1905 State Jan. 25, 1909 Jan. 27, 1909 Lyman J. Gage Treasury continued * Leslie M. Shaw Treasury Jan. 7,1902/Mar.6,1905 Jan. 9, 1902, Mar. 6, 1905 George B. Cortelyou Treasury Dec. 3,1906/Dec.13,1906# Jan. 15, 1907 Elihu Root War continued * William H. Taft War Jan. 4,1904/Mar. 6,1905 Jan. 11, 1904/Mar. 6, 1905 Luke E. Wright War Dec. 8, 1908 Dec. 9, 1908 Total Cabinet nominations = 33

TAFT______James Wilson Agriculture continued/Mar. 5, 1909 */Mar. 5, 1909 Commerce & Labor Mar. 5, 1909 Mar. 5, 1909 Richard A. Ballinger Interior Mar. 5, 1909 Mar. 5, 1909 Walter L. Fisher Interior Apr. 10, 1911 Apr. 17, 1911 George W. Wickersham Attorney General Mar. 5, 1909 Mar. 5, 1909 George von L. Meyer Navy Mar. 5, 1909 Mar. 5, 1909 Frank H. Hitchcock Postmaster General Mar. 5, 1909 Mar. 5, 1909 Philander C. Knox State Mar. 5, 1909 Mar. 5, 1909 Franklin MacVeagh Treasury Mar. 5, 1909 Mar. 5, 1909 Jacob M. Dickinson War Mar. 5, 1909 Mar. 5, 1909 Henry L. Stimson War May 15, 1911 May 16, 1911 Total Cabinet nominations = 11

WILSON______David F. Agriculture Mar. 5, 1913 Mar. 5, 1913 Edwin T. Meredith Agriculture Jan. 27, 1920 Jan. 31, 1920 William C. Redfield Commerce Mar. 5, 1913 Mar. 5, 1913 Joshua W. Alexander Commerce Dec. 4, 1919 Dec. 11, 1919 Franklin K. Lane Interior Mar. 5, 1913 Mar. 5, 1913 John B. Payne Interior Feb. 13, 1920 Feb. 28, 1920 James C. McReynolds Attorney General Mar. 5, 1913 Mar. 5, 1913 Thomas W. Gregory Attorney General Aug. 19, 1914 Aug. 29, 1914 A. Mitchell Palmer Attorney General Feb. 27,1919/May 23,1919 Aug. 29, 1919 William B. Wilson Labor Mar. 5, 1913 Mar. 5, 1913 Navy Mar. 5, 1913 Mar. 5, 1913 Albert S. Burleson Postmaster General Mar. 5,1913/Jan. 23,1918 Mar. 5, 1913/Jan. 24, 1918 State Mar. 5, 1913 Mar. 5, 1913

18 Earlier nomination withdrawn and renominated; to take effect March 4, 1907. President/ Position Date of Confirmation Nominee Nomination or Other Action

Robert Lansing State Dec. 7, 1915 Dec. 13, 1915 State Feb. 25, 1920 Mar. 22, 1920 William G. McAdoo Treasury Mar. 5, 1913 Mar. 5, 1913 Treasury Dec. 3, 1918 Dec. 6, 1918 David F. Houston Treasury Jan. 27, 1920 Jan. 31, 1920 Lindley M. Garrison War Mar. 5, 1913 Mar. 5, 1913 Newton D. Baker War Mar. 7, 1916 Mar. 7, 1916 Total Cabinet nominations = 22

HARDING______Henry C. Wallace Agriculture Mar. 4, 1921 Mar. 4, 1921 Herbert C. Hoover Commerce Mar. 4, 1921 Mar. 4, 1921 Albert B. Fall Interior Mar. 4, 1921 Mar. 4, 1921 Interior Feb. 27, 1923 Feb. 27, 1923 Harry M. Daugherty Attorney General Mar. 4, 1921 Mar. 4, 1921 James J. Davis Labor Mar. 4, 1921 Mar. 4, 1921 Navy Mar. 4, 1921 Mar. 4, 1921 Will H. Hays Postmaster General Mar. 4, 1921 Mar. 4, 1921 Hubert Work Postmaster General Mar. 2, 1922 Mar. 2, 1922 Harry S. New Postmaster General Feb. 27, 1923 Feb. 27, 1923 State Mar. 4, 1921 Mar. 4, 1921 Andrew W. Mellon Treasury Mar. 4, 1921 Mar. 4, 1921 John W. Weeks War Mar. 4, 1921 Mar. 4, 1921 Total Cabinet nominations = 13

COOLIDGE______Henry C. Wallace Agriculture continued * Howard M. Gore Agriculture Dec. 2, 1924 Dec. 4, 1924 William M. Jardine Agriculture Feb. 14, 1925 Feb. 17, 1925 Herbert C. Hoover Commerce continued * William F. Whiting Commerce Dec. 6, 1928 Dec. 11, 1928 Hubert Work Interior continued * Roy O. Interior Dec. 6, 1928 Jan. 21, 1929 53-27 Harry M. Daugherty Attorney General continued * Harlan F. Stone Attorney General Apr. 2, 1924 Apr. 7, 1924 [Charles B. Warren Attorney General Jan. 10,1925/Mar. 5,1925 Mar. 10, 1925 R 39-41] [Charles B. Warren Attorney General Mar. 12,1925 Mar. 16, 1925 R 39-46] John G. Sargent Attorney General Mar. 17, 1925 Mar. 17, 1925 James J. Davis Labor continued * Edwin Denby Navy continued * Curtis D. Wilbur Navy Mar. 14, 1924 Mar. 18, 1924 Harry S. New Postmaster General continued/Mar. 5, 1925 */Mar. 5, 1925 Charles Evans Hughes State continued * Frank B. Kellogg State Feb. 14, 1925 Feb. 16, 1925 Andrew W. Mellon Treasury continued * John W. Weeks War continued * Dwight F. Davis War Dec. 8, 1925 Dec. 15, 1925 President/ Position Date of Confirmation Nominee Nomination or Other Action

Total Cabinet nominations = 13

HOOVER______Arthur M. Hyde Agriculture Mar. 5, 1929 Mar. 5, 1929 Robert P. Lamont Commerce Mar. 5, 1929 Mar. 5, 1929 Roy D. Chapin Commerce Dec. 7, 1932 Dec. 14, 1932 Ray L. Wilbur Interior Mar. 5, 1929 Mar. 5, 1929 William DeWitt Mitchell Attorney General Mar. 5, 1929 Mar. 5, 1929 James J. Davis Labor continued * William N. Doak Labor Dec. 3, 1930 Dec. 8, 1930 Charles F. Adams Navy Mar. 5, 1929 Mar. 5, 1929 Walter F. Brown Postmaster General Mar. 5, 1929 Mar. 5, 1929 Henry L. Stimson State Mar. 5, 1929 Mar. 5, 1929 Andrew W. Mellon Treasury continued * Ogden L. Mills Treasury Feb. 8, 1932 Feb. 10, 1932 19 James W. Good War Mar. 5, 1929 Mar. 5, 1929 Patrick J. Hurley War Dec. 9, 1929 Dec. 9, 1929 Total Cabinet nominations = 12

F.D. ROOSEVELT______Henry A. Wallace Agriculture Mar. 4, 1933 Mar. 4, 1933 Claude R. Wickard Agriculture Aug. 19, 1940 Aug. 23, 1940 Daniel C. Roper Commerce Mar. 4, 1933 Mar. 4, 1933 Harry L. Hopkins Commerce Jan. 5, 1939 Jan. 23, 1939 58-27 Jesse H. Jones Commerce Sept. 13, 1940 Sept. 14, 1940 Henry A. Wallace Commerce Jan. 20, 1945 Mar. 1, 1945 56-32 Harold L. Ickes Interior Mar. 4, 1933 Mar. 4, 1933 Homer S. Cummings Attorney General Mar. 4, 1933 Mar. 4, 1933 Attorney General Jan. 5, 1939 Jan. 17, 1939 78-7 Robert H. Jackson Attorney General Jan. 4, 1940 Jan. 16, 1940 Attorney General Aug. 25, 1941 Sept. 5, 1941 Labor Mar. 4, 1933 Mar. 4, 1933 Claude A. Swanson Navy Mar. 4, 1933 Mar. 4, 1933 Navy Jan. 4, 1940 Jan. 11, 1940 Navy June 20, 1940 July 10, 1940 66-16 James V. Forrestal Navy May 10, 1944 May 17, 1944 James A. Farley Postmaster General Mar. 4, 1933 Mar. 4, 1933 Frank C. Walker Postmaster General Sept. 5,1940/Jan. 22,1945 Sept. 6,1940/Feb.5,1945 State Mar. 4, 1933 Mar. 4, 1933 Edward R. Stettinius State Nov. 27, 1944 Nov. 30, 1944 68-1 William H. Woodin Treasury Mar. 4, 1933 Mar. 4, 1933 Henry Morgenthau, Jr. Treasury Jan. 4, 1934 Jan. 8, 1934 George H. Dern War Mar. 4, 1933 Mar. 4, 1933 Harry H. Woodring War Apr. 27, 1937 May 6, 1937

19 Vote was not recorded, but one senator (Long, D-LA) wanted to be recorded as opposing the nomination. President/ Position Date of Confirmation Nominee Nomination or Other Action

Henry L. Stimson War June 20, 1940 July 9, 1940 56-28 Total Cabinet nominations = 26

TRUMAN______Claude R. Wickard Agriculture continued * Clinton P. Anderson Agriculture May 23, 1945 June 1, 1945 Charles F. Brannan Agriculture May 24, 1948 May 28, 1948 Henry A. Wallace Commerce continued * W. Averell Harriman Commerce Jan. 8, 1947 Jan. 27, 1947 Charles Sawyer Commerce Apr. 22, 1948 May 5, 1948 James V. Forrestal Defense July 26, 1947 July 26, 1947 Louis A. Johnson Defense Mar. 4, 1949 Mar. 23, 1949 George C. Marshall Defense Sept. 18, 1950 Sept. 20, 1950 57-11 Robert A. Lovett Defense Sept. 12, 1951 Sept. 14, 1951 Harold L. Ickes Interior continued * Julius A. Krug Interior Feb. 26, 1946 Mar. 5, 1946 Oscar L. Chapman Interior Jan. 5, 1950# Jan. 18, 1950 Francis Biddle Attorney General continued * Tom C. Clark Attorney General May 23, 1945 June 14, 1945 J. Howard McGrath Attorney General Aug. 2, 1949 Aug. 18, 1949 James P. McGranery Attorney General Apr. 4, 1952 May 20, 1952 52-18 Frances Perkins Labor continued * Lewis B. Schwellenbach Labor May 23, 1945 May 31, 1945 Maurice J. Tobin Labor Jan. 17, 1949 Jan. 31, 1949 Frank C. Walker Postmaster General continued * Robert E. Hannegan Postmaster General May 2, 1945 May 7, 1945 60-2 20 Jesse M. Donaldson Postmaster General Jan. 31, 1949 Feb. 7, 1949 Edward R. Stettinius State continued * James F. Byrnes State July 2, 1945 July 2, 1945 George C. Marshall State Jan. 8, 1947 Jan. 8, 1947 Dean G. Acheson State Jan. 10, 1949 Jan. 18, 1949 83-6 Henry Morgenthau, Jr. Treasury continued * Fred M. Vinson Treasury July 16, 1945 July 17, 1945 John W. Snyder Treasury June 6, 1946 June 11, 1946 Henry L. Stimson War continued * Robert P. Patterson War Sept. 18, 1945 Sept. 20, 1945 Kenneth C. Royall War July 18, 1947 July 19, 1947 Total Cabinet nominations = 24

EISENHOWER______Ezra Taft Benson Agriculture Jan. 20, 1953 Jan. 21, 1953 Commerce Jan. 20, 1953 Jan. 21, 1953 [Lewis L. Strauss Commerce Jan. 17, 1959 June 18, 1959 46-49 R] Frederick H. Mueller Commerce , 1959 Aug. 6, 1959

20 Motion to recommit defeated 28-35, May 7, 1945. President/ Position Date of Confirmation Nominee Nomination or Other Action

Charles E. Wilson Defense Jan. 22, 1953 Jan. 26, 1953 77-6 Neil H. McElroy Defense Aug. 7, 1957 Aug. 19, 1957 Thomas S. Gates, Jr. Defense Jan. 11, 1960 Jan. 26, 1960 Oveta C. Hobby HEW Apr. 2, 1953 Apr. 10, 1953 Marion B. Folsom HEW July 13, 1955 July 20, 1955 Arthur S. Flemming HEW May 7, 1958 July 9, 1958 Douglas McKay Interior Jan. 20, 1953 Jan. 21, 1953 Frederick A. Seaton Interior May 28, 1956 June 6, 1956 Herbert Brownell, Jr. Attorney General Jan. 20, 1953 Jan. 21, 1953 William P. Rogers Attorney General Jan. 13, 1958 Jan. 27, 1958 Martin P. Durkin Labor Jan. 20, 1953 Jan. 21, 1953 James P. Mitchell Labor Jan. 11, 1954 Jan. 19, 1954 Arthur E. Summerfield Postmaster General Jan. 20, 1953 Jan. 21, 1953 Arthur E. Summerfield Postmaster General Jan. 23, 1957 Feb. 4, 1957 State Jan. 20, 1953 Jan. 21, 1953 Christian A. Herter State Apr. 20, 1959 Apr. 21, 1959 93-0 George M. Humphrey Treasury Jan. 20, 1953 Jan. 21, 1953 Robert B. Anderson Treasury May 29, 1957 July 2, 1957 Total Cabinet nominations = 22

KENNEDY______Orville L. Freeman Agriculture Jan. 20, 1961 Jan. 21, 1961 Luther H. Hodges Commerce Jan. 20, 1961 Jan. 21, 1961 Robert S. McNamara Defense Jan. 20, 1961 Jan. 21, 1961 Abraham A. Ribicoff HEW Jan. 20, 1961 Jan. 21, 1961 Anthony J. Celebrezze HEW July 16, 1962 July 20, 1962 Stewart L. Udall Interior Jan. 20, 1961 Jan. 21, 1961 Robert F. Kennedy 21 Attorney General Jan. 20, 1961 Jan. 21, 1961 Arthur J. Goldberg Labor Jan. 20, 1961 Jan. 21, 1961 W. Willard Wirtz Labor Aug. 31, 1962 Sept. 20, 1962 J. Edward Day Postmaster General Jan. 20, 1961 Jan. 21, 1961 John A. Gronouski Postmaster General Sept. 10, 1963 Sept. 24, 1963 State Jan. 20, 1961 Jan. 21, 1961 Douglas Dillon Treasury Jan. 20, 1961 Jan. 21, 1961 Total Cabinet nominations = 13

L. B. JOHNSON______Orville L. Freeman Agriculture continued * Luther H. Hodges Commerce continued * John T. Connor Commerce Jan. 6, 1965 Jan. 15, 1965 Alexander B. Trowbridge Commerce May 23, 1967 June 8, 1967 Cyrus R. Smith Commerce Feb. 19, 1968 Mar. 1, 1968 Robert S. McNamara Defense continued * Clark M. Clifford Defense Jan. 22, 1968 Jan. 30, 1968

21 Confirmed on division vote. President/ Position Date of Confirmation Nominee Nomination or Other Action

Anthony J. Celebrezze HEW continued * John W. Gardner HEW July 27, 1965 Aug. 11, 1965 Wilbur J. Cohen HEW Mar. 25, 1968 May 9, 1968 Robert C. Weaver HUD Jan. 14, 1966 Jan. 17, 1966 [Robert C. Wood HUD Jan. 9, 1969 no action 22] Stewart L. Udall Interior continued * Robert F. Kennedy Attorney General continued * Nicholas DeB. Katzenbach Attorney General Jan. 28, 1965 Feb. 10, 1965 Attorney General Feb. 28, 1967 Mar. 2, 1967 W. Willard Wirtz Labor continued * John A. Gronouski Postmaster General continued/Feb. 17,1965 */Feb. 17, 1965 Lawrence F. O'Brien Postmaster General Aug. 30, 1965 Sept. 1, 1965 W. Marvin Watson Postmaster General Apr. 10, 1968 Apr. 23, 1968 Dean Rusk State continued * Alan S. Boyd Transportation Jan. 10, 1967 Jan. 12, 1967 Douglas Dillon Treasury continued * Henry H. Fowler Treasury Mar. 18, 1965 Mar. 25, 1965 Joseph W. Barr Treasury Jan. 9, 1969 Jan. 9, 1969 Total Cabinet nominations = 16

NIXON______Clifford M. Hardin Agriculture Jan. 20, 1969 Jan. 20, 1969 Earl L. Butz Agriculture Nov. 11, 1971 Dec. 2, 1971 51-44 Maurice H. Stans Commerce Jan. 20, 1969 Jan. 20, 1969 Peter G. Peterson Commerce Jan. 27, 1972 Feb. 21, 1972 Frederick B. Dent Commerce Jan. 3, 1973 Jan. 18, 1973 Melvin R. Laird Defense Jan. 20, 1969 Jan. 20, 1969 Elliot L. Richardson Defense Jan. 3, 1973 Jan. 29, 1973 81-1 James R. Schlesinger Defense May 24, 1973 June 28, 1973 91-0 Robert H. Finch HEW Jan. 20, 1969 Jan. 20, 1969 Elliot L. Richardson HEW June 9, 1970 June 15, 1970 Caspar W. Weinberger HEW Jan. 3, 1973 Feb. 8, 1973 61-10 George Romney HUD Jan. 20, 1969 Jan. 20, 1969 James T. Lynn 23 HUD Jan. 3, 1973 Jan. 31, 1973 Walter J. Hickel Interior Jan. 20, 1969 Jan. 23, 1969 73-16 Rogers C.B. Morton Interior Jan. 25, 1971 Jan. 28, 1971 John N. Mitchell Attorney General Jan. 20, 1969 Jan. 20, 1969 Richard G. Kleindienst Attorney General Feb. 15, 1972 June 8, 1972 64-19 24 Elliot L. Richardson Attorney General May 1, 1973 May 23, 1973 82-3 William B. Saxbe Attorney General Dec. 10, 1973 Dec. 17, 1973 75-10 George P. Shultz Labor Jan. 20, 1969 Jan. 20, 1969 James D. Hodgson Labor June 12, 1970 June 17, 1970

22 Received recess appointment 1/2/1969; nominated 1/9/1969, but no action taken before LBJ left office on 1/20/1969. 23 Confirmation on division vote. 24 Motion to recommit defeated 20-63 on June 8, 1972. President/ Position Date of Confirmation Nominee Nomination or Other Action

Peter J. Brennan Labor Jan. 3, 1973 Jan. 31, 1973 81-3 Winton M. Blount Postmaster General Jan. 20, 1969 Jan. 20, 1969 William P. Rogers State Jan. 20, 1969 Jan. 20, 1969 Henry A. Kissinger State Sept. 5, 1973 Sept. 20, 1973 78-7 John A. Volpe Transportation Jan. 20, 1969 Jan. 20, 1969 Claude S. Brinegar Transportation Jan. 3, 1973 Jan. 18, 1973 David M. Kennedy Treasury Jan. 20, 1969 Jan. 20, 1969 John B. Connally Treasury Jan. 25, 1971 Feb. 8, 1971 George P. Shultz Treasury May 17, 1972 June 8, 1972 83-0 William E. Simon Treasury Apr. 22, 1974 Apr. 30, 1974 Total Cabinet nominations = 31

FORD______Earl L. Butz Agriculture continued * Frederick B. Dent Commerce continued * Rogers C.B. Morton Commerce Apr. 7, 1975 Apr. 25, 1975 Elliot L. Richardson Commerce Nov. 20, 1975 Dec. 11, 1975 James R. Schlesinger Defense continued * Donald H. Rumsfeld Defense Nov. 4, 1975 Nov. 18, 1975 95-2 Caspar W. Weinberger HEW continued * F. David Mathews HEW June 26, 1975 July 22, 1975 James T. Lynn HUD continued * Carla A. Hills HUD Feb. 20, 1975 Mar. 5, 1975 85-5 Rogers C.B. Morton Interior continued * Stanley K. Hathaway Interior Apr. 7, 1975 June 11, 1975 60-36 25 Thomas S. Kleppe Interior Sept. 9, 1975 Oct. 9, 1975 William B. Saxbe Attorney General continued * Edward H. Levi Attorney General Jan. 16, 1975 Feb. 5, 1975 Peter J. Brennan Labor continued * John T. Dunlop Labor Feb. 18, 1975 Mar. 6, 1975 Willie J. Usery, Jr. Labor Jan. 22, 1976 Feb. 4, 1976 79-7 Henry A. Kissinger State continued * Claude S. Brinegar Transportation continued * William T. Coleman, Jr. Transportation Jan. 16, 1975 Mar. 3, 1975 William E. Simon Treasury continued * Total Cabinet nominations = 11

CARTER______Robert S. Bergland Agriculture Jan. 20, 1977 Jan. 20, 1977 Juanita M. Kreps Commerce Jan. 20, 1977 Jan. 20, 1977 Philip M. Klutznick Commerce Dec. 11, 1979 Dec. 20, 1979 74-0 Harold Brown Defense Jan. 20, 1977 Jan. 20, 1977 Shirley M. Hufstedler Education Nov. 14, 1979 Nov. 30, 1979 81-2 James R. Schlesinger Energy Aug. 4, 1977 Aug. 4, 1977 Charles W. Duncan, Jr. Energy July 21, 1979 July 31, 1979 95-1

25 Motion to recommit defeated 40-54 on June 11, 1975. President/ Position Date of Confirmation Nominee Nomination or Other Action

Joseph A. Califano, Jr. HEW Jan. 20, 1977 Jan. 24, 1977 95-1 Patricia R. Harris HEW 26 July 20, 1979 July 27, 1979 Patricia R. Harris HUD Jan. 20, 1977 Jan. 20, 1977 HUD Aug. 2, 1979 Sept. 12, 1979 97-0 Cecil D. Andrus Interior Jan. 20, 1977 Jan. 20, 1977 Griffin B. Bell Attorney General Jan. 20, 1977 Jan. 25, 1977 75-21 27 Benjamin R. Civiletti Attorney General July 20, 1979 Aug. 1, 1979 94-1 F. Labor Jan. 20, 1977 Jan. 26, 1977 74-20 Cyrus R. Vance State Jan. 20, 1977 Jan. 20, 1977 Edmund S. Muskie State May 5, 1980 May 7, 1980 94-2 Brockman Adams Transportation Jan. 20, 1977 Jan. 20, 1977 (voice) Neil E. Goldschmidt Transportation Sept. 10, 1979 Sept. 21, 1979 83-0 W. Michael Blumenthal Treasury Jan. 20, 1977 Jan. 20, 1977 (voice) G. William Miller Treasury July 20, 1979 Aug. 2, 1979 97-1 Total Cabinet nominations = 21

REAGAN______John R. Block Agriculture Jan. 20, 1981 Jan. 22, 1981 98-0 Richard E. Lyng Agriculture Feb. 24, 1986 Mar. 6, 1986 95-2 Malcolm Baldridge Commerce Jan. 20, 1981 Jan. 22, 1981 97-1 C. William Verity, Jr. Commerce Sept. 9, 1987 Oct. 13, 1987 84-11 28 Caspar W. Weinberger Defense Jan. 20, 1981 Jan. 20, 1981 97-2 Frank C. Carlucci Defense Nov. 5, 1987 Nov. 20, 1987 91-1 Terrel H. Bell Education Jan. 20, 1981 Jan. 22, 1981 90-2 William J. Bennett Education Jan. 18, 1985 Feb. 6, 1985 93-0 Lauro F. Cavazos Education Aug. 10, 1988 Sept. 20, 1988 94-0 James B. Edwards Energy Jan. 20, 1981 Jan. 22, 1981 93-3 Donald P. Hodel Energy Nov. 15, 1982 Dec. 8, 1982 86-8 John S. Herrington Energy Jan. 18, 1985 Feb. 6, 1985 93-1 Richard S. Schweiker HHS Jan. 20, 1981 Jan. 21, 1981 99-0 Margaret M. Heckler HHS Feb. 22, 1983# Mar. 3, 1983 82-3 Otis R. Bowen HHS Dec. 4, 1985 Dec. 12, 1985 93-2 Samuel R. Pierce, Jr. HUD Jan. 20, 1981 Jan. 22, 1981 98-0 James G. Watt Interior Jan. 20, 1981 Jan. 22, 1981 83-12 William P. Clark Interior Oct. 19, 1983 Nov. 18, 1983 71-18 Donald P. Hodel Interior Jan. 23, 1985# Feb. 6, 1985 93-1 Attorney General Jan. 20, 1981 Jan. 22, 1981 96-1 III Attorney General Jan. 3, 1985 Feb. 23, 1985 63-31 Richard L. Thornburgh Attorney General July 25, 1988 Aug. 11, 1988 85-0 Raymond J. Donovan Labor Jan. 20, 1981 Feb. 3, 1981 80-17 William E. Brock III Labor Apr. 17, 1985 Apr. 26, 1985 voice Ann D. McLaughlin Labor Dec. 1, 1987 Dec. 11, 1987 94-0 Alexander M. Haig, Jr. State Jan. 20, 1981 Jan. 21, 1981 93-6

26 Department was renamed Department of Health and Human Services in May 1980. 27 Motion to recommit defeated 25-70 on January 25, 1977. 28 Cloture motion adopted 85-8 on October 13, 1987. President/ Position Date of Confirmation Nominee Nomination or Other Action

George P. Shultz State July 1, 1982 July 15, 1982 97-0 Andrew L. Lewis, Jr. Transportation Jan. 20, 1981 Jan. 22, 1981 98-0 Elizabeth H. Dole Transportation Jan. 25, 1983 Feb. 1, 1983 97-0 James H. Burnley Transportation Nov. 3, 1987 Nov. 30, 1987 74-0 Donald T. Regan Treasury Jan. 20, 1981 Jan. 21, 1981 98-0 James A. Baker III Treasury Jan. 18, 1985 Jan. 29, 1985 95-0 Nicholas F. Brady Treasury Aug. 10, 1988 Sept. 14, 1988 92-2 Total Cabinet nominations = 33

G. H. W. BUSH______Clayton Yeutter Agriculture Jan. 20, 1989 Feb. 8, 1989 100-0 Edward R. Madigan Agriculture Feb. 19, 1991 Mar. 7, 1991 99-0 Robert A. Mosbacher Commerce Jan. 20, 1989 Jan. 31, 1989 100-0 Barbara H. Franklin Commerce Jan. 27, 1992 Feb. 27, 1992 (voice) [John G. Tower Defense Jan. 20, 1989 Mar. 9, 1989 47-53 R] Defense Mar. 14, 1989 Mar. 17, 1989 92-0 Lauro F. Cavazos Education continued * Education Jan. 22, 1991# Mar. 14, 1991 (voice) James D. Watkins Energy Jan. 20, 1989 Mar. 1, 1989 99-0 Louis W. Sullivan HHS Jan. 20, 1989 Mar. 1, 1989 98-1 HUD Jan. 20, 1989 Feb. 2, 1989 100-0 Manuel Lujan, Jr. Interior Jan. 20, 1989 Feb. 2, 1989 100-0 Richard L. Thornburgh Attorney General continued * William P. Barr Attorney General Oct. 25, 1991 Nov. 20, 1991 (voice) Elizabeth H. Dole Labor Jan. 20, 1989 Jan. 25, 1989 99-0 Lynn Martin Labor Jan. 22, 1991 Feb. 7, 1991 94-0 James A. Baker III State Jan. 20, 1989 Jan. 25, 1989 99-0 29 State ------Samuel K. Skinner Transportation Jan. 20, 1989 Jan. 31, 1989 100-0 Andrew H. Card, Jr. Transportation Jan. 30, 1992 Feb. 21, 1992 (u.c.) Nicholas F. Brady Treasury continued * Edward J. Derwinski Veterans Affairs Jan. 20, 1989 Mar. 2, 1989 94-0 Total Cabinet nominations = 18

CLINTON______Mike Espy Agriculture Jan. 20, 1993 Jan. 21, 1993 (u.c.) Daniel R. Glickman Agriculture Mar. 10, 1995 Mar. 30, 1995 94-0 Ronald H. Brown Commerce Jan. 20, 1993 Jan. 21, 1993 (u.c.) 30 Commerce May 3, 1996# --- William M. Daley Commerce Jan. 7, 1997# Jan. 30, 1997 95-2 Norman Y. Mineta Commerce July 17, 2000# July 20, 2000 (voice) Defense Jan. 20, 1993 Jan. 20, 1993 (voice)

29 A recess appointment on December 8, 1992, to serve until the end of President Bush’s term in January, 1993. Nomination never submitted. 30 Recess appointment to fill vacancy caused by the death of Ronald H. Brown on April 3, 1996. Nomination submitted (as a formality) but no action taken. President/ Position Date of Confirmation Nominee Nomination or Other Action

William J. Perry Defense Jan. 26, 1994 Feb. 3, 1994 97-0 William S. Cohen Defense Jan. 7, 1997# Jan. 22, 1997 99-0 Richard W. Riley Education Jan. 20, 1993 Jan. 21, 1993 (u.c.) Hazel R. O'Leary Energy Jan. 20, 1993 Jan. 21, 1993 (u.c.) Federico Peña Energy Jan. 28, 1997# Mar. 12, 1997 99-1 Energy July 14, 1998# July 31, 1998 (voice) Donna E. Shalala HHS Jan. 20, 1993 Jan. 21, 1993 (u.c.) Henry G. Cisneros HUD Jan. 20, 1993 Jan. 21, 1993 (u.c.) Andrew M. Cuomo HUD Jan. 7, 1997# Jan. 29, 1997 99-0 Interior Jan. 20, 1993 Jan. 21, 1993 (u.c.) [Zöe E. Baird Attorney General Jan. 20, 1993 Jan. 26, 1993 W] Attorney General Feb. 26, 1993# Mar. 11, 1993 98-0 Robert B. Reich Labor Jan. 20, 1993 Jan. 21, 1993 (u.c.) Alexis M. Herman Labor Jan. 7, 1997# Apr. 30, 1997 85-13 Warren M. Christopher State Jan. 20, 1993# Jan. 20, 1993 (voice) Madeleine K. Albright State Jan. 7, 1997# Jan. 22, 1997 99-0 Federico Peña Transportation Jan. 20, 1993 Jan. 21, 1993 (u.c.) Rodney E. Slater Transportation Jan. 7, 1997# Feb. 6, 1997 98-0 Lloyd M. Bentsen 31 Treasury Jan. 20, 1993 Jan. 20, 1993 (voice) Robert E. Rubin Treasury Jan. 4, 1995# Jan. 10, 1995 99-0 Lawrence H. Summers Treasury June 7, 1999# July 1, 1999 97-2 Veterans Affairs Jan. 20, 1993 Jan. 21, 1993 (u.c.) [Hershel W. Gober Veterans Affairs July 31, 1997# Oct. 27, 1997 W] Togo D. West, Jr. Veterans Affairs Jan. 27, 1998#32 Apr. 28, 1998 (voice) Deutch, John M. DCI## Mar. 28, 1995 May 9, 1995 98-0 [Anthony Lake DCI## Jan. 9, 1997# Apr. 18, 1997 W] George J. Tenet DCI## 33 Apr. 18, 1997# July 10, 1997 (voice) Total Cabinet nominations = 34

G. W. BUSH Ann M. Veneman Agriculture Jan. 20, 2001# Jan. 20, 2001 (voice) Agriculture Jan. 4, 2005# Jan. 20, 2005 (voice) Edward Schafer Agriculture Dec. 6, 2007# Jan. 28, 2008 (voice) John D. Ashcroft Attorney General Jan. 29, 2001# Feb. 1, 2001 58-42 Attorney General Jan. 4, 2005 34 Feb. 3, 2005 60-36 Attorney General Sep. 21, 2007# Nov. 8, 2007 53-40 Donald L. Evans Commerce Jan. 20, 2001# Jan. 20, 2001 (voice) Commerce Jan. 4, 2005# Jan. 24, 2005 (voice)

31 Resigned from the U.S. Senate on January 20, 1993. 32 On December 3, 1997, during the recess of Congress, the president announced the nomination, stating that, under the Vacancy Act, West would become acting secretary on , 1998. 33 The Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) was a cabinet rank position only from 1995 to 2001. Under G.W. Bush the position lost its cabinet rank and in 2004, after passage of the 2004 Intelligence Reform and Prevention Act, the non-cabinet rank position was renamed Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (D-CIA). 34 Nomination was first received in the Senate on November 16, 2004. There was no further action on the nomination, so it was returned to the president on December 8, 2004. President/ Position Date of Confirmation Nominee Nomination or Other Action

Donald H. Rumsfeld Defense Jan. 20, 2001# Jan. 20, 2001 (voice) Defense December 4, 2006# Dec. 6, 2006 95-2 Roderick R. Paige Education Jan. 20, 2001# Jan. 20, 2001 (u.c.) Education Jan. 4, 2005# Jan. 20, 2005 (voice) Energy Jan. 20, 2001# Jan. 20, 2001 (voice) Sam Bodman Energy Jan. 4, 2005# Jan. 31, 2005 (voice) Tommy G. Thompson HHS Jan. 20, 2001# Jan. 24, 2001 100-0 Michael Leavitt HHS Jan. 4, 2005# Jan. 26, 2005 (voice) Homeland Security Jan. 7, 2003# Jan. 22, 2003 94-0 [ Homeland Security Dec. 3, 2004 Dec. 10, 2004 W] Homeland Security Jan. 31, 2005 Feb. 15, 2005 98-0 Mel R. Martinez HUD Jan. 20, 2001# Jan. 23, 2001 100-0 Alphonso R. Jackson HUD Jan. 28, 2004# Mar. 31, 2004 (voice) Steven C. Preston HUD May 1, 2008# June 4, 2008 (voice) Gale A. Norton Interior Jan. 20, 2001# Jan. 30, 2001 75-24 Interior Apr. 24, 2006 May 26, 2006 (voice) [Linda Chavez Labor Jan. 2, 2001 Jan. 9, 2001 W] Elaine L. Chao Labor Jan. 29, 2001# Jan. 29, 2001 (voice.) Colin L. Powell State Jan. 20, 2001# Jan. 20, 2001 (voice) State Jan. 4, 2005# Jan. 26, 2005 85-13 Norman Y. Mineta Transportation Jan. 24, 2001# Jan. 24, 2001 100-0 Mary Peters Transportation Sep. 7, 2006# Sep. 29, 2006 (voice) Paul H. O=Neill Treasury Jan. 20, 2001# Jan. 20, 2001 (voice) John Snow Treasury Jan. 13, 2003# Jan. 30, 2003 (u.c.) Treasury Jun. 19, 2006# Jun. 28, 2006 (voice) Anthony J. Principi Veterans Affairs Jan. 20, 2001# Jan. 23, 2001 100-0 Jim Nicholson Veterans Affairs Jan. 4, 2005# Jan. 26, 2005 (voice) Veterans Affairs Nov. 15, 2007 Dec. 14, 2007 (voice) Total Cabinet nominations = 36

BARACK OBAMA Agriculture Jan. 20, 2009# Jan. 20, 2009 (voice) Attorney General Jan. 20, 2009# Feb. 2, 2009 75-21 Loretta E. Lynch Attorney General Nov. 13, 2014# April 23, 2015 56-43 Commerce Mar. 16, 2009# Mar. 24, 2009 (voice) Commerce June 16, 2011# Oct. 20, 2011 74-26 Commerce May 9, 2013# June 25, 2013 97-1 Robert Gates Defense continued * Defense May 26, 2011# June 21, 2011 100-0 Defense Jan. 22, 2013# Feb. 26, 2013 58-41 Ashton Carter Defense Jan. 7, 2015# Feb. 12, 2015 93-5 Education Jan. 20, 2009# Jan. 20, 2009 (voice) John King Education Feb. 11, 2016 Mar. 14, 2016 49-40 Energy Jan. 20, 2009# Jan. 20, 2009 (voice) Energy Mar. 7, 2013# May 16, 2013 97-0 [ HHS Jan. 20, 2009# Feb. 9, 2009 W] HHS Mar. 17, 2009# Apr. 28, 2009 65-31 President/ Position Date of Confirmation Nominee Nomination or Other Action

Sylvia Burwell HHS Apr. 11, 2014# June 5, 2014 78-17 Homeland Security Jan. 20, 2009# Jan. 20, 2009 (voice) Homeland Security Oct. 28, 2013# Dec. 16, 2013 78-16 HUD Jan. 20, 2009# Jan. 20, 2009 (voice) HUD June 2, 2014# July 9, 2014 71-26 Interior Jan. 20, 2009# Jan. 20, 2009 (voice) Interior Feb. 7, 2013# Apr. 10, 2013 87-11 Labor Jan. 20, 2009# Feb. 24, 2009 80-17 Thomas E. Perez Labor Mar. 19, 2013# July 18, 2013 54-46 State Jan. 20, 2009# Jan. 21, 2009 94-2 State Jan. 22, 2013# Jan. 29, 2013 94-3 Ray LaHood Transportation Jan. 20, 2009# Jan. 22, 2009 (voice) Anthony R. Foxx Transportation May 7, 2013# June 27, 2013 100-0 Treasury Jan. 20, 2009# Jan. 26, 2009 60-34 Treasury Jan. 22, 2013# Feb. 27, 2013 71-26 Veterans Affairs Jan. 20, 2009# Jan. 20, 2009 (voice) Robert McDonald Veterans Affairs July 7, 2014# July 29, 2014 97-0 Total Cabinet nominations = 33

Where no vote is listed, confirmation was by voice vote or otherwise unrecorded. *No confirmation needed for those held over from previous administration; not counted for totals. [ ] = nominated but did not serve D = Declined R = Rejected W = Withdrawn (voice) = confirmation by voice vote (u.c.) = confirmation by unanimous consent agreement # = Date nomination received by Senate ## = cabinet-level position

TOTAL NOMINATIONS = 719 TOTAL RECESS APPOINTMENTS = 8

Sources: U.S., Congress, Senate, Executive Journal; U.S., , “Senate Action on Cabinet Nominations, 1789-1985,” by Rogelio Garcia, Congressional Research Service Report No. 85-1120, December 12, 1985; U.S., Congress, Senate, Biographical Directory of the Congress, 1774-1989, S. Doc. 100-34, 100th Cong., 2d sess., 1989; Senate Historical Office.

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