Beggs, James Montgomery (1926–)
NASA's sixth Administrator. Beggs served in
this post from July 10, 1981, to December 4, 1985, when he took an indefinite
leave of absence pending disposition of an indictment from the Justice Department
for activities taking place prior to his tenure at NASA. This indictment
was later dismissed and the Attorney General apologized to Beggs for any
embarrassment. His resignation from NASA was effective on February 25, 1986.
Prior to his appointment at NASA, Beggs had been executive vice president
and a director of General Dynamics, having previously served with NASA in
1968-69 as Associate Administrator in the Office of Advanced Research and
Technology. A 1947 graduate of the United States Naval Academy, Beggs served
with the Navy until 1954. He currently works as a consultant from his offices
in Bethesda, Maryland.
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