John Lehman Quotes


Gentlemen don't do that.


Context

He was referring to a vice president of Raytheon, a Navy contractor, who had made a public statement supporting budget reductions for the defense department. The Raytheon officer lost his job.


Citations

John F. Lehman, Secretary of the Navy, Quoted in Newsweek, July 28, 1986

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John Lehman
John Lehman
  • Born: September 14, 1942
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Businessman

John Francis Lehman Jr. is an American private equity investor and writer who served as Secretary of the Navy (1981–1987) in the Ronald Reagan administration where he promoted the creation of a 600-ship Navy. From 2003 to 2004 he was a member of the 9/11 Commission.