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Rick Perry
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American politician
Rick Perry is an American politician who has held major state and federal positions throughout his career. His political decisions and tenure in office have made him a notable figure in U.S. politics.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 9
Top works
- On My Honor
- The integration of natural foods in an institutional setting
- At the Drive-In
- Head Full of Random Thoughts
- What If Project
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1912-05-18
- Active to
- 2001-05-12
Discography
- Perry Como Sings Merry Christmas Music1946
- A Sentimental Date With Perry1948
- If You Were My Girl / I Cross My Fingers1950
- Around the Christmas Tree1953
- So Smooth1955
- Perry Como Sings Hits From Broadway Shows1956
- Relaxing With Perry Como1956
- Dream Along With Me1957
- We Get Letters1957
- Saturday Night With Mr. C.1958
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 88
- Total plays
- 190
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python
· 2020 · cited 34,742x
- Electron affinities of the first-row atoms revisited. Systematic basis sets and wave functions
· 1992 · cited 14,784x
- The 2016 World Health Organization Classification of Tumors of the Central Nervous System: a summary
· 2016 · cited 13,223x
- Astropy: A community Python package for astronomy
· 2013 · cited 13,135x
- The RAST Server: Rapid Annotations using Subsystems Technology
· 2008 · cited 10,640x
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Quotes
- “I count my time working for Dortch Oldham as one of the most important formative experiences of my life... There is nothing that tests your commitment to a goal like getting a few doors closed in your face. Mr. Oldham taught legions of young people to communicate quickly, clearly and with passion, a lesson that has served me well in my life since then.”
- “I think there's a lot of different scenarios. Texas is a unique place. When we came in the union in 1845, one of the issues was that we would be able to leave if we decided to do that. You know, my hope is that America and Washington in particular pays attention. We've got a great union. There is absolutely no reason to dissolve it. But if Washington continues to thumb their nose at the American people, you know, who knows what may come out of that?”
- “We don't know what the event that has allowed for this massive oil to be released. And until we know that, I hope we don't see a knee-jerk reaction across this country that says we're going to shut down drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, because the cost to this country will be staggering.”
- “From time to time there are going to be things that occur that are acts of God that cannot be prevented.”
- “I am a firm believer in intelligent design as a matter of faith and intellect, and I believe it should be presented in schools alongside the theories of evolution.”
- “George W. Bush did a incredible job in the presidency, defending us from freedom.”
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Key facts
- President
- Donald Trump
- Deputy
- Dan Brouillette
- Preceded by
- Ernest Moniz
- Succeeded by
- Dan Brouillette
- Lieutenant
- Bill Ratliff , David Dewhurst
- Governor
- George W. Bush
- Born
- James Richard Perry , ( 1950-03-04 ) March 4, 1950 (age 76) , Haskell, Texas , U.S.
- Party
- Democratic (before 1989), Republican (1989–present)
- Spouse
- Anita Thigpen ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1982 )
- Education
- Texas A&M University ( BS )
- Allegiance
- United States
- Branch service
- United States Air Force
- Years of service
- 1972–1977
- Rank
- Captain
- Unit
- 772nd Tactical Airlift Squadron
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official website
- rickperry.org
- Image
- Rick Perry official portrait.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
Show 9 more facts
- name in native language
- Rick Perry
- Commons category
- Rick Perry
- date of birth
- 1950-03-04
- birth name
- James Richard Perry
- Commons gallery
- Rick Perry
- start of work period
- 1972-00-00
- P10632
- Rick Perry
- affiliation string
- US Department of Energy
- National Governors Association biography URL
- www.nga.org/governor/rick-perry
Sources (10)
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Article
James Richard Perry (born March 4, 1950) is an American politician who served as the 14th United States secretary of energy from 2017 to 2019. He previously served as the 47th governor of Texas from 2000 to 2015 and ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for president of the United States in the 2012 and 2016 elections.
Born into a family of cotton farmers in Haskell, Texas, Perry graduated from Texas A&M University in 1972 and entered into the United States Air Force, serving a five-year stint and achieving the rank of captain. After leaving the Air Force in 1977, Perry returned to Texas and entered politics, serving as a member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1985 to 1991. Initially a Democrat, Perry switched parties in 1989 and became a Republican, and was elected Agriculture Commissioner of Texas the following year. In 1998, Perry was elected lieutenant governor of Texas, becoming the state's first Republican lieutenant governor since Reconstruction.