| Thomas S. Kleppe  AKA Thomas Savig Kleppe
Born: 1-Jul-1919
Birthplace: Kintyre, ND
Died: 2-Mar-2007
Location of death: Bethesda, MD
Cause of death: Alzheimer's
Remains: Buried, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician
Party Affiliation: Republican Nationality: United States
Executive summary: US Secretary of the Interior, 1975-77 Military service: US Army (Warrant officer, 1942-46, WWII) Father: Lars Kleppe (owned/operated a grain elevator)
Wife: Frieda K. Kleppe (d. 1957, one daughter, one son)
Daughter: Janis Kleppe Cunningham
Son: Thomas Kleppe
Wife: Glendora Loew Kleppe (two daughters)
Daughter: Jane Kleppe Sutermeister
Daughter: Jill Kleppe McClelland
High School: Valley City High School, Valley City, ND (1936)
University: Valley City Teachers College (1937)
Professor: University of Wyoming (1977-)
US Secretary of the Interior (17-Oct-1975 to 20-Jan-1977 under Gerald Ford)
Small Business Administration Administrator (1971-75)
US Congressman, North Dakota 2nd (3-Jan-1967 to 3-Jan-1971)
Mayor of Bismarck, ND (1950-54)
George W. Bush for President
Risk Factors: Alzheimer's
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