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My Take
Richard Perle interests me less as a politician than as an idea-maker who operated from the wings. Cutting his teeth under Senator Henry Jackson, then holding a key Pentagon role under Reagan, he is the sort of figure who shapes policy through conviction and argument rather than ballots. I find him genuinely divisive, and I think that is the point: people who push a coherent worldview for decades inevitably collect both disciples and critics. Setting aside whether I agree with him, I respect the staying power. A Princeton-trained New Yorker who spent half a century in the arena is, at minimum, a fascinating study in influence.
Overview
Richard Norman Perle (born September 16, 1941) is an American political advisor who served as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Strategic Affairs under President Ronald Reagan. He began his political career as a senior staff member to Senator Henry "Scoop" Jackson on the Senate Armed Services Committee in the 1970s.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Richard Perle
- Name (Japanese)
- リチャード・パール
- Reading
- りちゃーど・ぱーる
- Born
- September 16, 1941 (age 84)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Snake
- Origin
- New York City, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- politician / political scientist / political adviser
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Hollywood High School
- University
- Princeton University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.