<page_title> United States Secretary of Defense </page_title> <section_title> List of Secretaries of Defense </section_title> <table> <cell> Elliot Richardson (1920–1999) <col_header> Secretary of Defense </col_header> </cell> <cell> 114 days <col_header> Time in office </col_header> </cell> </table>
The Secretary of Defense was Elliot Richardson, who served 114 days.