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aliases:
- Caspar W. Weinberger
born: 1917-08-18
category: Psychics & Remote Viewers
location: San Francisco, California
summary: Secretary of Defense under Reagan whose military aide Lieutenant Colonel
  Higgins was abducted in Lebanon in 1988 with deep knowledge of classified matters.
tags:
- Person
- RemoteViewer
- Military
---

Caspar W. Weinberger (1917–1990) was an American politician and businessman who served as the Secretary of Defense under President [Ronald Reagan](/people/ronald-reagan/) from 1981 to 1987. He was a key figure in the Reagan administration's military buildup during the [Cold War](/concepts/cold-war/)[^1].

[William Richard Higgins](/people/william-richard-higgins/), a Marine Lieutenant Colonel who was abducted in [Lebanon](/places/lebanon/) in 1988, had served as a military aide to Weinberger from June 1985 until he went to Lebanon in June 1987. Higgins's in-depth knowledge of classified military matters, gained during his time with Weinberger, made him a high-value hostage[^1].

[^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017.