Jane Weinberger

Rebecca Jane Weinberger (née Dalton; March 29, 1918 – July 12, 2009) was an American author, publisher and wife of Caspar Weinberger, the 15th United States Secretary of Defense. She wrote over a dozen books during her career, many written for children and young adults.

Early life Born as Rebecca Jane Dalton on March 29, 1918, in Milford, Maine, They did not live together until the end of World War II. They moved to San Francisco, Caspar Weinberger's hometown, after the war. The letters offered an insight into Weinberger's views of top political figures. She called Nancy Reagan "irritable and snappish", referred to former Soviet ambassador to the U.S. Anatoly Dobrynin as "a wily old bastard but amusing" and stated that former vice president Spiro Agnew "makes me sick". - Caspar W. Weinberger, Jr.

She was survived by her sister, Mary Virginia ( Dalton) Garceau.