John P. White

John Patrick White (February 27, 1937 – September 3, 2017) was an American university professor, and a government official who served in the Clinton Administration.

Life and career White was born in Syracuse, New York in 1937 and received his high school diploma from the Cathedral Academy there in 1955. He graduated from Cornell University in 1959 with a B.S. in industrial and labor relations. In 1964, White received an M.A. in economics and public administration from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University, and in 1969 a Ph.D. in labor economics from there. His doctoral thesis was entitled The nature and extent of underemployment of the employed work force in U.S. manufacturing.

He served as the Deputy Secretary of Defense from 1995 to 1997, as deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget from 1978 to 1981, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower, Reserve Affairs and Logistics from 1977 to 1978, and as a lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps from 1959 to 1961. He was twice awarded the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service. White and his wife Elizabeth Lucille (Michaud) White were interred at Arlington National Cemetery on July 16, 2018.