13 Facts About Stephen Ailes

Stephen Ailes served as the United States Under Secretary of the Army from February 9,1961, to January 28,1964, and as United States Secretary of the Army from January 28,1964, to July 1,1965.

Stephen Ailes received his undergraduate education at Princeton University, and attended the law school of West Virginia University, where he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity.

Stephen Ailes attended the Scarborough School in New York with his brother, and later attended Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia and graduated in 1929.

Stephen Ailes graduated from Princeton University in 1933 and received his law degree from West Virginia University in 1936.

Stephen Ailes was admitted to the West Virginia bar in 1936.

Stephen Ailes was prevented from military service due to color blindness; but later he was hired at the Office of Price Administration in 1942 until 1946.

Stephen Ailes served as Under Secretary of the Army, February 9,1961, until January 28,1964, and he was then promoted to Secretary of the Army until July 1,1965.

Stephen Ailes is often credited as the driving force for the creation of the United States Army Drill Sergeant program.

Stephen Ailes conducted a far-reaching survey over time that included a wide variety of experienced personnel across all the services and the results contained five principal findings, with appropriate recommendations and suggestions for eliminating the problems encountered.

Stephen Ailes came under heavy criticism by both Democrats and Republicans in early 1965 when he sought funding from a US Senate appropriations subcommittee for what was quickly derided as the "Instant Veteran Program".

From 1965 to 1970, Stephen Ailes was head of the Federal City Council, a group of business, civic, education, and other leaders interested in economic development in Washington, DC.

Stephen Ailes died on June 30,2001, from a stroke at his home in Bethesda, Maryland.

Stephen Ailes is buried in his home town of Romney at Indian Mound Cemetery.