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Charles Erwin Wilson
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<p>Charles Erwin Wilson (July 18, 1890 – September 26, 1961) was an <a href="/facts/Americans/srd9GJ5U">American</a> engineer and businessman who served as <a href="/facts/United_States_Secretary_of_Defense/K3ygWDbv">United States Secretary of Defense</a> from 1953 to 1957 under President <a href="/facts/Dwight_D._Eisenhower/a21WXe8r">Dwight D. Eisenhower</a>. Known as "Engine Charlie", he was previously the president and <a href="/facts/Chief_executive_officer/mg4A8y5M">chief executive officer</a> of <a href="/facts/General_Motors/rBgP3IRK">General Motors</a>. In the wake of the <a href="/facts/Korean_War/Qo93pNhE">Korean War</a>, he cut the defense budget significantly. </p>