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James M. Beggs served as NASA's sixth administrator from July 1981 to December 1985. Mr. Beggs received degrees from the U.S. Naval Academy and the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration. He held positions at General Dynamics, Westinghouse Electric Corp., and the Summa Corp. Prior to becoming administrator, Mr. Beggs served as Associate Administrator, Office of Advanced Research and Technology at NASA from 1968-1969 and as Under Secretary of Transportation from 1969-1973. After leaving NASA in 1985, Mr. Beggs worked as a consultant.