Fred J. Eckert, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Fred J. Eckert

American politician

Date of Birth: 06-May-1941

Place of Birth: Rochester, New York, United States

Profession: politician, diplomat

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Fred J.
Eckert (born 6 May 1941) is an American political and diplomatic figure and writer.
He is best known for his unwavering conservative principles while holding public office and his early advocacy during the 1970s of causes that many years later became major public policy issues, such as public pension reform and replacing lifelong teacher tenure with renewable contracts. He is also known for the high regard in which he was held by President Ronald Reagan, who said of him: "He has a quality that is all too rare in the political world – he has political courage; I am a personal witness to that courage." Reagan referred to Eckert as "a good friend and valued advisor" and "a man of great experience and wisdom – one of a kind." Eckert was one of the few of Reagan's legion of backers whom he asked to call him "Ron," a practice Eckert declined to follow after he became President.