David Packard (September 7, 1912 РMarch 26, 1996) was a cofounder of Hewlett-Packard. Born in Pueblo, Colorado, he received his B.A. from Stanford University in 1934. Afterwards he worked for the General Electric Company in Schenectady, New York. September 7 is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... March 26 is the 85th day of the year (86th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... The Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ), commonly known as HP, is a very large, global company headquartered in Palo Alto, California, United States. ... The City of Pueblo is a home rule municipality located in Pueblo County in southern Colorado. ... Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University (or simply Stanford), is a private university located approximately 37 miles (60 kilometers) southeast of San Francisco and approximately 20 miles northwest of San Jos̩ in Stanford, California. ... The name General Electric Company refers to two companies: An American multinational, General Electric A defunct British company, The General Electric Company plc, now a part of Telent plc Category: ... Union Colleges Nott Memorial, one of the most recognized buildings in Schenectady Schenectady (IPA ) is a city in Schenectady County, New York, United States, of which it is the county seat. ...

In 1938, he returned from New York to Stanford, where he received a master's in electrical engineering the following year. In the same year, he married Lucile Salter with whom he had four children: David, Nancy, Susan, and Julie. Lucile died in 1987. Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... David Woodley Packard, Ph. ...

In 1939, he and William Hewlett established their firm in Packard's garage with an initial capital investment of $538. The company, where Packard proved to be an expert administrator and Hewlett provided many technical innovations, grew into the world's largest producer of electronic testing and measurement devices. It also became a major producer of calculators, computers, and laser and ink jet printers. Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... William Reddington Hewlett (May 20, 1913 – January 12, 2001) was the co-founder, with David Packard, of the Hewlett-Packard Company (HP). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Hewlett-Packard. ...

Packard served as Hewlett-Packard's president from 1947 to 1964, chief executive officer from 1964 to 1968, and chairman of the board from 1964 to 1968, and from 1972 to 1993. At the time of his death, Packard's stake in the company was worth more than $1 billion. 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1968 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ...

Upon entering office in 1969, President Richard M. Nixon appointed Packard U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense under Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird. Packard served until 1971, when he resigned and returned to Hewlett-Packard the next year as chairman of the board. In the 1970s and 1980s Packard was a prominent advisor to the White House on defense procurement and management. Shortly before leaving the office of the Deputy Secretary of Defense in 1971, and shortly before the first components of the Watergate Investigation were publicized, Packard wrote the "Packard Memo" or "Employment of Military Resources in the Event of Civil Disturbances". This high-impact act essentially revoked a substantial part of the 1878 Posse Comitatus Act (which prevented use of the US military to act as a police force in a State of Emergency), providing for 'exceptions' to Posse Comitatus "to prevent loss of life or wanton destruction of property and to restore governmental functioning and public order when sudden and unexpected civil disturbances, disasters, or calamities seriously endanger life and property and disrupt normal governmental functions to such an extent that duly constituted local authorities are unable to control the situation" and "to protect Federal government functions when the need for protection exists". "Packard's directive (stated) that turning over law enforcement will 'normally' require a Presidential Executive Order, but that this requirement can be waived in 'cases of sudden and unexpected emergencies... which require that immediate military action be taken." (Lindorff, 1988) Packard's directive, in essence, reinstated the possibility of Martial Law in the United States, prohibited since 1878. "Martial law was defined in an integral Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) memo written in 1982... The memo, written by FEMA official John Brinkerhoff to agency director Louis Giuffrida, notes that martial law 'suspends all prior existing laws, functions, systems, and programs of civil government, replacing them... with a military system." (Lindorff, 1988). For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. ... The United States Deputy Secretary of Defense is the second-highest ranking official in the United States Department of Defense. ... The United States Deputy Secretary of Defense is the second-highest ranking official in the United States Department of Defense. ... Melvin Robert Laird (born September 1, 1922) was a Republican congressman from Wisconsin who served as Richard Nixons Secretary of Defense from 1969 to 1973. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

From the early 1980s onward until his death, Packard dedicated much of his time and money to philanthropic projects. Prompted by their daughters Nancy and Julie, in 1978 Dave and Lucile Packard created the Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation. The couple eventually donated $55 million to build the new aquarium, which opened in 1984 with Julie Packard as executive director. In 1987, Packard gave $13 million to create the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, and the Packard Foundation has since provided about 90% of the institute's operating budget. For his philanthropic efforts, he was awarded the United States Military Academy's Sylvanus Thayer Award in 1982. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ... The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) is a not-for-profit oceanographic research center in Moss Landing, California affiliated with the Monterey Bay Aquarium. ... Category: ... The Sylvanus Thayer Award is a military award that is given each year by the United States Military Academy at West Point. ...

In 1964, the couple founded the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. In 1986, they donated $40 million towards building what became the Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford University; the new hospital opened in June 1991. The David and Lucile Packard Foundation is a private foundation that provides grants to not-for-profit organizations. ... Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University (or simply Stanford), is a private university located approximately 37 miles (60 kilometers) southeast of San Francisco and approximately 20 miles northwest of San José in Stanford, California. ...

Upon his death, his will gave approximately $4 billion to the Packard Foundation, including large amounts of valuable real property in Los Altos Hills. All three Packard daughters sit on the Foundation's board of trustees. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Los Altos Hills (IPA: ) is a town in Santa Clara County, California, United States. ...

Honors

On December 6, 2006, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and First Lady Maria Shriver inducted the Packard Family into the California Hall of Fame located at The California Museum for History, Women, and the Arts. First Lady Maria Shriver founded the California Hall of Fame to honor Californians who dared to dream, and have become role models by inspiring new generations to imagine, invent, influence and create.

See also

• List of wealthiest foundations
• David and Lucile Packard Foundation

List of wealthiest foundations is an annotated list of the largest foundations and other charitable organizations, organised by country and size of financial endowment. ... The David and Lucile Packard Foundation is a private foundation that provides grants to not-for-profit organizations. ...

Published references

Lindorff, David. "Could It Happen Here?". Mother Jones magazine, April 1988.

External links

• David Packard obituary from www.obits.com, with link to William Hewlett obituary as well
• Official biography at HP site
• Official biography at Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute