Princeton University
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Princeton University is a private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest inst
The Log College, an influential aspect of Princeton's development
From 1760, the first picture of Nassau Hall
John Witherspoon, president of the college (1768–94) and signer of the Declaration of Independence
James McCosh, president of the college (1868–88)
Pete Hegseth
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Peter Brian Hegseth is an American government official, veteran, and former television personality who has served as the 29th United States secretary of defense since 2025.
Princeton University
…Associate Justices Samuel Alito, Elena Kagan, and Sonia Sotomayor. Alumnus Jerome Powell was appointed as chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board in 2018. Pete Hegseth, 29th U.S. secretary of defense, is a 2003 graduate of Princeton. Alumnus Mark Milley served as both 39th chief of staff of the United States Army and…
Official portrait, 2025
Princeton University, where Hegseth studied (pictured in 2019)
Hegseth speaking at the Defend Freedom Tour in 2013
Hegseth interviewing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Fox & Friends in March 2020