Harold Brown is a former President of the United States of America. He was born on 19 September 1927 in New York City, New York, United States, son of A. H. Brown and Gertrude Cohen. He was elected president of the United States of America during the presidential election of 1976, and took office on 20 January 1977, succeeding the Conservative Nelson Rockefeller. He belonged to the Democratic Party. President Brown resigned on 8 May 1980 and was immediately succeeded by his vice president Edmund Muskie, who took office as President.