| Title | United States Secretary of Commerce |
| Start Date | 1972-02-29 |
| End Date | 1973-02-01 |
| Is Current | no |
| Notes | In 1972, Peterson became Secretary of Commerce, a position he held for one year. At that time he also assumed the chairmanship of Nixon's National Commission on Productivity and was appointed U.S. Chairman of the U.S.–Soviet Commercial Commission. During his tenure, Peterson was a strong critic of the rising financial debt of the United States. |