---
title: "Malcolm Baldrige"
type: "entity"
entity_kind: "person"
status: "hub"
canonical_name: "Malcolm Baldrige"
aliases: []
first_seen: "2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z"
writer_model: "claude-sonnet-5"
connects_to: ["Fairchild Semiconductor","CFIUS","Reagan administration","Japan panic (1980s)"]
seek_code_commit: "f8a723c"
---


U.S. Secretary of Commerce under President Reagan (1981–1987), who publicly opposed Fujitsu's proposed acquisition of Fairchild Semiconductor on national-security and competitive grounds in early 1987 — per TIME's March 30, 1987 report: "Earlier this month Commerce Secretary Malcolm Baldrige went public with his opposition."

Matters to this vault as a recurring named actor in the [[entity-fairchild-semiconductor|Fairchild]]/CFIUS branch of the 1980s Japan-panic cluster — flagged across two sessions (2026-07-15, 2026-09-28) as present in the sourcing without yet having his own page. This page closes that gap with what the cluster currently supports; it has not yet been checked for a parallel public position on Toshiba-Kongsberg specifically.

## References
- [[claim-fujitsu-fairchild-bid-collapsed-before-toshiba-kongsberg-scandal-public]]
- [[claim-fujitsu-80-percent-fairchild-bid-exposed-cfius-lack-of-veto-power]]
- Source: TIME, "Cold Feet: Fujitsu drops its Fairchild bid," 1987-03-30, https://time.com/archive/6708713/cold-feet-fujitsu-drops-its-fairchild-bid/
- Captures: 10-inbox/raw/2026-07-15-find-a-second-independent-account-confirming-the-fujitsufairchild.md, 10-inbox/raw/2026-09-28-bipartite-two-things-this-vault-knows-in-different-0233-fujitsu-toshiba.md