Counsel to the U.S. Economic Mission to Greece (1947); Legal consultant, Office of Price Stabilization (1951); Under Secretary of the Army (1961-1964), Secretary of the Army (1964-1965); President, Association of American Railroads (1971-1977).
Oral History Interviews (1968): Ailes completed four interviews for the John F. Kennedy Library. JFK#1 interview: 8/21/1968; JFK#2 interview: 9/26/1968; JFK #3 interview: 10/16/1968; JFK #4 interview: 10/30/1968. Each interview comments upon Ailes' role as Under Secretary and Secretary of the Army and his time at the Department of Defense, among other issues.