William P. Rogers
William Pierce Rogers (June 23, 1913 – January 2, 2001) was an American politician, diplomat, and lawyer. He was United States Attorney General under President Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1957 to 1961 and United States Secretary of State under President Richard Nixon from 1969 to 1973.
William P. Rogers | |
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| 55th United States Secretary of State | |
| In office January 22, 1969 – September 3, 1973 | |
| President | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Dean Rusk |
| Succeeded by | Henry Kissinger |
| 63rd United States Attorney General | |
| In office October 23, 1957 – January 20, 1961 | |
| President | Dwight Eisenhower |
| Preceded by | Herbert Brownell |
| Succeeded by | Robert F. Kennedy |
| 4th United States Deputy Attorney General | |
| In office January 20, 1953 – October 23, 1957 | |
| President | Dwight Eisenhower |
| Preceded by | Ross L. Malone |
| Succeeded by | Lawrence Walsh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Pierce Rogers June 23, 1913 Norfolk, New York, U.S. |
| Died | January 2, 2001 (aged 87) Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Adele Langston (m. 1937–2001) |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | Colgate University (BA) Cornell University (LLB) |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Navy |
| Rank |  Lieutenant Commander |
| Unit | USS Intrepid |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Rogers died of congestive heart failure, at the Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland, on January 2, 2001, at the age of 87.[1]
William P. Rogers Media
William P. Rogers (right, in background) with staff members as President Richard Nixon speaks to French President Charles de Gaulle in March 1969.
The official portrait of Secretary of State Rogers, 1970.
William Rogers in a group photo of Nixon's cabinet on June 16, 1972, immediately to Nixon's right (sixth from the left on the bottom row).
References
- ↑ Stout, David (January 4, 2001). "William P. Rogers, Who Served as Nixon's Secretary of State, Is Dead at 87". New York Times. https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B02E5D6113BF937A35752C0A9679C8B63. Retrieved December 25, 2008. "William P. Rogers, a suave and well-connected Republican lawyer who was secretary of state under President Richard M. Nixon and attorney general in the Eisenhower administration, died on Tuesday in Bethesda, Md. He was 87. Mr. Rogers lived in Bethesda and worked in the Washington office of the law firm of Clifford Chance Rogers & Wells, where he was senior partner, until becoming ill several months ago. He suffered from congestive heart failure, his family said.".
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