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. |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Adele Langston (m. 1937) |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | Colgate University (BA) Cornell University (LLB) |
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| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Navy |
| Rank | Lieutenant Commander |
| Unit | USS Intrepid |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
William Pierce Rogers (June 23, 1913 – January 2, 2001) was an American politician, diplomat, and attorney. A member of the Republican Party, Rogers served as the 4th Deputy Attorney-General of the United States (1953–1957) and as the 63rd Attorney-General of the United States (1957–1961) in the administration of Dwight D. Eisenhower, and as the 55th Secretary of State (1969–1973) in the administration of Richard Nixon.
Rogers was a close confidant of Nixon, but National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger overshadowed Rogers and eventually succeeded him as Secretary of State in September 1973.[1] At the time of his death in 2001, Rogers was the last surviving member of Eisenhower's cabinet.