William P. Rogers

William P. Rogers
55th United States Secretary of State
In office
January 22, 1969 – September 3, 1973
PresidentRichard Nixon
Preceded byDean Rusk
Succeeded byHenry Kissinger
63rd United States Attorney General
In office
October 23, 1957 – January 20, 1961
PresidentDwight Eisenhower
Preceded byHerbert Brownell
Succeeded byRobert F. Kennedy
4th United States Deputy Attorney General
In office
January 20, 1953 – October 23, 1957
PresidentDwight Eisenhower
Preceded byRoss L. Malone
Succeeded byLawrence Walsh
Personal details
Born
William Pierce Rogers

(1913-06-23)June 23, 1913
Norfolk, New York, U.S.
DiedJanuary 2, 2001(2001-01-02) (aged 87)
Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.
Resting placeArlington National Cemetery
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Adele Langston
(m. 1937)
Children4
EducationColgate University (BA)
Cornell University (LLB)
Signature
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Navy
RankLieutenant Commander
UnitUSS Intrepid
Battles/warsWorld 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.

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