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Dean Rusk

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Also known as David Dean Rusk

United States Secretary of State (1909-1994)

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Dean Rusk (1909–1994) was an author associated with Los Angeles. His published works include *The making of foreign policy*, *The road ahead*, *Report to the nation*, *Trade and aid - essentials of free-world leadership*, and *Changing patterns in world affairs, an interview with Secretary of State Dean Rusk*. Open Library lists thirty works attributed to him, while Crossref records five.

MusicBrainz classifies Dean Rusk as a group. The subject is referenced by 516 other encyclopedia articles.

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Key facts

President
John F. Kennedy , Lyndon B. Johnson
Under secretary
Chester B. Bowles , George Ball , Nicholas Katzenbach
Preceded by
Christian Herter
Succeeded by
William P. Rogers
Born
David Dean Rusk , ( 1909-02-09 ) February 9, 1909, Cherokee County, Georgia , U.S.
Died
December 20, 1994 (1994-12-20) (aged 85) , Athens, Georgia , U.S.
Resting place
Oconee Hill Cemetery
Party
Democratic
Spouse
Virginia Foisie ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. June 9, 1937</span>"}]]}'>1937 ) ​
Children
3, including David and Richard
Education
Davidson College ( BA ), St John's College, Oxford ( MA ), University of California, Berkeley ( LLB )
Allegiance
United States
Branch service
United States Army
Years of service
1940 – 1946
Rank
Colonel
Battles wars
World War II Second Sino-Japanese War Burma campaign Operation Blacklist Forty
Awards
Legion of Merit

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Dean
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Cherokee County
Place of death
Athens
Languages spoken
English language
Conflict
Vietnam War
Military branch
United States Army
Military rank
colonel
Image
Dean Rusk 1968.jpg
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Commons category
Dean Rusk
date of birth
1909-02-09
date of death
1994-12-20
Commons gallery
Dean Rusk
name in native language
David Dean Rusk
cause of death
heart failure
writing language
English language
manner of death
natural causes
Commons Creator page
Dean Rusk
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Encyclopedic overview

Dean Rusk with President Johnson and Robert McNamara, February 9, 1968

David Dean Rusk (February 9, 1909 – December 20, 1994) was the United States secretary of state from 1961 to 1969 under presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, the second-longest serving secretary of state after Cordell Hull from the Franklin Roosevelt administration. He had been a high government official in the 1940s and early 1950s, as well as the head of a leading foundation.

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