| Dean Rusk | |
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| In office January 20, 1961 – January 20, 1969 | |
| President | John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | Christian Herter |
| Succeeded by | William P. Rogers |
| In office February 8, 1949 – May 26, 1949 | |
| President | Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | Post created |
| Succeeded by | John D. The United States Secretary of State (commonly abbreviated as SecState) is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with Foreign affairs Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29 1917&ndashNovember 22 1963 often referred to by his initials JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of Christian Archibald Herter ( March 28, 1895 December 30, 1966) was an American politician and statesman Governor of Massachusetts William Pierce Rogers ( June 23, 1913 &ndash January 2, 2001) was an American politician who served as a Cabinet officer The Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs is the head of the Bureau of International Organization Affairs within the American Department Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hickerson |
| Born | February 9, 1909 Cherokee County, Georgia |
| Died | December 20, 1994 (aged 85) |
| Profession | Professor, Soldier, Politician |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
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. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Cherokee County is a County located in the US state of Georgia. The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The meaning of the word professor ( Latin: professor, person who professes to be an expert in some art or science teacher of highest rank) varies A soldier is a general English term that refers to a member of a land component of National Armed forces. A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person Presbyterianism is a family of Christian denominations within the Reformed branch of Protestant Western Christianity Robert Strange McNamara (born June 9 1916 in Oakland, California) is an American business executive and former United States Secretary of Defense Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The United States Secretary of State (commonly abbreviated as SecState) is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with Foreign affairs John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29 1917&ndashNovember 22 1963 often referred to by his initials JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of He was the second-longest serving Secretary of State, behind Cordell Hull. Cordell Hull ( October 2, 1871 &ndash July 23, 1955) was an American politician from the U
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Childhood and Education
Dean Rusk was born a poor farm boy[1] in Cherokee County, Georgia. Cherokee County is a County located in the US state of Georgia. He was educated in Atlanta's public schools. Atlanta Public Schools is a School district based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. After graduation from Boys High School in 1925[2] he worked two years for an Atlanta lawyer. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rusk then worked his way through Davidson College. Davidson College is a private liberal arts college for 1700 students in Davidson, North Carolina, in the United States. He was a member of the Kappa Alpha Order Sigma chapter,[3], Cadet Lieutenant Colonel commanding the ROTC battalion, and was graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1931. History Kappa Alpha Order was originally founded as Phi Kappa Chi on December 21 1865, at Washington and Lee University in Lexington Virginia. ROTC links here For other uses see ROTC (disambiguation A Reserve Officers' Training Corps ( ROTC) ROTC produces officers in all branches The Phi Beta Kappa Society is an academic Honor society with the mission of "fostering and recognizing excellence" in the Undergraduate Liberal arts Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [2] While attending St. John's College, Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar, he received the Cecil Peace Prize in 1933. __FORCETOC__ St John's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Rhodes Scholarship Rhodes scholar redirects here Rhodes Scholar redirects here Rhodes scholars [4][2]
From 1934 to 1940 he taught at Mills College in Oakland, California. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mills College is an independent liberal arts women's college founded in 1852 that offers Oakland (ˈoʊklənd founded in 1852 is the eighth-largest city in the U California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. He earned his law degree at the University of California, Berkeley in 1940. The University of California Berkeley School of Law, commonly referred to as Berkeley Law and Boalt Hall, is one of 14 schools and colleges at the University Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
He married Virginia Foisie [1937-06-19][2] and they had three children. [5]
Career Prior to 1961
In World War II he joined the infantry as a reserve captain, and served as a staff officer in the CBI Theater. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including China Burma India Theater (CBI (later IBT or India-Burma theater was the name used by the United States Army for its forces operating in conjuction with Allied air At war's end he was a colonel, decorated with the Legion of Merit with Oak Leaf Cluster. The Legion of Merit is a military decoration of the United States armed forces that is awarded for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding An oak leaf cluster or oakleaves is a common device which is placed on U [2]
He returned to America to work briefly for the War Department in Washington. The United States Department of War, sometimes also called the War Office, was the department of the United States government 's executive branch He joined the Department of State in February 1945 working for the office of United Nations Affairs. In the same year, he suggested splitting Korea into a sphere of U. The division of Korea into North Korea and South Korea stems from the 1945 Allied victory in World War II, ending Japan S. and one of Soviet influence at the 38th parallel north. The 38th parallel north is a Circle of latitude that is 38 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. He was made Deputy Under Secretary of State in 1949. He was made Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs in 1950 and played an influential part in the US decision to become involved in the Korean War, and also Japan's postwar compensation for victorious countries, such as the Rusk documents. The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korean and South Korean regimes with major hostilities lasting from June 25 1950 until the The Rusk documents (Rusk-Yang correspondence are the official diplomatic correspondence sent by Dean Rusk, the United States Assistant Secretary of State However he was a cautious diplomat and always sought international support. Diplomacy is the art and practice of conducting Negotiations between representatives of groups or states
Rusk was a Rockefeller Foundation trustee from 1950 to 1961. The Rockefeller Foundation (RF is a prominent Philanthropic organization and Private foundation based at 420 Fifth Avenue New York City. Trustee is a Legal term that refers to a holder of property on behalf of a beneficiary. In 1952 he succeeded Chester L. Barnard as president of the Foundation. [2]
Secretary of State
On 1960-12-12, President-elect John F. Kennedy appointed Rusk Secretary of State. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29 1917&ndashNovember 22 1963 often referred to by his initials JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of He was sworn in January, 1961. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [2]
As Secretary of State he was consistently hawkish, a believer in the use of military action to combat Communism. War Hawk is a term originally used to describe a member of the House of Representatives of the Twelfth Congress of the United States who advocated Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based During the Cuban missile crisis he initially supported an immediate military strike, but he soon turned towards diplomatic efforts. The Cuban Missile Crisis was a confrontation between the United States, the Soviet Union, and Cuba during the Cold War. Early in his tenure, he had strong doubts about US intervention in Vietnam,[6] but later his vigorous public defense of US actions in the Vietnam War made him a frequent target of anti-war protests. Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia Outside of his work against communism, he continued his Rockefeller Foundation ideas of aid to developing nations and also supported low tariffs to encourage world trade. Developing countries are countries that haven't reached Western-style standards of democratic government free market economy industrialization social programs and human rights guaranties Rusk also drew the ire of supporters of Israel after he let it be known that he believed the USS Liberty incident was a deliberate attack on the ship, rather than an accident. The USS Liberty incident was an Attack on a neutral US Navy Technical research ship, USS ''Liberty'', by Israeli
As he was to recall in his autobiography, As I Saw It, Rusk didn't have a good relationship with Kennedy and repeatedly offered to resign. Just after the president was assassinated, Rusk followed the customary procedure of offering the new president, Lyndon Baines Johnson, his resignation. The assassination of John F Kennedy, the thirty-fifth President of the United States, took place on Friday November 22 1963 in Dallas Texas However, Johnson told him to stay on and the two became friends. When Johnson died in 1973, he eulogized the former president when he lay in state. A eulogy is a speech or writing in Praise of a person or thing Lying in state is a term used to describe the tradition in which a Coffin is placed on view to allow the public at large to pay their respects to the deceased
He saw Communist influence among anti-war protesters, and suffered bitter anti-war criticism from his "pseudo-intellectual" former colleagues in the administration. A peace movement is a Social movement that seeks to achieve ideals such as the ending of a particular war (or all wars minimize inter-human violence in a particular place or He complained of their attacks and their anti-Southern prejudice. [7]
Retirement
Rusk received both the Sylvanus Thayer Award and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1969. The Sylvanus Thayer Award is an award that is given each year by the United States Military Academy at West Point The Presidential Medal of Freedom is a decoration bestowed by the President of the United States and is along with the equivalent Congressional Gold Medal bestowed
Following his retirement, he taught international law at the University of Georgia School of Law in Athens, Georgia (1970-1984). The University of Georgia School of Law is an American Bar Association -accredited law school located in Athens Georgia on the campus of the University of Athens-Clarke County is a unified city-county in Georgia, US, in the northeastern part of the state at the intersection of U
See also
A building at the University of Georgia is also named in his honor. The Rusk documents (Rusk-Yang correspondence are the official diplomatic correspondence sent by Dean Rusk, the United States Assistant Secretary of State See the University of Georgia webpage. www. uga. edu
References
- ^ MORRISON, DONALD. "Ghost Dad (bk rvw of AS I SAW IT by Dean Rusk, as told to Richard Rusk)", Time, 1990-07-30. For other uses see Time (disambiguation Time is a component of a measuring system used to sequence events to compare the durations of Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Retrieved on 2008-02-04. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons ""I won't be around for history's verdict," says Rusk, now 81 and ailing in his Georgia retirement, "and I am perfectly relaxed about it. ""
- ^ a b c d e f g Anonoymous. Biography of Dean Rusk. Davidson College. Davidson College is a private liberal arts college for 1700 students in Davidson, North Carolina, in the United States. Retrieved on 2008-02-03. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states
- ^ Famed Fraternity Members. Kappa Alpha Order. History Kappa Alpha Order was originally founded as Phi Kappa Chi on December 21 1865, at Washington and Lee University in Lexington Virginia. Retrieved on 2008-02-03. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states
- ^ Turner, Arthur Campbell; Francis Carney and Jan Erickson (2005-04-05). Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop [http://www.ucrhistory.ucr.edu/pdf/turner2.pdf Transcription of Oral History Audio Interview with ARTHUR CAMPBELL TURNER April 6 and May 28, 1998] (PDF) p. 8. University of California, Riverside. The University of California Riverside, commonly known as UCR or UC Riverside, is a public Research university and one of the 10 general Retrieved on 2008-02-03. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states
- ^ Parks Rusk Collection of Dean Rusk Papers. Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies Biographical Note. University of Georgia. The University of Georgia ( UGA) is a public research University located in Athens, Georgia, the oldest and largest of the Retrieved on 2008-02-04. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons
- ^ Henry II, John B. ; William Espinosa. "The Tragedy of Dean Rusk" (fee), Foreign Policy, No. 8,, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Autumn, 1972, pp. pp. 166-189. Retrieved on 2008-02-04. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons
- ^ Novak, Robert D. (2007). Robert David Sanders "Bob" Novak (born February 26, 1931) is a Conservative American political commentator syndicated columnist and journalist "Ch 15-Great Society in Descent", The Prince of Darkness: 50 Years Reporting in Washington. New York: Crown Forum, pp 147-150. The City of New York The Crown Publishing Group is a Subsidiary of Random House, the world's largest book publisher ISBN 978-1-4000-5199-1. “Have you ever noticed how these people react to a Southern accent?. . . Almost any other -- British, New England, Hungarian, French -- is acceptable to them. But not Southern. ”
- Rusk, Dean (1963). The winds of freedom; selections from the speeches and statements of Secretary of State Dean Rusk, January 1961- August 1962. Boston: Beacon Press. OCLC 1106835. The OCLC Online Computer Library Center is according to its website a "nonprofit membership computer library service and research organization dedicated to the public purpose
- Rusk, Dean (1990). As I Saw It. W. W. Norton & Company. W W Norton & Company is an American book publishing company that has remained independent since its founding ISBN 0393026507.
External links
- Interview for WGBH series, War and Peace in the Nuclear Age
- Dean Rusk at Find A Grave Retrieved on 2008-02-05
- Entry in New Georgia Encyclopedia
| Preceded by Christian Herter | United States Secretary of State 1961–1969 | Succeeded by William P. Rogers |
| Preceded by Bob Hope | Sylvanus Thayer Award recipient 1969 | Succeeded by Ellsworth Bunker |
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