Dean Rusk
David Dean Rusk (February 9, 1909December 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. He is cited as one of the two officers responsible for dividing the two Koreas at the 38th parallel.Born to a poor farm family in Cherokee County, Georgia, Rusk graduated from Davidson College and was a Rhodes Scholar at St John's College, Oxford, where he immersed himself in English history and customs. After teaching at Mills College in California, he became an army officer in the war against Japan. He served as a staff officer in the China Burma India Theater, becoming a senior aide to Joseph Stilwell, the top American general. As a civilian he became a senior official in 1945 at the State Department, rising to the number three position under Dean Acheson. He became Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs in 1950. In 1952, Rusk left to become president of the Rockefeller Foundation.
After Kennedy won the 1960 presidential election, he asked Rusk to serve as secretary of state. Rusk was a quiet advisor to Kennedy, rarely making his own views known to other officials. He supported diplomatic efforts during the Cuban Missile Crisis, and, though he initially expressed doubts about the escalation of the U.S. role in the Vietnam War, he became known as one of its strongest supporters. Asked to stay on by President Lyndon Johnson after Kennedy's assassination in 1963, Rusk was known to be a favorite of Johnson's. He left the Secretary role in January 1969, and taught international relations at the University of Georgia School of Law. Provided by Wikipedia
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The central issue in Viet-nam : Secretary Rusk discusses U.S. national interests in Asia. by Rusk, Dean, 1909-1994
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The role of the foundation in American life / by Rusk, Dean, 1909-1994
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The heart of the problem / by Rusk, Dean, 1909-1994
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The underlying principles of Far Eastern policy. : [Address before the World Council, Seattle, Wash., on Nov. 6. by Rusk, Dean, 1909-1994
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As I saw it / by Rusk, Dean, 1909-1994
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United States policy toward Communist China / by Rusk, Dean, 1909-1994
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Universal, regional and bilateral patterns of international organization : [statement made before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on Feb. 15, 1950] by Rusk, Dean, 1909-1994
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The case against Communist aggression in Korea. : [Excerpts from remarks made before the World Affairs Council of Tacoma, Wash., on Nov. 5. by Rusk, Dean, 1909-1994
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Viet-Nam : four steps to peace. by Rusk, Dean, 1909-1994
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Some myths about foreign policy. by Rusk, Dean, 1909-1994
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Organizing the peace. by Rusk, Dean, 1909-1994
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The rights of men and nations. by Rusk, Dean, 1909-1994
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Guidelines of U. S. foreign policy. by Rusk, Dean, 1909-1994
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The anatomy of foreign policy decisions. by Rusk, Dean, 1909-1994
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Why we treat different Communist countries differently. by Rusk, Dean, 1909-1994
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Changing patterns in world affairs, an interview with Secretary of State Dean Rusk. by Rusk, Dean, 1909-1994
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The making of foreign policy : an interview with Secretary of State Dean Rusk / by Rusk, Dean, 1909-1994
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A fresh look at the formulation of foreign policy. by Rusk, Dean, 1909-1994
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Policy, persistence, and patience : an interview with Secretary of State Dean Rusk. by Rusk, Dean, 1909-1994
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The outlook for freedom. by Rusk, Dean, 1909-1994
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