Dean Rusk

Dean Rusk

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. Rusk is the second-longest serving U.S. Secretary of State of all time, behind only Cordell Hull.

Read more about Dean Rusk:  Childhood and Education, Career Prior To 1961, Secretary of State, Retirement

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