biography
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Rogers, William P(ierce)
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| lived:
| (1913–2001)
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| biography:
| Lawyer and cabinet officer, born in Norfolk, New York, USA. He studied law at Cornell (1937), became assistant district attorney in New York (1938–42), then served with the US Navy (1942–6). He was appointed chief counsel of the US Senate Committee investigating corruption in government expenditures (1947–50). Between long years with his New York firm, Rogers & Wells, he served as US attorney general under President Eisenhower (1957–61), and as US secretary of state under President Nixon (1969–73). Known as a cautious negotiator, he found himself upstaged by Nixon's special assistant on foreign affairs, Dr Henry Kissinger, but he worked hard and loyally to defend Nixon's policies before returning to his private practice. |
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