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Dean Rusk (David Dean Rusk), 1909-94, U.S. secretary of state (1961-69), b. Cherokee co., Ga. After teaching (1934-40) and serving in World War II, he entered (1946) the Dept. of State. In 1950 he became assistant secretary of state for Far Eastern Affairs and played a major role in the U.S. decision to take military action in the Korean War . After serving (1952-61) as president of the Rockefeller Foundation, Rusk became (1961) secretary of state in President John F. Kennedy 's cabinet and continued to hold the post under President Lyndon B. Johnson . He supported economic aid to underdeveloped nations, low tariffs to encourage world trade, and the 1963 nuclear test ban treaty with the Soviet Union. A firm believer in the use of military force to prevent Communist expansion, Rusk strongly defended the Vietnam War . Following his retirement from public service, he taught international law at the Univ. of Georgia (1970-84).

Bibliography: See The Winds of Freedom, selections from his speeches, ed. by E. K. Lindley (1963).

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Rusk, Dean (1909–1994) U.S. secretary of state during the administrations of Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, and a stalwart defender of the United States's involvement in Vietnam amidst growing opposition to the war. After World War II, Rusk held positions in the state and war departments, and, in 1950, he became assistant secretary of state for Far Eastern affairs and was involved in prosecuting the Korean War, which he supported. From 1952–1960 he served as president of the Rockefeller Foundation. In 1961 President Kennedy chose him as his secretary of state, and, after Kennedy's assassination, Lyndon Johnson kept him on.

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