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David
Dean
Rusk (1909 - )
American
statesman
;
president
of the
Rockefeller
Foundation
(1952–1960), US
secretary
of
state
(1961–1969) under Presidents
Kennedy
and
Johnson
. He took a
leading
role
in negotiating for the
nuclear
test
ban
treaty (1963) but was a prominent
advocate
of the
Vietnam
war
(1954–1975).
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RUSK
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David
Dean
Rusk (1909 - )
American
statesman
;
president
of the
Rockefeller
Foundation
(1952–1960), US
secretary
of
state
(1961–1969) under Presidents
Kennedy
and
Johnson
. He took a
leading
role
in negotiating for the
nuclear
test
ban
treaty (1963) but was a prominent
advocate
of the
Vietnam
war
(1954–1975).