RUSKIAN

belonging to (David) Dean Rusk (1909 - ), US statesman; US Secretary of States 1961 - 1969. —Academy Level IV Glossary

like or typical of Dean Rusk (1909–1994), United States politician and Secretary of State from 1961 to 1969. While in office, Rusk constantly defended the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War (1954–1975) and thus became the target of growing antiwar sentiment in America. He also maintained longtime opposition to the diplomatic recognition of Communist China, which intensified his image as a supporter of the cold war (the hostile but non-violent rivalry between the Soviet Union and the United States, and their respective allies, from around 1946 to 1989).belonging to (David) Dean Rusk (1909 - ), US statesman; US Secretary of States 1961 - 1969.belonging to David Dean Rusk. See also Rusk in this glossary.