OVERVIEW:
FULL NAME:
William Pierce Rogers
BORN:
June 23, 1913;
Norfolk, New York
DIED:
January 2, 2001 (age 87);
Bethesda, Maryland
EDUCATION:
Colgate University (BA, 1934)
Cornell University (LLB, 1937)
POLITICAL PARTY:
Republican
HIGHLIGHTS:
1937:
Admitted to New York Bar
1937-1938:
Practiced Law in New York
1938-1942:
Assistant District Attorney, New York County
1942-1946
Lieutenant Commander in US Navy during WWII
1946-1947:
Assistant District Attorney, New York County
1947-1948:
Chief Counsel, U.S. Senate War Investigating Committee
1949-1950:
Chief Counsel, Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
1950:
Admitted to Washington, DC Bar
1950-1952:
Practiced Law in New York City and Washington, DC
1953-1957:
U.S. Deputy Attorney General
1957-1961:
U.S. Attorney General
1961-1968:
Practiced Law
1965:
Alternate for the U.S. delegation to the 20th Session of the U.N. General Assembly
1967:
U.N. Ad Hoc Committee for Southwest Africa
1965-1967:
Member, President’s National Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice
1969-1973:
U.S. Secretary of State
1973:
Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
PORTRAITS:
RESOURCES:
State Department
Department of Justice
UVA Miller Center
DOJ Speeches
Wikipedia
MEDIA COVERAGE:
PROFILES:
Washington Post (6/6/1986)
OBITUARIES (1/4/2001):
Washington Post
Washington Post Editorial
New York Times
Chicago Tribune
Los Angeles Times
Guardian