OVERVIEW:
FULL NAME:
Rogers Clark Ballard Morton
BORN:
September 19, 1914;
Louisville, Kentucky
DIED:
April 19, 1979 (age 64);
Easton, Maryland
EDUCATION:
Yale University (AB, 1937)
Columbia University
POLITICAL PARTY:
Republican
HIGHLIGHTS:
1938-1951:
Engaged in Food Business
1941-1945:
U.S. Army
1963-1971:
U.S. House of Representatives
1969-1971:
Chair, Republican National Committee
1971-1975:
U.S. Secretary of the Interior
1975-1976:
U.S. Secretary of Commerce
2/3/1976-3/30/1976:
Counselor to the President for Economic and Domestic Policy Matters
3/30/1976-11/2/1976:
Chairman of President Ford’s Campaign Committee
PORTRAITS:
RESOURCES:
White House
Biographical Directory of Congress
U.S. House of Representatives
UVA Miller Center
Wikipedia
MEDIA COVERAGE:
INTERIOR NOMINATION (11/27/1970):
New York Times
New York Times
COMMERCE NOMINATION (3/28/1975):
New York Times
OBITUARIES (4/20/1979):
Washington Post
New York Times