John F. Kennedy (1961-1963) — 35. KENNEDY

Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-1969) — 36. JOHNSON

OVERVIEW:

FULL NAME:
David Dean Rusk

BORN:
February 9, 1909,
Cherokee County, Georgia

DIED:
December 20, 1994 (age 85),
Athens, Georgia

EDUCATION:
Davidson College (BA)
St John’s College, Oxford (BS, MA)
University of California, Berkeley (LLB)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Democratic

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
1949-1950
Assistant Secretary of State,
Deputy Under Secretary State
1950-1951:
Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
1961-1969:
U.S. Secretary of State

PORTRAITS:

RESOURCES:

3/28/1962: President John F. Kennedy meeting with Secretary of State Dean Rusk at the White House (Robert Knudsen/ JFK Library)

BIOGRAPHIES:
Department of State
LBJ Library
UVA Miller Center
Wikipedia

PAPERS:
JFK Library

ORAL HISTORY:
JFK Library
LBJ Library

MEDIA COVERAGE:

1/31/1968: L-R: Sec. Dean Rusk and President Lyndon B. Johnson in the Cabinet Room of the White House (LBJ Library photo by Yoichi Okamoto)

OBITUARIES (12/22/1994):
New York Times
Washington Post