William P. Rogers

William P. Rogers
55th United States Secretary of State
In office January 22, 1969 – September 3, 1973
President	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Dean Rusk
Succeeded by	Henry Kissinger
63rd United States Attorney General
In office October 23, 1957 – January 20, 1961
President	Dwight Eisenhower
Preceded by	Herbert Brownell
Succeeded by	Robert F. Kennedy
4th United States Deputy Attorney General
In office January 20, 1953 – October 23, 1957
President	Dwight Eisenhower
Preceded by	Ross L. Malone
Succeeded by	Lawrence Walsh
Personal details
Born	William Pierce Rogers (1913-06-23)June 23, 1913 Norfolk, New York, U.S.
Died	January 2, 2001(2001-01-02) (aged 87) Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.
Resting place	Arlington National Cemetery
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Adele Langston ​ (m. 1937)​
Children	4
Education	Colgate University (BA) Cornell University (LLB)
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Military service
Branch/service	United States Navy
Rank	Lieutenant Commander
Unit	USS Intrepid
Battles/wars	World War II

William Pierce Rogers (June 23, 1913 – January 2, 2001) was an American politician, diplomat, and attorney. A member of the Republican Party, Rogers served as the 4th Deputy Attorney-General of the United States (1953–1957) and as the 63rd Attorney-General of the United States (1957–1961) in the administration of Dwight D. Eisenhower, and as the 55th Secretary of State (1969–1973) in the administration of Richard Nixon.

Rogers was a close confidant of Nixon, but National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger overshadowed Rogers and eventually succeeded him as Secretary of State in September 1973.^[1] At the time of his death in 2001, Rogers was the last surviving member of Dwight D. Eisenhower's cabinet.