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William P. Rogers

William P. Rogers, American commander, lawyer, and politician, 55th United States Secretary of State (died 2001)

Born
June 23, 1913
Died
January 2, 2001
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1913

About William P. Rogers

William Pierce Rogers was an American politician, diplomat, and attorney. A member of the Republican Party, Rogers served as Deputy Attorney General of the United States and then Attorney General of the United States in the administration of Dwight D. Eisenhower, and as the Secretary of State in the administration of Richard Nixon. Kissinger only first informed Rogers of the secret talks in Paris parallel to the official talks in February 1971, a year later. In 1950, Rogers became a partner in a New York City law firm, Dwight, Royall, Harris, Koegel & Caskey. Rogers became attorney general upon the resignation of his superior, Herbert Brownell Jr., who had worked to implement the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School.

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William P. Rogers timeline

  1. In 1950, Rogers became a partner in a New York City law firm, Dwight, Royall, Harris, Koegel & Caskey.
  2. Kissinger only first informed Rogers of the secret talks in Paris parallel to the official talks in February 1971, a year later.

The world when William P. Rogers was born

William P. Rogers was born in 1913. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1913

  • Best-selling book"The Inside of the Cup" – Winston Churchill

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJim Thorpe stripped of Olympic titles over amateurism rules
  • Top headline16th Amendment allows federal income tax
  • Technology milestoneFord assembly line begins — revolutionizes manufacturing
  • World population~1.73B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population96.0M

1913 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in William P. Rogers's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19132026
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population96.0M341 million

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