Dean Rusk
Also known as: David Dean Rusk
David Dean Rusk was the United States secretary of state from 1961 to 1969 under presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, the second-longest serving secretary of state after Cordell Hull from the Franklin Roosevelt administration.
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Dean Rusk: John F. Kennedy
David Dean Rusk (February 9, 1909 – December 20, 1994) was the United States secretary of state from 1961 to 1969 under presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, the second-longest serving secretary of state after Cordell Hull from the Franklin Roosevelt administration.
Dean Rusk: The Cuban Missile Crisis
Rusk was a quiet advisor to Kennedy, rarely making his own views known to other officials. He supported diplomatic efforts during the Cuban Missile Crisis, and though he initially expressed doubts about the escalation of the U.S. role in the Vietnam War, he became known as one of its strongest supporters.