William P. Rogers

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William P. Rogers was an American lawyer and politician who served as U.S. Attorney General and Secretary of State, and later chaired the presidential commission investigating the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.

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instanceOf United States Cabinet member
human
lawyer
politician
appointedBy Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
awardReceived Presidential Medal of Freedom
birthPlace Norfolk, New York, United States
commissioned Rogers Commission investigation of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
surface form: Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident
conflict World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1913-06-23
dateOfDeath 2001-01-02
deathPlace Bethesda, Maryland
surface form: Bethesda, Maryland, United States
educatedAt Colgate University
Cornell Law School
Syracuse University College of Law
employer Rogers & Wells
United States Department of Justice
United States Department of State
familyName Rogers
fieldOfWork foreign policy of the United States
public law
givenName William
hasHonorificPrefix The Honorable
involvedIn investigation of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
memberOfPoliticalParty Republican Party
surface form: Republican Party (United States)
militaryBranch United States Navy
nativeLanguage English
notableWork Rogers Commission investigation of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
surface form: Rogers Commission Report
occupation diplomat
lawyer
politician
officeEndTime 1961 (as U.S. Attorney General)
1973 (as U.S. Secretary of State)
officeStartTime 1957 (as U.S. Attorney General)
1969 (as U.S. Secretary of State)
positionHeld Chair of the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident
United States Attorney General
United States Deputy Attorney General
United States Secretary of State
religion Presbyterianism
servedUnder Dwight D. Eisenhower
surface form: President Dwight D. Eisenhower

Richard Nixon
surface form: President Richard Nixon
sexOrGender male
spouse Adele Langston Rogers
workLocation Washington, D.C.
surface form: Washington, D.C., United States

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