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David Dean Rusk

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. He was the second-longest serving Secretary of State, behind Cordell Hull

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We were eyeball-to-eyeball and the other fellow just blinked.
Give a member of Congress a junket and a mimeograph machine and he thinks he is secretary of state.
Let me say with a Georgia accent that we cannot solve this problem if it requires a diplomatic passport to claim the rights of an American citizen.
The fidelity of the United States to security treaties is not just an empty matter. It is a pillar of peace in the world.
The United States is not just an old cow that gives more milk the more it's kicked in the flanks.
When you solve a problem, you ought to thank God and go on to the next one.

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