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January 2, 2001
William P. Rogers, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 55th United States Secretary of State (born 1913)
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.
United States Secretary of State
The United States secretary of state (SecState) is a member of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States and the head of the U.S. Department of State.
January 2
January 2 is the second day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 363 days remain until the end of the year.