Rush, Kenneth, 1910-

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American businessman, diplomat, and government official; ambassador to West Germany, 1969-1972; deputy secretary of defense, 1972-1973; deputy secretary of state, 1973-1974; ambassador to France, 1974-1977.

From the description of Kenneth Rush papers, 1937-1989. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122449921

Diplomat, lawyer.

From the description of Reminiscences of Kenneth Rush : oral history, [197-?]. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 86131402

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

  • 1910, Jan. 17: Born, Walla Walla, Washington
  • 1930: B. A. degree, the University of Tennessee
  • 1932: J. D. degree, Yale University
  • 1936 - 1937 : Assistant Professor, Duke University Law School
  • 1966 - 1969 : President, Union Carbide Corporation
  • 1969 July - 1972 Feb. : U.S. Ambassador to the Federal German Republic
  • 1972 Feb. - 1973 Feb. : Deputy Secretary of Defense
  • 1973 Feb. - 1974 May : Deputy Secretary of State
  • 1974 May - 1974 Oct. : Counsellor to the President for Economic Policy
  • 1974 Nov. - 1977 Mar. : U.S. Ambassador to France
  • 1979 - 1984 : Chairman, The Atlantic Council of the United States

From the guide to the Kenneth Rush Papers, 1937-1989, (Hoover Institution Archives)
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creatorOf Sound Recordings of Meetings and Telephone Conversations (Nixon Administration). 2/16/1971 - 7/18/1973. Sound Recordings of Meetings and Telephone Conversations. 2/16/1971 - 7/18/1973. Oval Office tape number 519 Richard Nixon Library
creatorOf General Records of the Department of State. 1763 - 2002. Records of Kenneth Rush National Archives at College Park
creatorOf Records of the Foreign Service Posts of the Department of State. 1788 - 1991. Classified Subject Files of Ambassador Kenneth Rush National Archives at College Park
creatorOf National Security Files (Nixon Administration). 1968 - 1975. Henry A. Kissinger Telephone Conversation Transcripts (Telcons) Richard Nixon Library
referencedIn Sound Recordings of Meetings and Telephone Conversations (Nixon Administration). 2/16/1971 - 7/18/1973. Sound Recordings of Meetings and Telephone Conversations. 2/16/1971 - 7/18/1973. White House telephone tape number 18 Richard Nixon Library
creatorOf Kenneth Rush Papers, 1937-1989 Hoover Institution Archives
creatorOf Rush, Kenneth, 1910-. Reminiscences of Kenneth Rush : oral history, [197-?]. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Sound Recordings of Meetings and Telephone Conversations (Nixon Administration). 2/16/1971 - 7/18/1973. Sound Recordings of Meetings and Telephone Conversations. 2/16/1971 - 7/18/1973. Oval Office tape number 520 Richard Nixon Library
creatorOf Sound Recordings of Meetings and Telephone Conversations (Nixon Administration). 2/16/1971 - 7/18/1973. Sound Recordings of Meetings and Telephone Conversations. 2/16/1971 - 7/18/1973. Oval Office tape number 700 Richard Nixon Library
creatorOf Atlantic Council of the United States. Letter, 1978, to Lewis Mumford. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Sound Recordings of Meetings and Telephone Conversations (Nixon Administration). 2/16/1971 - 7/18/1973. Sound Recordings of Meetings and Telephone Conversations. 2/16/1971 - 7/18/1973. Oval Office tape number 644 Richard Nixon Library
creatorOf Kenneth Rush Papers, 1937-1989 Hoover Institution Archives
creatorOf Sound Recordings of Meetings and Telephone Conversations (Nixon Administration). 2/16/1971 - 7/18/1973. Sound Recordings of Meetings and Telephone Conversations. 2/16/1971 - 7/18/1973. White House telephone tape number 24 Richard Nixon Library
referencedIn Sound Recordings of Meetings and Telephone Conversations (Nixon Administration). 2/16/1971 - 7/18/1973. Sound Recordings of Meetings and Telephone Conversations. 2/16/1971 - 7/18/1973. Oval Office tape number 721 Richard Nixon Library
referencedIn National Security Files (Nixon Administration). 1968 - 1975. Henry A. Kissinger Telephone Conversation Transcripts (Telcons) Richard Nixon Library
referencedIn Sound Recordings of Meetings and Telephone Conversations (Nixon Administration). 2/16/1971 - 7/18/1973. Sound Recordings of Meetings and Telephone Conversations. 2/16/1971 - 7/18/1973. Oval Office tape number 507 Richard Nixon Library
referencedIn Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. 1921 - 2008. Speeches and Other Public Papers of the Deputy Secretaries of Defense National Archives at College Park
creatorOf Sound Recordings of Meetings and Telephone Conversations (Nixon Administration). 2/16/1971 - 7/18/1973. Sound Recordings of Meetings and Telephone Conversations. 2/16/1971 - 7/18/1973. Camp David study table tape number 158 Richard Nixon Library
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Birth 1910-01-17

Death 1994-12-11

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