RUSKIAN

belonging to (David) Dean Rusk (1909 - ), US statesman; US Secretary of States 1961 - 1969. —Academy Level IV Glossary

like or typical of Dean Rusk (1909-1994), United States politician and Secretary of State from 1961 to 1969. While in office, Rusk constantly defended the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War (1954-1975) and thus became the target of growing antiwar sentiment in America. He also maintained longtime opposition to the diplomatic recognition of Communist China, which intensified his image as a supporter of the cold war (the hostile but non-violent rivalry between the Soviet Union and the United States, and their respective allies, from around 1946 to 1989).belonging to (David) Dean Rusk (1909 - ), US statesman; US Secretary of States 1961 - 1969.belonging to David Dean Rusk. See also Rusk in this glossary.