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Which president did Rusk serve under first?

  • John F. Kennedy

  • Harry Truman

  • Dwight Eisenhower

  • Lyndon B. Johnson

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John F. Kennedy was the first president that Dean Rusk served under. Rusk was appointed as Secretary of State by Kennedy in 1961 and served in that role until 1969, continuing under President Lyndon B. Johnson after Kennedy's assassination in 1963. Rusk played a key role in shaping U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War era, particularly in regards to the Vietnam War.
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