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Rogers Clark Ballard Morton (September 19, 1914 – April 19, 1979) was an American politician who served as the U.S. Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Commerce during the administrations of presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, respectively.
Rogers Morton was born in Louisville, Kentucky, on September 19, 1914, and received a B.A. from Yale University in 1937. Morton served in the U.S. Army in World War II, eventually becoming a captain. He worked at Ballard and Ballard Company (1939-1951), serving as president from 1947 to 1951.
16 de jul. de 2012 · When the Talbot Spy formally launched in the Spring of 2011, it dedicated itself to the memory of Talbot County’s Rogers C.B. Morton, a Republican Congressman and former Secretary of the Interior and Commerce in the Nixon and Ford Administrations.
Rogers Morton: The "Good Soldier" Leaves Interior, a Troubled Agency. Luther J. Carter Authors Info & Affiliations. Science. 18 Apr 1975. Vol 188, Issue 4185. pp. 242 - 292. DOI: 10.1126/science.188.4185.242. Formats available. You can view the full content in the following formats: VIEW PDF. (0)eLetters.
Americans who care about conservation and the environment have lost a champion with the death of Rogers C. B. Morton. He fought gallantly for the outdoors he cherished. In Congress, in the Cabinet, and in politics he was both an ardent partisan and a perfect gentleman.
20 de abr. de 1979 · Rogers C. B. Morton, who held Cabinet posts under two Presidents and served as a Republican member of Congress and as the party's national chairman, died of cancer yesterday at his home in...
These papers contain the office files of Louisville, Kentucky, native Rogers Morton while he served as a member of Congress from Maryland, Republican National Committee Chairman (1969-1971), Secretary of the Interior and Commerce, and advisor to the presidential campaign of Gerald R. Ford.
