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- Rogers_Morton abstract "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 M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford, Jr., respectively. He also served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland.Though he was born in Louisville, Kentucky, Morton moved to a farm on the Eastern Shore of Maryland in the early 1950s. In 1962, he was elected to the House of Representatives, in which capacity he established an environmental record. Morton would joke that his two middle initials stood for \"Chesapeake Bay.\" In 1968, Morton played a major role in Richard Nixon's campaign for president, and was chosen by Nixon in 1969 to serve as chairman of the Republican National Committee.In the elections of 1970, Morton was considered a strong candidate to challenge Joseph Tydings for his U.S. Senate seat from Maryland, but he chose instead to remain as chairman of the RNC. In 1971, President Nixon tapped Morton to serve as Secretary of the Interior, during which time he oversaw the construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System and the 1973 oil crisis. Morton was the only person from the East Coast to serve as head of the Interior Department in the 20th century.Following Nixon's resignation due to the Watergate Scandal, Morton continued in his post in the Gerald Ford administration until 1975, when he was nominated to serve as Secretary of Commerce. From April to August 1976, Morton served as Ford's campaign manager in his bid for election. Morton retired from politics following Ford's election defeat. Three years later, he died of cancer at his home in Easton on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.".
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- Rogers_Morton almaMater Yale_University.
- Rogers_Morton battle World_War_II.
- Rogers_Morton birthDate "1914-09-19".
- Rogers_Morton birthPlace Kentucky.
- Rogers_Morton birthPlace Louisville,_Kentucky.
- Rogers_Morton deathDate "1979-04-19".
- Rogers_Morton deathPlace Easton,_Maryland.
- Rogers_Morton deathPlace Maryland.
- Rogers_Morton militaryBranch United_States_Army.
- Rogers_Morton militaryBranch United_States_Navy.
- Rogers_Morton orderInOffice "22nd".
- Rogers_Morton orderInOffice "39th".
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- Rogers_Morton orderInOffice "from Maryland's1stdistrict".
- Rogers_Morton party Republican_Party_(United_States).
- Rogers_Morton predecessor Frederick_B._Dent.
- Rogers_Morton predecessor Thomas_Francis_Johnson.
- Rogers_Morton predecessor Wally_Hickel.
- Rogers_Morton president Gerald_Ford.
- Rogers_Morton president Richard_Nixon.
- Rogers_Morton profession Politician.
- Rogers_Morton relation Thruston_Ballard_Morton.
- Rogers_Morton religion Episcopal_Church_(United_States).
- Rogers_Morton successor Elliot_Richardson.
- Rogers_Morton successor Stanley_K._Hathaway.
- Rogers_Morton successor William_Oswald_Mills.
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