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Rogers Morton
Rogers Clark Ballard Morton (September 19, 1914 – April 19, 1979) was a U.S. Republican political figure. He was the chairman of Republican National Committee between 1969 and 1971. He was the Secretary of the Interior between 1971 and 1975. Finally, he was the Secretary of Commerce in 1975.
His brother Thruston B. Morton was also chairman of the Republican National Committee.
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Walter Joseph Hickel
| width="40%" style="text-align: center;" |United States Secretary of the Interior
1971—1975
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Stanley K. Hathaway
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Frederick B. Dent
| width="40%" style="text-align: center;" |United States Secretary of Commerce
May 1, 1975 — February 2, 1976
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Elliot Richardson
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