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The next morning I received a phone call from Kenneth Rush, the Deputy Secretary of State. He congratulated me and pledged the full support of the Department. This was a generous gesture, especially as Rush undoubtedly knew that but for Watergate he, not I, would have been Bill Roger's successor. Rogers also called with his congratulations; we chatted politely but briefly.Then I settled back to watch the press conference on television.
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