1947; entered the practice of law with the New York firm of Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett, 1947, and became a partner in 1956; was special counsel to the Preparedness Investigating Subcommittee of the Senate Armed Services Committee, 1957-1960, and consulting counsel to the Special Committee on Space and Astronautics, 1958; was general counsel of the Department of Defense, 1961-1962; served as Secretary of the Army, 5 July 1962 - 21 January 1964; under his direction the major reorganization of 1962 was implemented, the Army went on alert during the Cuban crisis, the Reserve Components were realigned, and the Army provided troops in support of civil authorities during the integration of universities in Mississippi and Alabama; served as Deputy Secretary of Defense, 1964-1967; was special representative of the President of the United States to Cyprus, 1967, and to Korea, 1968; was chief U.S. negotiator at the Paris Peace Conference on Vietnam, 1968-1969; was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1969; returned to the practice of law in New York City; served as Secretary of State, 1977-1980; resumed the practice of law with the firm of Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett; became chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in 1989 and cochairman of the Financial Services Volunteer Corps, a Department of State/Agency for International Development project, in 1990.
