11 Facts About Kenneth Rush

David Kenneth Rush was a United States Ambassador who helped negotiate the groundbreaking Four-Power Agreement in 1971 that ended the post-war crisis over Berlin.

Kenneth Rush was born David Kenneth Rush in Walla Walla, Washington, where his parents, from an old Tennessee family, had journeyed during a yearlong tour of the western United States.

Kenneth Rush's father was a farmer in Greenville, Tennessee, and his mother a teacher.

Kenneth Rush's father died when he was two years old.

Kenneth Rush majored in history and was elected into the Phi Beta Kappa.

From 1936 to 1937, Kenneth Rush joined the Duke University faculty as an assistant professor and taught law.

In 1937, Kenneth Rush accepted an offer to join the Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation with the prospect of an executive position.

Kenneth Rush became a vice president in 1939 and was named president in 1966.

Kenneth Rush resigned from all private positions in 1969 to become United States Ambassador to West Germany.

Kenneth Rush was credited for playing a major role in rushing the successful conclusion of the Four Power Agreement on Berlin between the United States, Britain, Soviet Union, and France after 17 months of negotiations.

Kenneth Rush died at his home in Delray Beach, Florida, on December 11,1994, at the age of 84.