John C. Stennis was one of the last giants of the United States Senate. He represented Mississippi in the Senate from 1947 to 1989. Senator Stennis is perhaps the most beloved Mississippian of the 20th century. He was a friend and advisor to eight U.S. presidents, from Harry Truman to Ronald Regan. He impressed his contemporaries, influenced his age, and left a name for posterity.
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William “Brother” Rogers became the director of the Programs and Communication Division of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History in 2017. From 1990 to 2016, he was the associate director of the
John C. Stennis Center for Public Service in Starkville, Mississippi. He holds a master's degree in public affairs (MPA) from the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. Brother was an adjunct professor from 2008 to 2014 in the Honors College at the University of Alabama, where he taught a course on women and political leadership.
