Bill Brock was a Republican U.S. Senator from Tennessee from 1971 to 1977. After leaving the Senate, Brock became the new chairman of the Republican National Committee, a position he held from 1977 to 1981. Upon the election of Ronald Reagan as U.S. president, Brock was appointed U.S. Trade Representative, a position he maintained until 1985 when he was made secretary of labor. Brock left public life in 1987 and became a consultant in the Washington, D.C., area.

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