Will Rogers Jr. Commission on Indian Affairs during the Johnson administration (1967–1969). Rogers had a minor career as an actor and was most noted for playing his father (whom he closely resembled), particularly in "The Story of Will Rogers" (1952), "Wild Heritage" (1958) in which he played a judge, and in 1982 (in voice only) in "The American Adventure" at Disney's Epcot in Florida. He also appeared frequently in the 1950s television anthology series, "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars." Rogers starred as "Tom Brewster" in "The Boy from Oklahoma", a 1954 Western film directed by Michael Curtiz, the basis for the 1957 television series
USS Will Rogers (SSBN-659) reactor was modified to use an S3G core 3. She conducted additional deterrent deployments from Rota into 1978, bringing the total number of patrols she had conducted to 35. From the latter half of 1978 until November 1991 "Will Rogers" was forward deployed at Site One in Holy Loch, Scotland. On 9 November 1991, "Will Rogers" departed Site One, the last submarine to leave Holy Loch before Submarine Squadron 14, which had been based there, was deactivated. Deactivated while still in commission, "Will Rogers" entered the U.S Navys Nuclear-Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program at Bremerton, Washington on 2 November