POWER OF ATTORNEY

     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned, being a
director or officer, or both, of WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
(the "Company") does hereby constitute and appoint DAVID R. WHITWAM, JEFF M.
FETTIG, and DANIEL F. HOPP, with full power to each of them to act alone, as the
true and lawful attorneys and agents of the undersigned, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution to each of said attorneys, to execute, file, or
deliver any and all instruments and to do any and all acts and things which said
attorneys and agents, or any of them, deem advisable to enable the Company, and
the Whirlpool Corporation Key Employee Treasury Stock Ownership Plan (the "Key
Employee Plan") and the Whirlpool Corporation Nonemployee Director Treasury
Stock Ownership Plan (the "Nonemployee Director Plan") (together the "Plans"),
to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any requirements of
the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereto, in connection with
the registration under said Securities Act of 200,000 treasury shares of common
stock of the Company for the Key Employee Plan and 300,000 treasury shares of
common stock of the Company for the Nonemployee Director Plan (for a total of
500,000 treasury shares of common stock registered under the Plans) which may be
offered or delivered to participants in the Plans, including specifically, but
without limitation of the general authority hereby granted, the power of
authority to sign his or her name as director or officer, or both, of the
Company, as indicated below opposite his or her signature:

     (i)        to the registration statements, or any amendments,
                post-effective amendments, deregistrations or papers
                supplemental thereto, to be filed in respect of said treasury
                shares of common stock of the Company, and to the prospectuses
                or any amendments, supplements or revisions thereof, to be filed
                with said registration statements or with any amendments or
                post-effective amendments to said registration statements;

     (ii)       to any amendments or post-effective amendments or
                deregistrations as shall be necessary or appropriate to any
                registration statements heretofore filed under said Securities
                Act with respect to treasury shares of common stock of the
                Company; and

     (iii)      to said prospectuses or any amendments, supplements, or
                revisions thereof to be filed with any registration statements
                (or with any amendments or post-effective amendments thereto)
                heretofore filed under said Securities Act with respect to
                treasury shares of common stock of the Company; and each of the
                undersigned does hereby fully ratify and confirm all that said
                attorneys and agents, or any of them, or the substitute of any
                of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has subscribed these presents
     this 25/th/ day of October, 2001.

                  Name                             Title

/s/ David R. Whitwam                        Director, Chairman of the Board and
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David R. Whitwam                            Chief Executive Officer
                                            (Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ Jeff M. Fettig                          Director, President and
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Jeff M. Fettig                              Chief Operating Officer
                                            (Principal Operating Officer)



             Name                                      Title



/s/ Mark E. Brown                           Executive Vice President and
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Mark E. Brown                               Chief Financial Officer
                                            (Principal Financial Officer)


/s/ Betty A. Beaty                          Vice President and Controller
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Betty A. Beaty                              (Principal Accounting Officer)


/s/ Herman Cain                             Director
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Herman Cain


/s/ Gary T. DiCamillo                       Director
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Gary T. DiCamillo


 /s/ Allan D. Gilmour                       Director
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Allan D.Gilmour


/s/ Kathleen J. Hempel                      Director
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Kathleen J. Hempel


/s/ James M. Kilts                          Director
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James M. Kilts


/s/ Arnold G. Langbo                        Director
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Arnold G. Langbo


/s/ Miles L. Marsh                          Director
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Miles L. Marsh


/s/ Philip L. Smith                         Director
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Philip L. Smith


/s/ Paul G. Stern                           Director
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Paul G. Stern


/s/ Janice D. Stoney                        Director
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Janice D. Stoney