POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, being a Director of
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, a Delaware Corporation (hereinafter called the
("Corporation"), does hereby constitute and appoint DANIEL F. HOPP and
ROBERT T. KENAGY, with full powers to act alone, as the true and lawful
attorneys and agents of the undersigned, with full power of substitution
and resubstitution to said attorneys, to execute, file or deliver any and
all instruments and to do all acts and things that said attorneys and agents,
deems advisable to enable compliance with the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, (the "Act") and any requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the filing
under the Act of any statements required to be filed pursuant to Section
16(a) of the Act, including specifically, but without limitation of the
general authority hereby granted, the power and authority to sign on
behalf of the undersigned as a Director of the Corporation, any Form 3,
Form 4, Form 5 or any such other report, statement or document required
to be filed by or on the undersigned's behalf pursuant to said Section
16(a); and the undersigned does hereby fully ratify and confirm all that
said attorneys and agents, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents as of
the fourth day of January 2006.

William T. Kerr