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 (hereinafter called the "Corporation"), does
hereby constitute and appoint DAVID R. WHITWAM, WILLIAM D. MAROHN, JOHN P.
CUNNINGHAM 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 all acts and things which said attorneys and
agents, or any of them, deem advisable to enable the Corporation to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with (i) the filing under said Securities Exchange Act of
the Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995, and (ii) the filing under
said Securities Exchange Act of the Annual Report on Form 11-K for the year ended December 31, 1995 for
the Whirlpool 401(k) Plan, including specifically, but without limitation of the general authority hereby granted, the
power and authority to sign his or her name as a director or officer, or both, of the Corporation, as indicated
below opposite his or her signature, to the Annual Report on Form 10-K and the Annual Report on Form 11-K,
or any amendment, post-effective amendment, or papers supplemental thereto to be filed in respect of said
Annual Reports; 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, as of the 20th day of
February, 1996.
Name Title
/s/ David R. Whitwam