As Secretary of Agriculture, he gained the nickname "The Greatest Butcher in Christendom" for a program that paid farmers to slaughter pigs, and he oversaw the creation of the first food stamp program.
This person became editor of a newspaper that merged with the Iowa Homestead when his father became the Secretary of Agriculture, the same job he rose to twelve years later. He also served as Secretary of Commerce, while after being fired for opposing anti-Communist policies he became the editor of The New Republic. As Secretary of Agriculture, he gained the nickname "The Greatest Butcher in Christendom" for a program that paid farmers to slaughter pigs, and he oversaw the creation of the first food stamp program. When he ran for vice president, his letters to Russian religious guru Nicholas Roerich were controversial, and he served one term before being replaced by Harry Truman. Name this politician who ran with Glen Taylor in the 1948 Presidential Election as a Progressive.
This person became editor of a newspaper that merged with the Iowa Homestead when his father became the Secretary of Agriculture, the same job he rose to twelve years later.
Henry A(gard) Wallace