Knowra Henry A. Wallace Henry A. Wallace Henry A. Wallace was an American agricultural scientist, publisher, and politician who served as vice president from 1941 to 1945 and ran for president in 1948.
Franklin D. Roosevelt : Franklin D. Roosevelt was the 32nd president of the United States, serving from 1933 to 1945. Roosevelt chose Wallace as secretary of agriculture and later as his vice president.
United States Secretary of Agriculture : The United States secretary of agriculture leads the Department of Agriculture and advises the president on agricultural policy. Wallace held the office from 1933 to 1940, shaping New Deal farm programs.
Iowa : Iowa is a Midwestern U.S. state whose economy and history have been strongly shaped by agriculture. Wallace was born, educated, and began his agricultural work in Iowa.
1948 United States presidential election : The 1948 United States presidential election was a contest in which Democrat Harry S. Truman defeated Republican Thomas E. Dewey. Wallace’s third-party campaign challenged Truman from the left but won no electoral votes.
Harry S. Truman : Harry S. Truman was the 33rd president of the United States, succeeding Roosevelt in 1945. Truman removed Wallace from his cabinet after Wallace publicly opposed the administration’s foreign policy.
New Deal : The New Deal was a set of U.S. federal programs and reforms introduced under Franklin D. Roosevelt during the Great Depression. Wallace helped administer its agricultural policies and supported broader economic planning.
Iowa State University : Iowa State University is a public research university in Ames, Iowa, founded as a land-grant college. Wallace studied animal husbandry there and graduated in 1910.
Cold War : The Cold War was a prolonged geopolitical rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II. Wallace’s opposition to confrontational U.S. policy toward the Soviet Union defined his break with Truman.
Henry C. Wallace : Henry C. Wallace was an American agricultural editor and politician who served as secretary of agriculture from 1921 to 1924. Wallace’s father, also an agricultural publisher and secretary of agriculture, helped shape his early interests.
Agricultural Adjustment Act : The Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933 paid farmers to reduce production in an effort to raise crop prices. As agriculture secretary, Wallace oversaw implementation of this central New Deal farm program.
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