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Henry Wallace 1888- 1965 Politician
He was instrumental in reorganizing that department, as well as in shaping federal farm policy. After being replaced by Harry S. Truman for the 1944 ticket, Wallace went on to serve as Commerce Secretary under Roosevelt and Truman, but found himself at odds with Truman over the President's staunch anticommunist foreign policy stance, since Wallace favored cooperation with the Soviet government. Wallace resigned in 1946, but continued his criticism of US policies. In 1948, Wallace was persuaded to run for President as a third-party candidate, but his Progressive Citizens of America Party included many Communists. Wallace's failure to disown those persons cost him support, and he carried no states in the election. His political influence waned after the election, though he continued to generate controversy.
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