Henry A. Wallace
33rd U.S. vice president, agriculture secretary, and Progressive nominee.
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From 1941 to 1945, he held the office of 33rd Vice President.[1]
Life and work
In 1892 the Wallaces relocated to Ames, Iowa, and then four years later, in 1896, they moved again to Des Moines, Iowa.[2] An agricultural newspaper called Wallaces Farmer was started by the Wallace family in 1894; this publication achieved great success.[2] After his 1910 college graduation, he took on the role of a full-time writer and editor for Wallace's Farmer.[3] Following Roosevelt's victory in the 1932 presidential election, Wallace was chosen by Roosevelt to be secretary of agriculture.[4]
January 20, 1941, was the date Wallace took the oath of office as vice president.[5] Truman became president after Roosevelt's death in April 1945.[1]
What the cited sources add
Benn Steil's book launch describes Wallace as "the most important, and certainly the most fascinating, almost-president in American history."[6] Steil notes that Wallace was "an extremely accomplished self-taught agricultural geneticist."[6] According to Steil, Wallace's main advisor on atomic energy was Harry Magdoff, a Soviet agent who handed over Wallace's private Cabinet papers on atomic energy to the Soviets.[6] Birstein reports that goods in Magadan shops had been carted from warehouses especially for Wallace's visit and that shelves would be bare after his departure.[7]
Birstein also notes that Wallace's book Soviet Asian Mission, published in 1946, triggered a storm of criticism.[7]
References
- Wikipedia, "Henry A. Wallace" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Henry Agard Wallace, 33rd Vice President (1941–1945)", Senate.gov, May 5, 2017 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Henry A. Wallace" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Culver & Hyde (2000), pp. 11–17.; Culver & Hyde (2000), pp. 21–22. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Henry A. Wallace" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Culver & Hyde (2000), pp. 37–39; Wallace, "Correlation and Machine Calculation", Iowa State College Bulletin, 1925; Culver & Hyde (2000), p. 42–44; Culver & Hyde (2000), pp. 53–55; Culver & Hyde (2000), pp. 92–93, 110 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Henry A. Wallace" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Culver & Hyde (2000), pp. 105–107; Kennedy (1999), p. 457 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Henry A. Wallace" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Culver & Hyde (2000), pp. 251–254; Culver & Hyde, "American Dreamer", p. 255; Arthur (2012), pp. 152–153, 155, 162–164, 196 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- CFR Fellows' Book Launch Series: The World That Wasn't: Henry Wallace and the Fate of the American Century by Benn Steil, Jan 23, 2024, accessed April 28, 2026.. facts only, no text reused. cfr.org
- Three Days in "Auschwitz without Gas Chambers": Henry A. Wallace's Visit to Magadan in 1944, by Vadim Birstein, Wilson Center website, April 30, 2012.. facts only, no text reused. wilsoncenter.org
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