Keywords: USDA officials-1961.jpg en This photograph is of several USDA officials both active and retired taken in 1961 at a lecture series honoring the USDA Centennial On the far left is Joseph M Robertson then Assistant Secretary for Administration Next to him is M L Wilson Assistant Secretary and later Under Secretary of Agriculture 1934-1940 and Director of Extension Work 1940-1953 Third is Henry A Wallace Secretary of Agriculture from 1933 to 1941 and Vice President from 1941 to 1945 To his right is Charles Murphy Under Secretary of Agriculture 1961-1965 Second from the right is Paul Appleby who was Assistant to Secretary Wallace and later Under Secretary 1940-1944 On the far right is Frank J Welch Assistant Secretary for Federal-State Relations USDA website http //www nal usda gov/speccoll/collect/history/officpg htm usda 1961 Government of the United States PD-USGov |