Original Caricature of Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson by Chief Editorial Cartoonist, Detroit Free Press
Pen and watercolor drawing [9" x 12 1/4"]. Item #66314
Ezra Taft Benson (1899-1994) was the thirteenth President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Born in Whitney, Idaho, Benson learned what is meant by the term "hard work" on the family farm. After receiving his education in agriculture at Brigham Young University and Iowa State College (now Iowa State University), he went on to serve in various positions in the industry. He was secretary of agriculture under President Eisenhower from 1953 to 1961. While serving in this position, he cleared, purged, and reorganized the Department, including reorganizing its twenty agencies into four divisions. Benson served the full eight years in the Administration (one of only two cabinet members to do so) and was viewed as one of the Administration's most active and controversial figures.
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