| − | '''Henry Agard Wallace''' '''(1888 - 1965)''' was a farm leader, agriculture secretary (1933–40) [[Democratic]] politician, and Vice President under [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] from 1941–1945. After a disastrous term as vice president, he was dropped from the ticket in 1944 despite strong support from the left. He became Secretary of Commerce, but opposed President [[Harry Truman]] on the [[Cold War]], arguing for friendship with the Soviet Union. He was fired in 1946 by Truman for giving a pro-Soviet Union speech, and then ran as the [[leftist]] Progressive Party candidate against Truman ran for president in 1948. The Communist party took control of Wallace's campaign and he won few votes. Disillusioned, Wallace returned to business, where his hybrid corn business was a huge success. He left a fortune of several billion dollars at his death. Wallace was a major [[New Deal]] spokesman and liberal leader 1933–48. | + | '''Henry Agard Wallace''' '''(1888 - 1965)''' was a farm leader, agriculture secretary (1933–40) [[Democratic]] politician, and Vice President under [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] from 1941–1945. A sympathizer of the [[communist]] [[Soviet Union]], Wallace was replaced as VP by the dying President Roosevelt, a Freemason, with a fellow Freemason [[Harry Truman]]. Wallace then became Secretary of Commerce, but opposed President [[Harry Truman]] on the [[Cold War]], arguing for friendship with the Soviet Union. He was fired in 1946 by Truman for giving a pro-Soviet Union speech, and then ran as the communist-supported Progressive Party candidate against Truman ran for president in 1948. The Communist party took control of Wallace's campaign and he won few votes. By 1952 Wallace publicly repudiated communism and even voted Republican, which caused the Left to ignore him in history books. Wallace returned to business, where his hybrid corn business was a huge financial success. Though a major [[New Deal]] spokesman and [[liberal]] leader in 1933–48, but gets no credit from liberals today. |