| − | '''Henry Agard Wallace''' '''(1888 - 1965)''' was a farm leader, agriculture secretary (1933–40) [[Democrat]] 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 fellow Freemason [[Harry Truman]]. Wallace then became Secretary of Commerce, but opposed then-President 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 for President in 1948. The [[CPUSA]] took control of Wallace's campaign and he won few votes. By 1952 Wallace publicly repudiated Communism and even voted Republican, which caused the [[Leftism|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. | + | '''Henry Agard Wallace''' '''(1888 - 1965)''' was a farm leader, agriculture secretary (1933–40) [[Democrat]] 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 fellow Freemason [[Harry Truman]]. Wallace then became Secretary of Commerce, but opposed then-President 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 for President in 1948. The [[CPUSA]] took control of Wallace's campaign and he won few votes. By 1952 Wallace publicly repudiated Communism and even voted Republican, which caused the [[Leftist|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. |