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As Vice President, Wallace chaired the [[Board of Economic Warfare]] (BEW) as a member of FDR's secret "war cabinet". | As Vice President, Wallace chaired the [[Board of Economic Warfare]] (BEW) as a member of FDR's secret "war cabinet". | ||
| − | He ran independantly in the [[United States presidential election | + | He ran independantly in the [[United States presidential election of 1948]], but lost to [[Harry Truman]]. <ref> [[Fandex]], Workman Publishing, 2002. </ref> |
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 19:44, July 31, 2007
| Henry A. Wallace | |
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| 33rd Vice-President of the United States | |
| Term of office January 20, 1941 - January 20, 1945 | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | John N. Garner |
| Succeeded by | Harry S. Truman |
| Born | October 7, 1888 Orient, Iowa |
| Died | November 18, 1965 Danbury, Connecticut |
| Spouse | Ilo Browne |
Henry Agard Wallace (1888 - 18 November 1965) was the second Vice President under Franklin D. Roosevelt from 1941-1945. He was not renominated as Roosevelt's running mate in 1944.
Wallace headed the Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA) in the early days of Rossevelt's New Deal. The AAA was later found unconstitutional by the United States Supreme Court.
As Vice President, Wallace chaired the Board of Economic Warfare (BEW) as a member of FDR's secret "war cabinet".
He ran independantly in the United States presidential election of 1948, but lost to Harry Truman. [1]
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