wallace' farmer magazine. he was a champion for world america. his son henry c. wallace was u.s. secretary of agriculture under woodard wilson. he died in office. henry c.'s son was born on this farm in 1888 and i told your about henry a. wallace. this farm is significant because he lived here until he was 4 years old so we get to claim him. a three generations were concerned about rural prosperity and how they could help people better understand farming and how they felt it was important that people were close to the soil. henry a. wallace was taking a walk in waterworks park in des moines. a western union person came up to him with a telegram and it was from franklin roosevelt asking him to be the secretary of agriculture. he came into that position in 1933 when farm prices were at an all-time low when land and soil had eroded from places that should never have been plowed. so there were many, many problems that he had to deal with. so as u.s. secretary of agriculture, he is known for the agriculture adjustment act which was the first time farmers were asked not to produce. they

agriculture. 1940, president roosevelt asked henry a. wallace to be his henry a. dent and so wallace agreed. at that time in convention, they had to vote on who was going to be the presidential candidate viceho was going to be the presidential candidate. 1940 was on the ticket in and they won as a team in 1941, oath of office as u.s. vice president. years . wallace had four as a vice president. nd during that time, he did more than any other vice president had done up until that time. he served as president liaison to the manhattan project. development of weaponry.ergy for irst he was intrigued by the whole notion of nuclear energy. ut when he saw what was being developed, he -- he stood up and cannot be usedis against other human beingings. so he made points such as that and he wasn't afraid to make of statements and to began to be , he other people and he became less popular through years. another thing relating to the war that henry a. wallace did winding down, was he became vocal that the united to an should not get in adversarial position with the soviet union

. >> we are at the henry a. wallace country life center which is 50 miles south and west of des moines. wallace center of iowa consist of two historic locations. both honoring the three generations wallace's. there's a wallace house in sherman hill in des moines and there's 40-acre farm, the henry a. wallace country life center. henry a. and henry c. and uncle henry were always involved in food. our work doses not resolve around the museum. our work resolves around communities and programming and foods and civility initiative. on the farm, we raised fruits and vegetables and we used the produce in our restaurant and we go to farmers market. henry a. wallace is probably the most known of the three generations of wallace's. he was born on this farm. he went on to become editor of wallace's farm magazine. he was then asked by franklin roosevelt to serve as u.s. secretary of agriculture which he did for eight years from 1933 to 1941. and 1941 to 1945, he was roosevelt's vice president and he was founder of pioneer hybrid in

this is the birthplace home of henry a. wallace. the wallaces of iowa consist of three generations of wallaces. the patriarch was known fondly as uncle henry. was the founder of wallace's former magazine. was u.s. secretary of agriculture under woodrow was bornnd henry's son on this farm in 1888. he went on to become editor of wallace's farmer magazine. he was asked by franklin roosevelt to serve as u.s. secretary of agriculture, which he did for eight years. 1945, he was roosevelt's vice president as u.s. -- president. agriculture, and it was the first time farmers were asked not to produce. at first, people could not believe the things he was proposing regarding that. prices went up, they started to listen to him. people still refer to him today as the genius secretary of agriculture. >> explore the history and literary life of des moines, iowa throughout the weekend on c-span two's booktv and sunday afternoon at 2:00 eastern on american history tv on c-span three. 40 years ago this july, the supreme court considered whether presid

this is the birthplace of henry a. wallace. wallace is of iowa consist of three generations. the patriarch was known as fondly as uncle henry, and he was the founder of wallace the farmer magazine. was u.s. secretary of agriculture under woodrow wilson. henry's son was born on this farm in 1888. he went on to become editor of the magazine. he was asked by franklin roosevelt to serve as secretary of agriculture, which he did for eight years. 's41 to 1945, he was roosevelt vice president. as u.s. secretary of agriculture, he is known for the agricultural adjustment act, which was the first time that farmers are asked not to produce. could notpeople believe the things he was proposing regarding that, but up, theyrices went started to listen to him. people still refer to him today secretary of agriculture. >> explore the history and literary life of des moines, iowa, next weekend on c-span2's "booktv" an american history tv on c-span3. dedicatedsed and so not to be made fuzzy i am thinking and stupid labels. thatld remind you extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. [applau

and this is the birth place home of henry a. wallace. the patriarch was known as uncle henry and he was the founder of wallace's farmer magazine. his son henry c. wallace was u.s. secretary of agriculture under woodrow wilson. his son was born on this farm in 1888. he went on to become editor of wallace's farmer magazine. he was asked by franklin roosevelt to serve as u.s. secretary of agriculture which he did from 1933 to 1941. he was roosevelt's vice president. he's known for the agriculture adjustment act. which was the first time that farmers were asked not to produce. at first, people couldn't believe the things that he was proposing regarding that, but then as prices went up they started to listen to him. people still refer to him today as the genius secretary of as the genius secretary of agriculture. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] 150 years ago in july of 1864, a confederate army of about 12,000 under the command of general early nearly invad

and this is the birthplace home on the henry a. wallace. it consists of three generations of the lasts. the patriarch is uncle henry and he was the founder of wallace's farmer. his son, henry c. wallace was u.s. secretary of architecture under woodrow wilson and henry's son was born on this farm in 1888. he went on to become editor of wallace's farmer magazine. in 1941-1945, he was roosevelt's vice president. as u.s. secretary of agriculture, he is known for the agricultural adjustment act, which was the first time that farmers were asked not to produce. at first, people couldn't believe the things that he was proposing regarding that. but then, as prices went up, they started to listen to him. and people still referred to him today as the genius secretary of agriculture. >> explore the history and literary life of mountains, iowa, next week on book tv. >> extremism and advance of liberty is no vice. [applause] thank you. thank you. and let me remind you also that moderation and the pursuit of justice is no virtue. [applause] >> senator gold

this is the birthplace home of henry a wallace. they consist of three generations. the patriarch was known as uncle henry and he was the founder of the magazine. his son was u.s. secretary of agriculture under woodrow wilson. and his son was born on this farm in 1888 and he went on to become editor of the magazine. he was asked by franklin roosevelt to serve as u.s. secretary of agriculture, which years.for eight president.evelt vice he is known for the agricultural adjustment act, the first time farmers were asked not to produce. at first, people could not believe the things he was proposing. as prices went up, they started to listen to him and people refer to him as the genius secretary of agriculture. >> export a history of dimon, iweb -- des moines, iowa. >> now you can keep in touch with current events using any phone, anytime, with c-span radio on audio now. every weekday, listen to a recap of the days events at 5:00 eastern. you can also hear audio of the public affairs programs beginning at noon on sundays. >> a lot of soldiers had been away from their homes

this is the birthplace of henry a. wallace. it is three generations.he patriarch was known as uncle henry. he was the founder of wallace's former magazine. secretary of.s. agriculture under woodrow wilson. and his son was born on this editor 1888 and he was of the magazine. he was asked by franco roosevelt to serve as u.s. secretary of agriculture which he did a 48 r eight years.o as the u.s. secretary of agriculture, he is known for the agricultural and adjustment act which was the first time that farmers were asked not to produce. believe, people cannot the things he was proposing regarding that. then as prices went up, they started to listen to him. people still refer to him today ofthe genius secretary agriculture. >> explore the history and literary life of des moines next weekend on book tv. >> 40 years ago, the watergate scandal led to the only resignation of an american president. throughout this month and early august, american history tv revisits 1974 and the final weeks of the nixon administration. this weekend, hear the supreme court oral a

this is the birthplace home of henry a. wallace. the wallaces of iowa consists of three generations of offices. the patriarch was known as fondly as uncle henry and he was the founder of wallace's farmer magazine. his son henry c. wallace was u.s. secretary of agriculture under woodrow wilson and henry c.'s son was born on this farm in 1888 to one on to become editor of wallace's farmer magazine. he was announced by franklin roosevelt to serve as u.s. secretary of agriculture which he did for eight years from 1933 to 1941 and 1941 to 1945 he was roosevelt's vice president and u.s. secretary of agriculture. he was known for the agricultural adjustment act which was the first time that farmers were asked not to produce. at first people couldn't believe the things that he was proposing regarding that but then as prices went up they started to listen to him. people still refer to him today as the genius secretary of agriculture. >> booktv covers hundreds of author programs that the country a year long. here's a look at some of the events

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. >> we are at the henry a. wallace country life center which is 50 miles south and west of des moines. while it centers iowa consists of two historic locations, both honoring this regeneration of wallaces. there is the house and there is this 40-acre farm. henry a. and henry c. and uncle henry were always involved in food. so our work does

and this is the birth place home of henry a. wallace. the wallaces of iowa consist of three generations of wallaces. the patriarch was known as fondly as uncle henry and he was the founder of wallace's farmer magazine. his son henry, c. wallace, was u.s. secretary of agriculture under woodrow wilson. and henry c.'s son was born on this farm in 1888. he went on to become editor of wallace's farmer magazine. he was then asked by franklin roosevelt to serve as secretary of agriculture which he did for eight years. then he was roosevelt's vice president. as u.s. secretary of agriculture he is known for the agricultural adjustment act, which was the first time that farmers were asked not to produce. at first people couldn't believe the things that he was proposing regarding that, but then as prices went up they started to listen to him. and people still refer to him today as the genius secretary of agriculture. >> explore the history and literary life of des moines, iowa saturday at noon eastern on c-span's 2 book tv and on c-span3 on sunday.

this is the birthplace home of henry a. wallace. the wallaces of iowa consist of three generations. the pate ark was a t founder of wallace's former manager sein. his son, henry, was u.s. secretary of agriculture under woodrow wilson and henry c.'s son was born on this farm in 1888. he went on to become editor of wallace's former magazine. he was then asked by roosevelt to serve as secretary of agriculture. in 1941 to 1945, he was roosevelt's vice president. as u.s. secretary of agriculture, he is known for the agricultural adjustment act, which is the first time that farmers were asked not to produce. at first, people couldn't believe the things that he was proposing regarding that, but then as prices went up, they started to listen to him. and people still refer to him at as the genius. >> explore the history of des moines, iowa. saturday and sunday afternoon at 2:00. >>> chris murphy recently shared a hearing on energy reliance with russia. it was addressed in a visit to eastern europe last month that included vice president biden. witnesses at this hearing include an assistant se

this is the birthplace home of henry a. wallace. the wallaces of iowa consist of three generations of wallaces. the patriarch was known as fondly as uncle henry, and he was the founder of wallace's farmer mag inn. his son henry c. wallace was u.s. secretary of agriculture under wood row wilson, and henry c's son was born on this farm in 1888. he went on to become editor of wallaces' farmer magazine. he was asked by franklin roosevelt to serve as u.s. secretary of agriculture, which he did from 1933 to 1941. he was also vice president. he is known for the agricultural adjustment act, which was the first time that farmers were asked not to produce. at first people couldn't believe the things that he was proposing regarding that, but then as prices went up, they started to listen to him, and -- >>> literary life of des moines iowa, saturday at noon eastern on c-span2's booktv. sunday asp at 2:00 on american history tv on c-span3. now you can keep in touch with current events from the nation's capital using any phone anythyme on audio no

this is the birthplace home of henry a. wallace. fondlyriarch was known as uncle henry, and he was the wallace's farmer magazine. c. wallace was u.s. secretary of agriculture under woodrow wilson, and his son was born on this farm in 1888. he went on to become editor of ' farmer magazine." he was secretary of agriculture from 1933 to 1940 one, and from 1941 to 1945 he was roosevelt's vice president and u.s. secretary of agriculture. he is known for the agricultural adjustment act, which was the first time that farmers were asked not to produce. at first people could not believe the things he was proposing regarding that, but then as prices went up they started to listen to him, and people still refer to him today as the genius secretary of agriculture. >> exploiter the history -- explore the history and literary life of des moines, iowa, this tv."nd on c-span2's "book >> live today on c-span -- "washington journal" is next. at 10:00 a.m. eastern, the house returns for general speeches. house continues work on the financial services a

. >>> we are at the henry a. wallace country wide center, 50 miles south and west and this is the birthplace home of henry a. wallace. the wallaces of iowa consist of three generations of wallaces. the pate rack was known as uncle henry, the founder of wallace's magazine. his son was u.s. secretary of agriculture under woodrow wilson and henry c.'s son was born on this form in 1888. he went on to become -- then asked by roosevelt to serve as u.s. secretary of agriculture, which he did from 1933 to 1941. in 1941 so 1945, he was roosevelt's vice president. as u.s. secretary of agricult e agriculture, he is known for the agricultural adjustment act, which is the first time that farmers were asked not to produce. at first, people couldn't believe the things that he was proposing regarding that. but then as price iss went up, people started to listen to him. >> explore the history and literary life of des moines, iowa, saturday at noon eastern and sunday afternoon at 2:00 on american history tv on cspan 3. >>> federal reserve

[applause] >>> we are at the henry a. wallace country life center 50 miles south and west of the morning and this is the birthplace of thomas henry a. wallace. they consist of three generations. but petri arc was known as uncle henry and he was the founder of wallace farmer magazine. his son was the u.s. secretary of agriculture under woodrow wilson and his son was born on this for many teen eda and went on to become editor of the wallace farmer magazine and was then asked by franklin roosevelt to serve as the u.s. secretary of agriculture which he did from 1933 to 1941. 1941 to 1945 he was roosevelt's vice president. as u.s. secretary of agriculture he is known for the agricultural adjustment act which was the first time farmers were asked not to produce. at first people couldn't believe the things he was proposing regarding that, but then as prices went up, they started to listen to him and people still refer to him today as the genius of secretary of agriculture. >> explore the history and literary life of the morning iowa sat

wallacee at the henry a country life center, which is 50 miles south and west of des moines. this is the birthplace home of henry a. wallace. the wallaces of iowa consist of three generations. the patriarch was known as uncle ofry, and he was the founder "wallace's former magazine." his son was u.s. secretary of agriculture under woodrow wilson, and henry's son was born on this farm in 1888. he went on to become editor of "wallace's farmer magazine." he was asked by franklin roosevelt to serve as secretary of agriculture, which he did from eight years, 1933-1941. he was roosevelt's vice president. as u.s. secretary of agriculture, he is known for the adjustment act, which was the first time farmers were asked not to produce. at first, people cannot believe the things he was proposing regarding that, but then as prices went up, they started to listen to him. people still refer to him today as the genius secretary of agriculture. >> explore the history and literary life of des moines, iowa next week and on c-span2 possible tv and american history tv on c-span3. now you can keep in touch with current events from the nation's

this is the birthplace of henry a. wallace. they consist of three generations of wallace's. the patriarch was known as uncle henry. wallace's founder of farmer magazine. wallace was secretary of agriculture under woodrow wilson. and his son was born on this farm in 1888. he went on to become editor of the farmer magazine. susan asked by franklin roosevelt to become secretary of agriculture, which he did for eight years. in 1941 to 1945, he was roosevelt's vice president. as secretary of agriculture, he is known for the agricultural adjust men act, which was the first time that farmers were asked not to produce. at first, people could not believe the things he was proposing regarding that. then, as prices went up, he started to listen. people still refer to him today as the genius secretary of agriculture. >> explore the history and there are life of des moines, iowa. saturday at noon on c-span2's book tv. and on american history tv on c-span3. is x news reporter chad johnson on the capital this evening. any news on that, we'll bring that to you. the border issue is a topic of

walla .e country life center this is the birthplace of henry a. wallace. fondlyriarch was known as uncle henry. he was the founder of wallace's armor magazine. his son was the u.s. secretary of agriculture under woodrow 's son wasd henry c. born on this farm in 1888. he went on to become editor of farmeraces' magazine. he was the secretary of griculture for franklin d. roosevelt. known for the agricultural adjustment act, which was the first time that farmers were .sked not to produce at first, people could not believe the kinds of things he was proposing regarding that, though when, as prices went up, they started to listen to him. people still refer to him today as the genius secretary of agriculture. andxplore the history literary life of des moines, iowa, throughout the weekend on tv and american history tv on c-span3. up, author and professor lyle dorsett talks about the role of military chaplains room world war ii. about 12,000 traveled into battle. professor dorsett explores the difficulties the chaplains faced and shares stories from many of their

at the henry a wallace country life center, which is 50 miles south and west of des moines. this is the birth place home of henry a. wallace. the patriarch was known as uncle henry, and he was the founder of "farmer magazine." his son was u.s. secretary of agriculture under woodrow wilson. henry's son was born on this farm in 1888. he went on to become editor of "wallace's farmer" magazine and was asked by friendly roosevelt to service secretary or if agriculture -- asked by franklin roosevelt to serve as secretary of agriculture. he was then roosevelt's vice president. as secretary of agriculture, he is known for the agricultural adjustment act, which was the first time that farmers were asked not to produce. people couldn't believe the things he was proposing regarding that, but then as prices went up, they started to listen to him. people still refer to him today as the genius secretary of agriculture. >> explore the history and literary life of des moines, iowa, saturday at noon eastern onbooktv and sunday at 2:00 american history tv on c-span3. >> "washington journal" co

this is the birthplace home of henry a. wallace. wallace is up i will consist of three generations of wallace's. the patriarch was known fondly as uncle henry, and he was the founder of wallace's former magazine. his son henry c. wallace was just secretary of agriculture under woodrow wilson, and henry -- henry's son was born his farm in 1888. he went on to become editor of wallace's former magazine. he was been asked by franklin roosevelt to serve as u.s. secretary of agriculture which he did for eight years from 1933-1941. in 1941-1945 he was roosevelt's vice president. as u.s. secretary of agriculture, he is known for the agricultural adjustment act, which was the first time that farmers were asked not to produce. at first people couldn't believe the things that he was proposing regarding that, but then as prices went up they started to listen to him. and people still refer to him today as the genius of secretary of agriculture. >> explore the history and literary life of des moines, iowa, today at 2 p.m. eastern on american hist

this is the birthplace home of henry a wallace. there are three generations of wallace's.patriarch was known henry. son,s the founder -- his henry c wallace was the u.s. secretary of agriculture under woodrow wilson. in son was born on this farm -- he went on to become the wallace's farmer magazine. in 1941-1945, he was the u.s. secretary of agriculture. he signed the agricultural adjustment act which was the first time that farmers were asked to not produce. people cannot believe the things he was proposing regarding that. as prices went up, they started to listen to him. people still refer to him today as the genius secretary of agriculture. >> exploring the history and literary life of des moines, iowa. sunday afternoon at 2:00 on american history tv on c-span3. for over 35 years, c-span brings public affairs events from washington directly to you. putting you in the room at congressional hearings, white house events, briefings and conferences and offering complete gavel to gavel coverage of the u.s. house, all as a public service of private industry. we are c-span, cre

. >> we are at the henry wallace country life center which is 50 miles south and west of des moines. this is the birthplace home of henry a wallace. -- a consistent three iterations of wallace. the patriarch was known fondly as uncle henry. wallace was u.s. secretary of agriculture under woodrow wilson and henry c's son was born on this farm in 1888. he went on to become editor of wallace's farmer magazine. he was asked by franklin roosevelt to serve as u.s. secretary bag or, which he did for eight years until 1941. he was-1940 five roosevelt's vice president. as u.s. secretary of agriculture, he is known for the agriculture adjustment act, which was the first time that farmers were asked not to produce. at first people can believe the things that he was proposing regarding that, but then as prices went up, they started to listen to him, and people still refer to him today as the genius secretary of agriculture. >> explore the history and literary life of des moines, easternturday at noon on book tv and sunday afternoon at 2:00 on american history tv on c-span3. on tuesday passed a short-term extension of the transportati

. >> we are at the henry a wallace country life center, 50 miles south and west of des moines. home ofthe birthplace henry wallace. as unclearch was known henry fondly. of wallace'sunder former magazine. henry c wallace was u.s. secretary of agriculture under woodrow wilson. son was born on this farm in 1988 -- in 1888. he was asked by franklin roosevelt to serve as u.s. secretary of agriculture, which he did for eight years, from 1933 to 1941. to 1945, he was roosevelt's vice president and secretary of agriculture. he is known for the agricultural investment act which was the first time that farmers were asked not to produce. at first, people could not believe the things he was opposing regarding that. but then, as prices one up, they started to listen to him. people still refer to him as a genius secretary of agriculture. history andhe literary life of des moines, iowa. >> next, members of a house education subcommittee here from the head of the national center for missing and asked pointed children. john ryan focuses on public-private partnerships, the low -- the role of loc

henry a. wall al ace country life center 50 miles south and west of des moines. this is the birthplace home of henry a. wallace. the wallaces of iowa consist of three generations of wallaces. the patriarch was known as fondly as uncle henry. and he was the founder of wallace's farmer magazine. his son, henry c. wallace, was u.s. secretary of agriculture under woodrow wilson. and henry c.'s son was born on this farm in 1888. he went on to become editor of "wallac "wallaces'farmer magazine." in 1941 to 1945 he was ru roosevelt's vice president. as u.s. secretary of agriculture, he is known for the agricultural adjustment act which was the first time that farmers were asked not to produce. at first, people couldn't believe the things that he was proposing regarding that. but then, as prices went up, they started to listen to him. and people still refer to him today as the genius secretary of agriculture. >> explore the history and literary life of des moines, iowa, saturday at noon eastern on c-span2's book tv and sunday afternoon at 2:00 on american history tv on c-span3. >>> next, the cost and security implicat

this is the birthplace and home of henry a wallace. consist of three generations of wallaces.as patriarch was known uncle henry. he was the founder of wallaces farmer magazine. his son was u.s. secretary of agriculture under woodrow wilson. son was born on this farm in 1888. he went on to become editor of the farmer magazine. he was then asked by roosevelt to serve as u.s. secretary of agriculture, which he did for eight years from 1933 to 1941, and 1941 to 1945, he was roosevelt's vice president. as secretary of agriculture, he is known for the agricultural adjustment act. that was the first time that congress would ask not to produce. at first, people could not believe the things that he was proposing regarding that. up,then, as prices went they started to listen to him. people still refer to him today as the genius secretary of agriculture. >> explore the history and a life of des moines, iowa today at 2:00 on american history tv on c-span3. adams was the second adams to be elected to the white house. he was the second to be elected oto the white house. he was only one of t

henry a. sensor.country life this is the birthplace of henry wallace. or were three generations of wallace's. the patriarch was known fondly as uncle henry, and he was the founder of wallaces farmer magazine. his son was the u.s. secretary under woodrow wilson and his son was born on this form in 1888. in 1888.s farm he was out by franklin roosevelt to serve as the u.s. secretary of agriculture, which he did for and then he was roosevelt's vice president. he is known for the agricultural was thent act, which first time farmers were asked not to produce. ever is, people could not believe the things he was proposing regarding that, but as prices went up, they started to listen to them. him todayll refer to as the genius secretary of agriculture. >> experience and explore des 's book iowa on c-span2 tv and american history tv on c-span3. >> each week, american history tv sits in on classes with one of the nation's college professors. you can watch the lecture every saturday evening at 8:00 p.m. and midnight eastern. next, monmouth college history professor

a man of great convictions. he supported fighting bob lafayette's progressive party for the presidency in 1924. he supported henry wallace's campaign in 1948, indeed if wallace had won he was going to make white his treasury secretary. he was indeed a true believer, but he took orders from nobody. >> i don't think i need a mike. this is a simple question. do you have anything in your book about the relationship of harry dexter white and elger hiss. >> no, i don't know. and i don't know what relationship there was. we know they interacted at san francisco they would have, but i actually did not come across anything in the archives about the interaction between the two of them. i would say that on my basis of reading the archival material, in particular soviet cable information, that white was probably in the 1940s more important to soviet intelligence than hiss was. the case sort of died out after 1948 because white died of a heart attack two days after giving testimony before the house on american activities committee. he actually turned in a performance before the committee. but he was very, very careful, richard nixon wa

a man of great con convictions. he supported fighting the progressive party, campaigned for the presidency in 1924. he supported henry wallace's campaign in 1948. he was going to make white the treasury secretary. he was indeed a true believer but he took orders from nobody. >> this is a simple question. do you have anything in your book about the relationship of harry dexter white and hiss? >> i don't know. we know they interacted in san francisco they would have. i did not come across anything in the archives about the interaction between the two of them. i would say on my basis of reading the archival material and soviet cables that were decrypted that white was probably in the 1940's more important to soviet intelligence than hiss was. the case sort of died out after 1948 because white died of a heart attack two days after giving testimony. he actually turned in a bravado performance before the committee. he was careful. richard nixon was trying to set him up for a p perjury charge. have you met whittaker chambers and he kept insisting i do not recall. a long way of answering your question, no, i have no evidence about the

henry a. wall asms the wallaces of iowa consist of three generations of wallaces. the patriarch was known fondly as uncle henry, and he was the founder of wallace's farmer magazine. his son, henry c. wallace, was u.s. secretary of agriculture under woodrow wilson, and henry c.'s son was born on this farm in 1888. he went on to become editor of wallace's farmer magazine. he was then asked by franklin roosevelt to serve as u.s. secretary of agriculture, which he did for eight years from 1933 to 1941. in 1941 to 1945, he was roosevelt's vice president as u.s. secretary of agriculture. he is known for the agricultural adjustment act, which was the first time that farmers were asked not to produce. at first people couldn't believe the things that he was proposing regarding that, but then as prices went up, they started to listen to him, and people still refer to him today as the genius secretary of agriculture. >> explore the history and literary life of des moines, iowa, today at 2:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv n c-span3. >> john quincy adams was the second ad

a mber rose thunderous occasion. that was the senate's reaction his rkley's speech and resignation. he gallery stood as one to applaud as well. vice president henry wallace the most dramatic over which i senate over presided. resign.d barkley not to it was unnecessary. the next day the democrats to the ed barkley leader's post. back nate turned billvelt's veto on the tax 72-14 and this time barkley led colleagues to win the vote. now senator albert thomas of utah summed up the new town prestige of the majority colleagues leader. by his one vote imagimargin the impression was given and it has the impression ever since for the poke to us president. now he speaks for us to the president. earned the forever espect and trust of his senate colleagues. that is a crucial by point to regarding senate party leadership. at the end of the day a legislative party leader is accountable first and foremost elected him that and fellow senators and only then to the president. barkley's principal stance did not come at a cost. regularly been on a short list as a candidate for vice president. break with e roosevelt a coolness emerged two of them. wasresult was that when fdr

a southern governor. kennedy just decides to go ahead and federalize the guard. he's not going to play games anymore. the national guard general henry graham goes up to wallace.t is my sad duty to tell you to step aside." >> we shall now return to montgomery for the purpose of continuing this fight, this constitutional fight, because we are winning. >> governor wallace moved away from the door and has left after being confronted with about 150 federalized national guardsmen. >> united states assistant attorney general nicholas katzenbach now all smiles as the two negro students are to enter the registration building. >> each time a big issue came up, the president and the attorney general did everything they could not to have to get involved. and it was after the encounter with wallace that civil rights became top priority. >> this is not a sectional issue. difficulties over segregation and discrimination exist in every city, in every state of the union. but love alone cannot make men see right. we are confronted primarily with a moral issue. it is as old as the scriptures and is as clear as the american constitution. >> and that was the first time the presid

a form of sex discrimination and is illegal. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> we are at the henry wallace country life center south west of des moines. this is the birthplace of henry wallace. they consist of three generations. the patriarch was known as, fondly, as uncle henry. he was the founder of the wallace farmer magazine. , wason, henry c wallace the u.s. secretary of agriculture under woodrow wilson . his son was born on this farm in 1888. andent on to become editor was then asked by franklin roosevelt to serve as the secretary of agriculture, which he did for eight years. in 1941 to 1945 he was roosevelt's vice president. about hers. secretary culture. he is known for the agricultural adjustment act, the first time that farmers were asked not to produce. at first people could not believe the things he was proposing. but then as prices went up they started to listen to him. read that still refer to him as the genius secretary of agriculture. >> explore the political and literary history of des moines, iowa, on c-span two and c-span3. >> "washington journal" continues. host: on wednesdays we take a lo

this is the birthplace home of henry a wallace. the waltzes consist of -- wallaces consist of three generations. the patriarch was known as uncle henry and he was the founder of "wallace's farmer magazine." his son was u.s. secretary of agriculture under woodrow wilson thisenry's son was born on farm in 1888. he went on to be editor of the magazine. he was asked by franklin roosevelt to serve as u.s. secretary of agriculture, which he did from eight years from 1933-1941. in 1941-19 45, he was roosevelt's vice president. as the secretary of agriculture, he is known for the agricultural adjustment act which was the first time that farmers were asked not to produce. at first, people could not believe the things he was proposing regarding that. as prices went up, they started to listen to them. people still refer to him today as the genius secretary of agriculture. >> explore the history and literary life of des moines, iowa throughout the weekend on c-span 2 possible tv and >> history bookshelf features popular american history writers

we are at the henry a wallace country life center which is 50 miles south and west of des moines prayedhis is the birthplace home of henry wallace. of iowa consist of three generations create -- generations. the patriarch is known as uncle henry. wallace wasry c. secretary of agriculture under woodrow wilson. in son was born on this farm 1888. he went on to become editor of the magazine. he was asked by frank lin roosevelt to serve as secretary of agriculture, which he did for eight years until 1941. 1941 until 1945, he was roosevelt's vice president. as secretary of agriculture, he is known for the agricultural adjustment act, which was the first time farmers were asked not to produce. people could not believe the things he was proposing. but as prices went up, they started to listen to him. people still refer to him as the genius secretary of agriculture. >> explore the history and literary life of des moines, ona, throughout the weekend american history tv on c-span3. >> oliver wendell holmes jr. served in the union army from 1861 to 1864 and he was wounded three times in battle. nex