Earl Butz
Former United States Secretary of Agriculture
Earl Lauer "Rusty" Butz was a United States government official who served as the secretary of agriculture under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. His policies favored large-scale corporate farming and an end to New Deal programs. Wikipedia
Born: July 3, 1909, Albion, IN
Died: February 2, 2008 (age 98 years), Washington, D.C.
Party: Republican Party
Descendants: William Powell Butz and Thomas Earl Butz
Previous office: United States Secretary of Agriculture (1971–1976)
Education: Purdue University