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Burkhead, Charles Edwin, 1905-1993

First Official Duty of the New Secretary of Agriculture

One of the first official duties of the newly appointed Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan (first row, center) was to sign the second largest wheat crop in history. Pictured: (front row, left to right) Nathan Koenig, Executive Assistant to the Secretary of Agriculture' Secretary Brannan; and William F. Callander, Chairman of the Federal Crop Reporting Board. (back row, left to right) Robert C. Tetro, Secretary of Outlook and Situation Board; Edward Paxton, Statistician for the State of Utah; J.E. Palleson, Secretary of the Board; Charles E.