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Photograph of Mrs. Charles F. Brannan, wife of the Secretary of Agriculture.

Agricultural Secretary Charles F. Brannan opens his campaign for Congressional approval of the "Brannan Plan" by asking for authority to make direct payments to hog producers. He is pictured here as he testifies before a Senate Agricultural Committee. From: Beth Gore

Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan tells members of the House Agriculture Committee that the cost of his new farm program cannot be stated because it depends on too many "imponderables". He denied the assertion of some Republican members that the program is a scheme to regiment farmers and share-the-wealth. From: Beth Gore

Secretary of Agriculture Charles F. Brannan tells Congress how his proposed farm program could result in lower prices for consumers on milk, meat, eggs, and potatoes, and still hold farm income up. He is shown here as he testifies before the House Agricultural Committee. From: Beth Gore

Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan signs, for the United States, an international agreement to stabilize wheat trade. From: Beth Gore

Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan signs for the United States an international agreement to stabilize wheat trade. The pact was signed by more that half of the nations in attendance and the other nations are scheduled to sign within the next three weeks From: Beth Gore

Charles F. Brannan (right) is sworn in as Secretary of Agriculture by Supreme Court Justice Wiley Rutledge. Mr. Brannan succeeds Clinton P. Anderson who resigned last month to run for Senator from New Mexico. From: Beth Gore.

James Boyd of Colorado, who has been nominated to head the Bureau of Mines. From: Beth Gore.

General Omar Bradley, head of the Veteran's Administration, at the White House for a conference with President Truman. General Bradley is mentioned for the Chief of Staff post of the U. S. Army when General Dwight D. Eisenhower resigns. From: Beth Gore

General Omar Bradley, speaking as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, appealing to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for early ratification of the North Atlantic Treaty. From: Beth Gore