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Clifford M. Hardin

Agriculture Ministers and Government Officials

Clifford Morris Hardin (October 9, 1915 to April 4, 2010) served as the 17th United States Secretary of Agriculture from January 1969 to November 1971 under President Richard Nixon, during which he extended the food stamp program and established the Food and Nutrition Service and the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs. He had earlier served as Chancellor of the University of Nebraska from 1954 to 1968.

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Birth Year
1915 1
Death Year
2010 1
Nationality
American 1
Defining Contribution
17th US Secretary of Agriculture (1969-1971) and first president of the University of Nebraska system 1
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1. Clifford M. Hardin (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead sentence, birth date
    October 9, 1915
  • Lead sentence, death date
    April 4, 2010
  • Lead sentence, nationality
    was an American politician
  • Second sentence, office and dates
    He served as the United States secretary of agriculture from 1969 to 1971
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