Earl Butz
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Earl Butz was a controversial U.S. Secretary of Agriculture known for promoting large-scale industrial farming and for resigning after making a racist remark during the 1970s.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Secretary of Agriculture
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human ⓘ |
| academicTitle | dean of agriculture at Purdue University ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Gerald Ford
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Richard Nixon ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart failure ⓘ |
| causeOfResignation | racist remark made in 1976 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1909-07-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2008-02-02 ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
United States Department of Agriculture historical records
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obituaries in major U.S. newspapers ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Purdue University ⓘ |
| employer | Purdue University ⓘ |
| endTime | 1976-10-04 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
German Americans
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surface form:
German American
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| familyName | Butz ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
agricultural economics
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agricultural policy ⓘ |
| givenName | Earl ⓘ |
| hasNotablePolicy |
encouragement of export-oriented agriculture
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get big or get out farm policy ⓘ |
| influenced | modern industrial agriculture in the United States ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Republican Party ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
encouraging fencerow-to-fencerow planting
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expansion of corn and soybean production ⓘ policies contributing to farm consolidation ⓘ promotion of cheap food policy in the United States ⓘ promotion of large-scale industrial farming in the United States ⓘ |
| occupation |
agricultural economist
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university administrator ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Ladoga, Indiana, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Kearney, Nebraska
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surface form:
Kearney, Nebraska, United States
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| positionHeld | United States Secretary of Agriculture ⓘ |
| predecessor | Clifford M. Hardin ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| resignationDate | 1976-10-04 ⓘ |
| resignedFrom | United States Secretary of Agriculture ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| startTime | 1971-12-02 ⓘ |
| successor | John A. Knebel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Washington, D.C.
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West Lafayette, Indiana, United States ⓘ
surface form:
West Lafayette, Indiana
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