Bio: (1918-2003) Marine, injured in WWII; Attorney; Secretary for Democratic-Farmer-Labor party, 1946-1948; Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor state chair, 1948-1950; Campaign Manager for Hubert Humphrey in successful 1948 Senate race; Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate for Minnesota State Attorney General, 1950; Governor of Minnesota, 1955-1961; U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, 1961-1969
LBJ Connection: Governor of Minnesota, 1955-1961; Secretary of Agriculture, 1961-1969