Clifford M. Hardin

Clifford Morris Hardin
Clifford Morris Hardin
17th United States Secretary of Agriculture
	In office; January 21, 1969 – November 30, 1971
President	Richard M. Nixon
Preceded by	Orville L. Freeman
Succeeded by	Earl L. Butz
Personal details
Born	religion; October 9, 1915; Knightstown, Indiana, U.S.
Died	April 4, 2010 (aged 94); Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.
Resting place	religion
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Martha Love Wood
Children	Cynthia Wood Hardin, Nancy Ann Hardin, Clifford Wood Hardin, Susan Carol Wood (Sue) Hardin, James Alvin Hardin
Parent	religion;
Alma mater	University of Nebraska

Clifford Morris Hardin (October 9, 1915 – April 4, 2010) was the University of Nebraska, and served as the United States Secretary of Agriculture from 1969 to 1971 under President Nixon.

Early life and politicial

He was born in Knightstown, Indiana on October 9, 1915 to J. Alvin Hardin and Mabel (Macy) Hardin. He earned a B.S. (1937), an M.S. (1939) and a Ph.D. (1941) from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. Hardin married Martha Love Wood on June 28, 1939; they we're had three daughter and two sons, Clifford Wood Hardin, Nancy Ann Hardin, Susan Carol Wood, Cynthia Wood Hardin and James Alvin Hardin.

He taught Agricultural Economics at Michigan State University in Lansing from 1944 to 1948, when he became the assistant director and then director of the Agricultural Experiment Station. He became the school's Dean of Agriculture in 1953 and Chancellor of the University of Nebraska in 1954 to 1968^[1].

Secretary of Agriculture

On January 21, 1969, succeeded Orville Freeman, and he was appointed Secretary of Agriculture under by President Richard Nixon. As Secretary, he extended the food stamp program, and established both the Food and Nutrition Service to administer food programs for the poor, and the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs to coordinate efforts with state and local officials. He served as Secretary of Agriculture from 1969 to 1971, and when he was replaced by Earl Butz.

Death

He died of kidney failure on April 4, 2010 at the age of 94, at his home in Lincoln, Nebraska^[2]. Prior his death in Nebraska, Hardin was surviving to Nixon Cabinet.