Agriculture

Portrait of Charles S. Murphy, believed to have been taken when he was Under Secretary of Agriculture. Earlier in Murphy's career he was Administrative Assistant to President Truman (1947-1950) as well as Special Counsel to the President (1950-1953).

Portrait of Charles S. Murphy, believed to have been taken when he was Under Secretary of Agriculture. Earlier in Murphy's career he was Administrative Assistant to President Truman (1947-1950) as well as Special Counsel to the President (1950-1953)

Charles S. Murphy, Under Secretary of Agriculture (1961-1965), is standing on the right presenting a citation at a national 4-H conference. Others in view are not identified and the exact location is not given.

Charles S. Murphy, as Under Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, is on the left presenting a citation to an unidentified recipient at a national 4-H conference. Location of event not given.

Charles S. Murphy, Under Secretary of Agriculture (1961-1965) is seated second from the right. He is listening to a panel report at a national 4-H conference. Exact location not given. Others in view are not identified.

Charles S. Murphy is seen on the right attending the annual reception of the Graduate School of the United States Department of Agriculture. The man on the left is not identified. Murphy was Under Secretary of Agriculture, 1960-1965. Exact location of event not given.

Under Secretary of Agriculture (1961-1965) Charles S. Murphy is standing on the left and presenting citations at a national 4-H conference. Others in view are not identified.

Identification accompanying photograph reads: "A close-up view of the Certificate of Honorary Membership in the USDA [United States Department of Agriculture] Club of Greater Kansas City, presented to Under Secretary Charles S. Murphy at the club's annual Awards Dinner in Kansas City, Missouri, Wednesday, May 6, 1964. Mr. Murphy spoke to the club on current legislation."

Under Secretary of Agriculture Charles S. Murphy is standing in the center. On the left is labor leader Joseph D. Keenan and on the right is Donald S. Dawson, Washington, D.C. lawyer and one time Truman aide. All three men have name tags on and appear to be attending an unidentified event at the Sheraton Park Hotel in Washington, D.C.

Identification reads: "Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman, left, swears in Charles Murphy, right, as Under Secretary of Agriculture, during a ceremony in Secretary Freeman's office in the Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., March 21, 1961." Men in the background are not identified.