Earl Butz
Earl Butz
Earl Lauer Butzwas a United States government official who served as Secretary of Agriculture under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. His policies favored large-scale corporate farming and an end to New Deal programs, but he is best remembered for a series of verbal gaffes that eventually cost him his job...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth3 July 1909
CountryUnited States of America
mistake cuss-words stubborn
I was a stubborn cuss, and I made some mistakes.
across campus hope influenced tells walk
It still makes my day when I walk across campus and someone tells me how much I may have influenced their life. I just hope it was for good.
personality loner kind
Nixon was kind of a loner, he had a cold personality.
weapons tools negotiating
Food is a tool. It is a weapon in the U.S. negotiating kit
may sometimes colorful
Sometimes my quotes may be too colorful.
people made
I made lots of talks and challenged lots of people.
choices
But you've got to make choices, and you're not going to be right all the time.
trying negative thinker
No, I try not to be a negative thinker.
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I understood public relations and always maintained a high profile.
needed
I challenged things that needed to be challenged at Purdue.
teaching pleasant pleasant-things
Teaching was the most pleasant thing I did.
apology president
While he was president, it was popular to be a Nixon hater.
games superstitions belief
He no playa the game, he no maka the rules.
cabinet embarrass ford
Ford was warm and friendly. He wouldn't embarrass a Cabinet member.