Eastern Idaho produced two U.S. agriculture chiefs, but Ezra Taft Benson was the most controversial

Eastern Idaho produced two U.S. agriculture chiefs, but Ezra Taft Benson was the most controversial

On January 21, 1953, Ezra Taft Benson, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was sworn in as the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. Supreme Court Justice Frederick M. Vinson administered the oath of office as President Eisenhower, center, witnessed the proceeding. | Photo taken from the book “Presidents and Prophets” by Mike Winder IDAHO FALLS – Ezra Taft Benson wasn’t the first eastern Id…