'The American people must have more than a choice between evils': Iowan Henry A. Wallace, FDR's vice president, was an ag innovator and fierce antifascist

'The American people must have more than a choice between evils': Iowan Henry A. Wallace, FDR's vice president, was an ag innovator and fierce antifascist

Henry A. Wallace addresses reporters in 1935. — Harris & Ewing/Library of Congress “The Cornfield Prophet” Henry A. Wallace, known for his pioneering work in agriculture, was a progressive statesman who championed the “Century of the Common Man.” A heartbeat away from the presidency for four years as FDR’s vice president, his supporters viewed him as the torchbearer for the New Deal, while opponents dismissed him as a Communist sympathizer. A De…