Earl Lauer "Rusty" [1] Butz (July 3, 1909 – February 2, 2008) was a United States government official who served as the secretary of agriculture under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald …

Feb 3, 2008 · Earl L. Butz, the outspoken U.S. Agriculture secretary forced from office in 1976 for making a racist joke, died Saturday morning. He was 98.

Feb 4, 2008 · Earl L. Butz, who orchestrated a major change in federal farm policy as secretary of agriculture during the 1970s but came to be remembered more for a vulgar racial comment …

Feb 5, 2008 · The obituaries for Earl Butz—who went to his reward Feb. 2 at the enviable age of 98—all note that he will be remembered less for his accomplishments as Agriculture secretary …

Feb 8, 2008 · Industrial agriculture lost one of its greatest champions last week: Earl “Rusty” Butz, secretary of the USDA under Nixon. Blustering, boisterous, and often vulgar, Butz lorded over …

Mar 10, 2008 · Ten years ago we interviewed Earl Butz for a special ongoing series in Farm Futures called 20 Questions. We reprint that interview today in honor of his passing.

Feb 4, 2008 · Earl L. Butz, who orchestrated a major change in federal farm policy as secretary of agriculture in the 1970s but came to be remembered more for a vulgar racial comment that …

Feb 3, 2008 · WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) Former Agriculture Secretary Earl L. Butz, who was forced from office in 1976 after making a racial joke and was once a dean at Purdue …

Feb 2, 2008 · WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Earl L. Butz, an outspoken U.S. agriculture secretary forced from office in 1976 for making a racist joke and once a dean at Purdue University, died …

Oct 4, 1976 · Secretary of Agriculture Earl L. Butz resigned today after making a disparaging racial remark which embarrassed President Ford's administration.