Here's a snapshot of anecdotes covering the last 50 years at USDA

    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Hall, Ron (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2006-11
    URL:
    http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_1OB?contentidonly=true&contentid=Vol65_No6_Article1.xml
    Published:
    USA: U. S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 157 Document Number: C25651
    Journal Title:
    USDA News
    Journal Title Details:
    65(6)
    Subject Term:
    communicators, government, history, humor, organization, and USDA
    Notes:
    Includes an anecdote about USDA information officer John Baker's response to U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy after receiving a letter questioning some of the statements Baker was assumed to have made, as supposed evidence he was sympathetic to Communism. Another anecdote involves food served in a USDA buffet.

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