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Secretary of Agriculture Henry Wallace and AAA administrator Chester Davis at White House after AAA ban, Washington, D.C., Jan. 6, 1936

Secretary of Agriculture Henry Wallace and AAA administrator Chester Davis at White House after AAA ban, Washington, D.C., Jan. 6, 1936

Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) restricted agricultural production in the New Deal era by paying farmers to reduce crop area. In 1936, the Supreme Court case United States v. Butler declared the Act unconstitutional.
Farmers at Constitution Hall listening to address by Secretary of Agriculture Henry Wallace, Washington, D.C., May 14, 1935

Farmers at Constitution Hall listening to address by Secretary of Agriculture Henry Wallace, Washington, D.C., May 14, 1935

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