Chief, that Appleby was to be made Chief. That filled 

 us with consternation. I called Wallace at home 

 and asked him to send for me the next day so I 

 wouldn t have to seek an audience through Appleby. 

 Wallace summoned me and I told him of the rumor 

 and that Appleby s appointment would be very up 

 setting to the Service. Wallace just smiled and 

 in effect told me that we need not be alarmed. 



Claude Wickard 



Claude Wickard was a fine person but not big 

 enough for the Secretary s job. We St along well 

 with him as Secretary, but not so well when he 

 became head of the Rural Electrification Adminis 

 tration because of the conflicts I have described 

 earlier. 



Charles Brannan 



Brannan was the easiest man to get access to 

 of the Secretaries I know, and the most informal 



