Charles F. Brannan

Charles F. Brannan is best known as the author of the "Brannan Plan," which was designed to stabilize farm production and strengthen agricultural incomes. The plan was developed when Brannan was serving as the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture under President Harry S. Truman. A native of Denver, Brannan was appointed assistant secretary of agriculture in 1944 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. In addition to his service in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Brannan served as economic adviser to the American delegation in the United Nations formation in San Francisco.