. . "Earl Lauer Butz (July 3, 1909 \u2013 February 2, 2008) was a United States government official who served as Secretary of Agriculture under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. His policies favored large-scale corporate farming and an end to New Deal programs, but he is best remembered for a series of verbal gaffes that eventually cost him his job."@en . . "Earl L. Butz"@en . . . "2008Z"^^ . "Butz, Earl Lauer"@en . . "American government official" . "18th" . . . "1909-07-03Z"^^ . . . . "1909Z"^^ . "2008-02-02Z"^^ . . . .