From Idaho farm boy to Ike’s cabinet: The complicated legacy of Ezra Taft Benson

Podcast: It's Worth Mentioning · Rett Nelson

Opublikowano: 2026-08-31

Ezra Taft Benson was a high-ranking leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when he was tapped by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to serve as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. The eastern Idaho Republican’s eight-year stint in Ike’s cabinet set the stage for decades of political involvement that would make him one of the most polarizing figures of the 20th century. This week on “It’s Worth Mentioning,” Rett Nelson speaks with Casey Griffiths, Brigham Young University Religion professor and co-host of the “Church History Matters” podcast, to discuss Benson’s church and polit...