hiː ðˈɛn sˈɜːvd æz stˈeɪt dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌvðə fˈɑːɹm sᵻkjˈʊɹɹᵻɾi ɐdmˌɪnɪstɹˈeɪʃən lˈeɪɾɚ ðə fˈɑːɹmɚz hˈoʊm ɐdmˌɪnɪstɹˈeɪʃən fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi wˈʌn tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt.
He then served as state director of the Farm Security Administration (later the Farmers Home Administration) from 1941 to 1948.