Original: Henry Agard Wallace ( October 7 , 1888 & ndash ; November 18 , 1965 ) was the 33rd Vice President of the United States ( 1941 & ndash ; 1945 ) , the Secretary of Agriculture ( 1933 & ndash ; 1940 ) , and the Secretary of Commerce ( 1945 & ndash ; 1946 ) .
Simplified: Henry Agard Wallace ( October 7 , 1888 -- November 18 , 1965 ) was the 33rd Vice President of the United States ( 1941 -- 45 ) .