While Secretary Ann Veneman (left) and U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) (seated, second from left) applaud, former Secretary Dan Glickman (right) shakes hands with Overland Park, Kan., portrait artist John Boyd Martin. The occasion was the formal unveiling of Glickman's official portrait at USDA headquarters in Washington, DC, on June 7. Glickman said he had requested that his portrait include three items: a reference to his home state of Kansas, a depiction of the U.S. Capitol building, and himself in shirtsleeves--because "Everyone is always so serious, but I wanted to show that this job was terrific, and that public service can be both rewarding and fun." The portrait is now hanging in the Patio of USDA's Whitten Building. Doug Bowers, a history specialist with the Economic Research Service, notes that it is one of 27 portraits--of 26 former secretaries plus, even earlier, one former commissioner of agriculture--on display in the area of the Patio.
--Photo by Bob Nichols