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Robert Selmer Bergland (July 22, 1928 – December 9, 2018) was an American politician. He served as a member of the House of Representatives from Minnesota's 7th congressional district from 1971 to 1977, and he served as United States Secretary of Agriculture from 1977 until 1981, during the Carter administration .
Mar 6, 2021 · Chicago’s Ides of March, together since 1964, and still rolling, may very well hold the record for longevity. The band still includes its four original members: Bob Bergland on bass guitar, sax and vocals; Jim Peterik on lead vocals, lead guitar and keys; Larry Millas on rhythm guitar, bass and vocals; and Mike Borch on drums and vocals.
Dec 10, 2018 · Bergland died at a nursing home in his hometown of Roseau, near the U.S.-Canadian border, his daughter Linda Vatnsdal said. As agriculture secretary, Bergland had the difficult job of defending to Midwest farmers Carter’s unpopular 1980 decision to embargo grain sales to the Soviet Union after the invasion of Afghanistan in 1979.
BOB BERGLAND — VOCALS AND BASS MIKE BORCH — VOCALS AND DRUMS. 1966: The band changes their name to “The Ides Of March” (The name was suggested by bassist Bob Bergland after reading Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” in school) and released their first single on Parrot Records, “You Wouldn’t Listen.” The song reached #7 in Chicago ...
Dec 9, 2018 · By Robert D. McFadden. Dec. 9, 2018. Bob Bergland, a Minnesota Democrat who as a liberal congressman and President Jimmy Carter’s secretary of agriculture was a zealous advocate for America’s ...
Robert Selmer Bergland was born July 22, 1928, in Roseau, where his father was a farmer and mechanic. His mother was a teacher. Mr. Bergland attended the University of Minnesota, then took up farming.
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Dec 10, 2018 · Former U.S. Agriculture Secretary Bob Bergland, a farmer from northern Minnesota who was tasked with selling President Jimmy Carter's unpopular Soviet Union grain embargo to other farmers, died ...
