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Postmaster General Swearing-In Ceremony

Robert E. Hannegan (center, left) is sworn in as Postmaster General by Supreme Court Justice Wiley Rutledge (center, right), as daughter Sally Hannegan (center, behind podium) looks on. Also present are, from left to right: son William Hannegan, daughter Patricia Hannegan, son Robert E. Hannegan, Jr., Irma (Mrs. Robert) Hannegan, Attorney General Tom Clark (behind Hannegan, wearing bow tie), Clinton Anderson (behind Justice Rutledge), and outgoing Postmaster General Frank Walker (right). All others unidentified.

Postmaster General Swearing-In

The swearing-in of Robert E. Hannegan (foreground, center) as Postmaster General. Seated (l-r): Sally Hannegan; Irma P. (Mrs. Robert) Hannegan (partly obscured); Patricia Hannegan; Mrs. Alice Gorman. Standing (l-r): unidentified; unidentified; Walter Wolfner (standing behind Mrs. Gorman); unidentified; James Finnegan; unidentified; Martin Gorman; Judge Wiley B. Rutledge; unidentified; unidentified; and outgoing Postmaster General Frank Walker.

President Harry S. Truman in San Juan, Puerto Rico

President Harry S. Truman makes a speech from a portable podium on the landing strip of the Naval Air Station in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Visible behind Mr. Truman are General Robert Landry (left), Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug (mostly obscured by podium), and General Harry Vaughan (front row, right). All others are unidentified. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Truman Addresses Joint Session of Congress

President Harry S. Truman speaks to a joint session of Congress regarding wage and price controls. Seated front row, left to right: Senator Elmer Thomas; Senator Claude Pepper; Senator George Aiken; Senator Elbert Thomas; Senator Homer Capehart; Senator Bourke Hickenlooper; Senator Homer Ferguson; Senator Clyde Reed; Senator Kenneth Wherry; Senator Robert Taft; Senator Alben Barkley; Senator Wallace White; Secretary of State George Marshall; Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder; Secretary of Defense James Forrestal; Attorney General Tom Clark; Postmaster General Robert E.

Prime Minister Attlee Addressing Joint Session of Congress

British Prime Minister Clement Attlee addresses a joint session of Congress. Senator Kenneth McKellar (left) and Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn (right) are seated directly behind the Prime Minister. Also present are (from left to right in the front row): Secretary of War James Forrestal, Postmaster General Robert Hannegan, and Attorney General Tom Clark. All others are unidentified.