Marian Anderson with Oscar Chapman
Marian Anderson (center), Assistant Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (right) and others. All others are unidentified.
As the White House announced the resignation of Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan on Nov. 25, President Truman was expected to nominate Jesse M. Donaldson, now first Assistant Postmaster General, as Mr. Hannegan's successor. Hannegan leaves his post on December 1 to devote full time as one of the members of a syndicate purchasing the St. Louis Cardinals Baseball team.