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George C. Marshall being sworn in as Secretary of State

George Marshall taking the oath of office with, pictured from left, Arthur H. Vandenberg, Admiral William D. Leahy, Rear Admiral James H. Foskett (partly obscured by Leahy), General Harry H. Vaughan, John W. Snyder, Tom C. Clark, George C. Marshall (foreground), President Harry S. Truman (standing behind desk), General Walter Bedell Smith (background, next to Clark), Clinton P. Anderson, Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson, Julius A. Krug (next to Anderson), unidentified photographer, James F. Byrnes, and Lewis B. Schwellenbach. Autographed by all present. Photographers are not identified.

Jesse M. Donaldson

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.