Political leadership

Democratic National Committee Chairman Robert E. Hannegan (left) and actor James Dunn on the set of the movie "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn".

Actress Vivian Blaine (left) and Democratic National Committee Chairman Robert E. Hannegan. Photo is autographed: "To Robert E. Hannegan Best wishes for much success and happiness Sincerely Vivian Blaine."

From left to right, actress Dorothy McGuire, Democratic National Committee Chairman Robert E. Hannegan, and actress Joan Blondell on the set of the movie "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn".

From left to right, movie producer William Perlberg, actress Dorothy McGuire, and Democratic National Committee Chairman Robert E. Hannegan on the set of the movie "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn". Photo is autographed by both Perlberg and McGuire. First autograph: "To my Political Boss Bob - all the Best Bill Perlberg." Second autograph: "For Robert Hannegan Dorothy McGuire."

From left to right, Democratic Party official William M. Boyle, actress Vivian Blaine, Democratic National Committee Chairman Robert E. Hannegan, and an unidentified man pose for a picture.

A group of people attend a luncheon at the Cafe de Paris, the restaurant on the Twentieth Century Fox studio, Los Angeles, CA. Pictured, back table (l-r): head of National Theaters and Fox West-Coast Theaters Charles Skouras; film producer Walter Wanger; Democratic National Committee Chairman Robert E. Hannegan; movie executive Darryl F. Zanuck; Edwin W. Pauley; and actor George Jessel. All others unidentified.

Democratic National Committee Chairman Robert E. Hannegan (center) poses for a picture with alternate California delegate to the 1944 Democratic Convention Bryan Foy (left) and California Delegate to the 1944 Democratic Convention Bill Perlberg. Photo is autographed by Foy: "Best wishes from the alternate Bryan Foy." Photo is also autographed by Perlberg: "All the best from your Cal. Delegate Bill Perlberg."

From left to right, Democratic Party official William M. Boyle, Democratic National Committee Chairman Robert E. Hannegan, actress Joan Blondell, director Elia Kazan, an unidentified man, and Edwin W. Pauley on the set of the movie "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn".

Democratic National Committee Chairman Robert E. Hannegan (center), movie executive Darryl F. Zanuck (right), and an unidentified man at a luncheon.

Democratic National Committee Chairman Robert E. Hannegan and Edwin Pauley with some of the cast from the movie "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn". Pictured (l-r): James Dunn, actor; Democratic Party official William M. Boyle; Joan Blondell, actress; Chairman Hannegan; Pauley; Lloyd Nolan, actor.