Political leadership

Democratic National Committee Chairman Robert E. Hannegan (left) shakes hands with an unidentified man.

Democratic National Committee Chairman Robert E. Hannegan (right) drinks a toast at an unknown event in Miami, Florida. All others unidentified.

First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt (left), President of the 1000 Club Frank J. Lewis (center), and Democratic National Committee Chairman Robert E. Hannegan at the 1000 Club dinner at the Hotel Statler in Washington, D.C.

Democratic National Committee Chairman Robert E. Hannegan on the phone on the day he was nominated for the Cabinet position of Postmaster General.

Democratic National Committee Chairman Robert E. Hannegan (left) and an unidentified man drink a toast during an unidentified event in Miami, Florida.

Democratic National Committee Chairman Robert E. Hannegan (first row, third from left) sitting for a picture with 15 other unidentified men.

Democratic National Committee Chairman Robert E. Hannegan (left) stands next to Archbishop of St. Louis, Missouri John J. Glennon.

Democratic National Committee Chairman Robert E. Hannegan gives a speech in front of radio broadcast microphones on Election Night. Irving Geist is pictured far left in the background. All others unidentified.

Democratic National Committee Chairman Robert E. Hannegan (left) debates for labor vote with President of the American Federation of Labor William Green (center) and Chairman of the Republican National Committee B. Carroll Reece (right).

Democratic National Committee Chairman Robert E. Hannegan (center) walks with his wife, Mrs. Irma P. Hannegan (left) and Secretary of State Edward Stettinius during the funeral ceremony for President Franklin D. Roosevelt in Hyde Park, NY.