Donaldson, Jesse M. (Jesse Monroe), 1885-1970

Attendees at a luncheon commemorating the one-hundredth anniversary of the founding of the U.S. Department of the Interior. On the near side of the table is Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer (fifth from the right). On the far side of the table is Under Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (third from the left) and Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson (fourth from the left). All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman attending a luncheon commemorating the one-hundredth anniversary of the founding of the U.S. Department of the Interior. At the head table, from left to right are: Secretary of the Interior James Forrestal, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, unidentified man, President Truman, Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, unidentified man, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, and Attorney General Tom Clark.

President Harry S. Truman with his Cabinet and other top advisors, in the Cabinet Room at the White House: (clockwise around table from left) Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer; Ambassador Averell Harriman; Assistant to the President John Steelman; Vice-President Alben Barkley; Secretary of Labor Maurice Tobin; Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan; Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson; Secretary of Defense James Forrestal; Secretary of State Dean Acheson; President Truman; Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder; Attorney General Tom Clark; Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug.

President Harry S. Truman and his Cabinet, in the Cabinet Room at the White House: (clockwise around table from left) Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug; Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer; Vice-President Alben Barkley; Secretary of Labor Maurice Tobin; Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan; Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson; Secretary of Defense James Forrestal; Secretary of State Dean Acheson; President Truman; Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder; and Attorney General Tom Clark.

President Harry S. Truman and his Cabinet, in the Cabinet Room at the White House: (clockwise around table from left) Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug; Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer; Vice-President Alben Barkley; Secretary of Labor Maurice Tobin; Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan; Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson; Secretary of Defense James Forrestal; Secretary of State Dean Acheson; President Truman; Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder; and Attorney General Tom Clark.

Members of President Harry S. Truman's Cabinet watch the Inaugural parade from the reviewing stand. Front row, left to right: Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, unidentified boy, unidentified woman, Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson, unidentified woman. In the second row, left to right are: Under Secretary of State Robert Lovett, Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer, and Attorney General Tom Clark. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (right) congratulating new Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson. President Truman was an unexpected guest at a dinner given in Washington by Post Office employees in honor of the new Postmaster General.

Various members of President Harry S. Truman's Cabinet at the Washington, D.C. airport to greet Venezuelan President Romulo Gallegos upon his arrival. From left to right: Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer, Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan, unidentified man in background, Attorney General Tom Clark, Nell (Mrs. Jesse M.) Donaldson, Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson, Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, and Secretary of Defense James Forrestal.

Paul Hoffman (foreground, left) is sworn in by Chief Justice Fred Vinson (foreground, right) as administrator of the Economic Recovery Corporation in a ceremony in the oval office. President Harry S. Truman is in the center behind his desk. Standing in back, L to R: unidentified man, unidentified man, Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, Secretary of the Army Kenneth Royall, Attorney General Tom Clark, Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson, Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson, unidentified man, Under Secretary of State Robert Lovett, and Edwin Nourse.

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, right) shakes hands with Paul Hoffman (foreground, left) after being sworn in as administrator of the Economic Recovery Corporation in a ceremony in the oval office. Chief Justice Fred Vinson stands in the middle. Standing in the background, from left to right: Attorney General Tom Clark; Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson; Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson; Under Secretary of State Robert Lovett; Edwin Nourse, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers; Admiral William D. Leahy; two unidentified men.