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

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.

Harry S. Truman's 77th birthday party

Former President Harry S. Truman's 77th birthday luncheon at the Muehlebach Hotel, Kansas City, Missouri. At the head table, from left to right: Henry Talge, former President Truman, Jack Benny, former Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson (standing), George Goldman, Rev. Harold M. Hunt, former Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder (partly obscured), two unidentified men.

Harry S. Truman's 77th birthday lunch

General scene from former President Harry S. Truman's 77th birthday luncheon, held at the Muehlebach Hotel, Kansas City, Missouri. At the head table, from left to right: unidentified; former Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson; former Attorney General James McGranery; Thomas Hart Benton; Samuel Mayerberg; former President Truman; Jack Benny; remainder unidentified. All others unidentified.

Margaret Truman and Mary Shaw Branton Attend Concert

Margaret Truman and her friend Mary Shaw Branton and others in the audience for the premiere of "Faith of our Fathers" at the Rock Creek Park Sesquicentennial Amphitheatre. Front row, left to right: Nell (Mrs. Jesse) Donaldson, Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson, Elizabeth (Mrs. Charles) Sawyer, Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer, Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman, Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman, Mrs. Mary Shaw Branton, and Margaret Truman. Press Secretary Charles Ross is also present (second row, fourth from right). All others are unidentified.

President Truman and his Cabinet

Studio portrait of President Harry S. Truman and his Cabinet seated around a table. Left to right around table: Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, Secretary of Commerce Averell Harriman, Federal Works Administrator Philip Fleming, Assistant to the President John Steelman, Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach, Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson, Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson, Secretary of Defense James Forrestal, Secretary of State George C. Marshall, President Truman, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder and Attorney General Tom Clark.

Portrait of 1949 Cabinet

Original is oversized 11 X 14 studio portrait of the 1949 Cabinet seated around the table. l to r: Julius Krug, Charles Sawyer, Alben Barkley, Maurice Tobin, Charles Brannan, Jesse Donaldson, James Forrestal, Dean Acheson, President Harry S. Truman, John Snyder and Tom Clark. Oversize photo is filed in oversize file. This is same photo is 64-3-14 but it is autographed and a small photo is in the Ross Metal album 96-99.