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

Jesse Donaldson (left), the new Postmaster General, is congratulated by his predecessor Robert E. Hannegan, when the two met here today (November 28). Mr. Hannegan resigned to take over as president of the St. Louis Cardinals (similar to photo 67- 2257).

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.

The Harry S. Truman Cabinet seated around a table in the Cabinet Room: Julius A Krug, W. Averell Harriman; Phillip B. Fleming; John R. Steelman; Lewis B. Schwellenbach; Clinton B. Anderson; Jesse M. Donaldson; James V. Forrestal; George C. Marshall; Harry S. Truman; John W. Snyder; and Tom Clark.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

President and Mrs. Truman with members of the Cabinet and others at the White House. Included are Jesse Donaldson (3rd from left); Lewis Schwellenbach (4th from left); President and Mrs. Truman in the center of the photo; J. Howard McGrath (11th from left); and Tom Clark (4th from the right).

Formal portrait of President Truman and his Cabinet. Left to Right: Louis Johnson, Dean Acheson, the President, Vice President Barkley, John Snyder, Tom Clark. Second Row - Left to Right - Julius Krug, Jesse Donaldson, Charles Brannan, Charles Sawyer, and Maurice Tobin.