Hannegan, Robert E. (Robert Emmet), 1903-1949

President Harry S. Truman (left) and Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan in the Oval Office.

President Harry S. Truman (left) signs a bill reducing air mail postage while Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan looks on.

Secretary of State James F. Byrnes kisses the Bible as he is sworn in as Secretary of State in the White House Rose Garden. Also pictured, front row (l-r): Chief Justice Richard S. Whaley of the U.S. Court of Claims; Mrs. Maude Byrnes; and President Harry S. Truman. Second row (l-r): unidentified; Senator Kenneth McKellar; Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson; and Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan. Standing behind Hannegan on the right is Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach. All others are unidentified.

Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan (third from right) presents sheets of "Ruptured Duck" Discharge Emblem postage stamps to (l-r): U.S. Coast Guard Machinist's Mate 1/c Paul Leaman Clark; U.S. Navy Chief Electrician's Mate Charles V. Claybourn; President Harry S. Truman; U.S. Army Sergeant Michael Pulice; and U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant Douglas T. Jacobson.

Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan (third from right) presents sheets of the "Ruptured Duck" Discharge Emblem postage stamps to (l-r): U.S. Coast Guard Machinist's Mate 1/c Paul Leaman Clark; U.S. Navy Chief Electrician's Mate Charles V. Claybourn; President Harry S. Truman; U.S. Army Sergeant Michael Pulice; and U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant Douglas T. Jacobson.

Secretary of State James F. Byrnes (center) shakes hands with President Harry S. Truman (left) after being sworn-in as Secretary of State in the White House Rose Garden. Also pictured (second row, l-r): Former Secretary of State Edward R. Stettinius, Jr.; Senator Kenneth McKellar; Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson; and Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan. All others unidentified.

Vice-President Harry S. Truman (center) with Democratic National Committee Chairman Robert E. Hannegan (left) and Irving Geist at a Graziano vs. Arnold boxing match at Madison Square Garden in New York City. All others unidentified.

Vice-President Harry S. Truman (left) with Irving Geist (standing) and Democratic National Committee Chairman Robert E. Hannegan (right) at a dinner for the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society at the Hotel Astor in New York City.

Vice-President Harry S. Truman (center) at a Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society dinner at the Hotel Astor in New York City. Pictured left to right: unidentified; Irving Geist; Vice-President Truman; Democratic National Committee Chairman Robert E. Hannegan; unidentified.

From left to right, Democratic National Committee Chairman Robert E. Hannegan, Vice-President Harry S. Truman, and One Thousand Club Chairman Frank J. Lewis at the One Thousand Club Dinner at the Statler Hotel in Washington, D.C. on Inauguration Day.