Presidential Cabinet Sectretary. Appointed executive secretary of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's National Emergency Council, he served in that capacity from 1933 until 1935. He was appointed Postmaster General on September 10, 1940 and served Presidents Roosevelt and Truman until May 8, 1945. As Postmaster General, he established the V-mail system to reduce the weight and bulk of mail to U.S. servicemen abroad and expanded delivery of mail to rural areas of the United States.
Presidential Cabinet Sectretary. Appointed executive secretary of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's National Emergency Council, he served in that capacity from 1933 until 1935. He was appointed Postmaster General on September 10, 1940 and served Presidents Roosevelt and Truman until May 8, 1945. As Postmaster General, he established the V-mail system to reduce the weight and bulk of mail to U.S. servicemen abroad and expanded delivery of mail to rural areas of the United States.
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