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Wilson nominates Albert S. Burleson as Postmaster General

President Woodrow Wilson nominated Albert S. Burleson to serve as Postmaster General on March 5, 1913.

The Postmaster General oversaw a major federal agency responsible for national communications and patronage appointments, shaping postal policy and political patronage under the new administration.

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