# Donald Dawson

> Donald Shelton Dawson was a 20th-century American lawyer, politician, and military officer, best remembered as the presidential aide who marshaled Harry S. Truman's crucial whistle-stop tour in the 1948 election campaign, so was perhaps the first modern American political advance man, able to gauge political climate and provide appropriate advice.

*United States general (1908-2005)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Other
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1908-08-03
- **Died:** 2005-12-25
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Donald Shelton Dawson was a 20th-century American lawyer, politician, and military officer, best remembered as the presidential aide who marshaled Harry S. Truman's crucial whistle-stop tour in the 1948 election campaign, so was perhaps the first modern American political advance man, able to gauge political climate and provide appropriate advice.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 40.4 / 100
- **Momentum:** 5.7 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 2.4 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 23.5 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 15.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 41.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Donald Dawson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Dawson)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5294231)

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