Donald Shelton Dawson, 97, a lawyer who worked as a special assistant to President Truman, died Sunday at his residence in Bethesda, Md., after suffering a stroke, his family said.
As administrative assistant to Truman from 1947 to 1953, Dawson was responsible for all presidential appointments. In 1948, he helped organize Truman's whistle-stop presidential campaign and served on his election strategy board.
