DIED: October 29, 1996 (age 82),
Hunt Valley, Maryland
EDUCATION:
University of Chicago (BA)
Harvard University (LLB)
POLITICAL PARTY: Democratic
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
1961-1963: U.S. Postmaster General,
Created the ZIP Code
RESOURCES:
1 May 1963: President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at the unveiling ceremony of the design of a five-cent postage stamp commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. (L-R) Georg Olden, designer of the stamp and Vice President of McCann-Erickson advertising firm; Postmaster General J. Edward Day; and President Kennedy. Oval Office, White House (Abbie Rowe/ JFK Library)
26 July 1962: President John F. Kennedy stands with Postmaster General, J. Edward Day (right), and Chairman of the United Givers Fund of the National Capital Area, William Calomiris (left). Oval Office, White House (Cecil Stoughton/ JFK Library)
