McNutt was among 12 nominated at the 1944 Democratic National Convention to serve as Roosevelt 's running mate in the presidential election that year , receiving one vote . After Japan 's surrender in 1945 , President Harry S. Truman sent him back to the Philippines for a second tour as high commissioner . Following Philippine independence on July 4 , 1946 , McNutt served as America 's first ambassador to the islands , a post he left in 1947 to take up law practice in New York and Washington , D.C . After serving as ambassador , he also chaired the Philippine-American Trade Council , a business organization , and was a director of several firms in Manila . McNutt 's prominence was demonstrated by his appearance on the covers of '' Life '' and '' Time '' magazines in 1939 when he returned from the Philippines , and on a '' Time '' cover in 1942 when he took the chair of the War Manpower Commission
1944 Democratic National Convention
1944 Democratic National Convention
Paul V. McNutt