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Dean, Gordon E., 1905-1958

President Truman's Address at the Keel Laying of the First Atomic Energy Submarine

President Harry S. Truman's address at the keel laying of the first atomic energy submarine. The President spoke at noon at the shipyard of the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, Connecticut. His opening words referred to Gordon E. Dean, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, Governor John Davis Lodge of Connecticut, and Dan A. Kimball, Secretary of the Navy. In the course of his remarks he referred to Senator Brien McMahon, Chairman of the Joint Congressional Committee on Atomic Energy, and Senator William Benton, both of Connecticut. In two parts.

Participants in "Battle Report - Washington" Pose for a Photograph

Participants in the television program "Battle Report - Washington are gathered on the set of the show. From left to right: Gordon Dean, one of the original Commissioners of the Atomic Energy Commission; Robert McCormick, NBC's Washington Manager of TV News and Special Events; John Steelman, producer of the television show for the Truman Administration; and Major Oscar Tibbetts.