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Sullivan, John L. (John Lawrence), 1899-1982

Truman with Subversive Activities Committee

President Harry S. Truman meeting with members of the Subversive Activities Committee, also known as the President's Temporary Commission on Employee Loyalty. They are presenting their report. Seated from left to right are Under Secretary of War Kenneth Royall, President Truman, and Special Assistant to the Attorney General A. Devitt Vanech. Standing, left to right are Civil Service Commission President Harry B. Mitchell, Under Secretary of the Navy John L. Sullivan, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Administration John E. Peurifoy, and Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Edward H.

President Harry S. Truman Takes Honors

President Harry S. Truman takes honors as he returned ashore after watching the Cornell-Navy crew races. Truman stands at attention with his hat over his heart as Navy officers salute. Also present are Secretary of the Navy John L. Sullivan (second row, second from left), General Robert Landry (second row, fourth from left, partly obscured by President Truman), and Admiral Robert Dennison (second row, fifth from left). All others are unidentified.

President Truman Talks with Former Navy Secretary John L. Sullivan

President Harry S. Truman speaks with former Navy Secretary John L. Sullivan. The President inspected the submarine Squalus at the Portsmouth Navy Yard today. The Squalus sank May 23rd, 1939, due to a mechanical failure; 23 crew members perished. She was raised and served against Japan, renamed as the Sailfish. The superstructure was kept after the war to serve as a memorial for the men lost. President Truman is in Kittery, Maine on behalf of the Stevenson campaign.