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

Shown seated at a desk are Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Edward H. Foley (left), and Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Air John L. Sullivan (right).

President Harry S. Truman (middle, third from the right) presenting Medal of Merit to top officials. Standing with President Truman are (from left to right) W. John Kenney, Under-Secretary of Navy; W. Stuart Symington, Secretary of the Air Force; James Forrestal, Secretary of Defense; and John L. Sullivan, Secretary of the Navy. Standing in the back row are Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug (third from the right); Secretary of State George Marshall (second from the right); and Admiral William D. Leahy (right).

President Harry S. Truman (third from the left) presenting medal of merit to John L. Sullivan (right), Secretary of the Navy. With the President and Secretary Sullivan are Mr. Sullivan's family: children Patricia, Charles, and Deborah, and his wife Priscilla. Standing on the right in the background is General Harry Vaughan.

President Harry S. Truman presenting Medal of Merit to top officials. L to R: W. John Kenney, Under-Secretary of the Navy; W. Stuart Symington, Secretary of the Air Force; President Truman; James Forrestal, Secretary of Defense; and John L. Sullivan, Secretary of the Navy.

James Forrestal is sworn in as Secretary of Defense by Chief Justice Fred Vinson, while the top ranking civilian officials and military personnel witness the ceremony. Left to right are General Dwight D. Eisenhower, John L. Sullivan, Admiral Chester Nimitz, Senator Stuart Symington, Major General Alfred M. Gruenther, and Thomas J. Hargrave.

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.

Portrait of John L. Sullivan used in his oral history interview. Donor: Mr. Sullivan.

From left to right on the dock at Annapolis, Maryland: Admiral James L. Holloway, President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of the Navy John L. Sullivan, Governor William Preston Lane, and Admiral Louis Denfeld. From the album, "President Truman's visit to the U. S. Naval Academy".

President Harry S. Truman (right) chats with Secretary of the Navy John L. Sullivan during a lull in the Cornell-Navy crew races. From the album, "President Truman's visit to the U. S. Naval Academy".

President Harry S. Truman and Secretary of the Navy John L. Sullivan on the Navy tender "Lenore". From the album, "President Truman's visit to the U. S. Naval Academy".