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Kenneth A. Sullivan

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"Kenneth A. Sullivan," White House Workers History Project, White House Historical Association, 2026, https://whha.whirlihost.com/Detail/workers/1070.
Position
Electrician
Years in President's House
circa 1953
Legal Status
Free Person
Gender
Male
Race/Ethnicity
Unclear from Context
Presidency
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Biography
The only known source for Kenneth A. Sullivan’s work at the White House is a photograph published in numerous newspapers in December 1953 of two workers installing Christmas lights on the North Portico of the White House. The newspapers that published the photograph identified the two workers as White House Electricians Kenneth A. Sullivan and George W. Hopkins. (1) Nothing else is known about Sullivan at this time.
(1) Birmingham Post-Herald (Birmingham, AL), December 23, 1953, pg. 2, https://www.newspapers.com/image/793642635/?match=1&terms=White%20House%20Electrician
Birthplace
Unclear from context
Related Worker
George W. Hopkins
Trades, circa 1943 – 1961