Joseph H. Short was White House Press Secretary

White House Press Secretary

The White House Press Secretary is a senior White House official whose primary responsibility is to act as spokesperson for the government administration....

 from 1950 to 1952 and served under President Harry S. Truman

Harry S. Truman

Harry S. Truman was the 33rd President of the United States . As President Franklin D. Roosevelt's third vice president and the 34th Vice President of the United States , he succeeded to the presidency on April 12, 1945, when President Roosevelt died less than three months after beginning his...

Timeline

• 1904 (February 11) Born, Vicksburg, Mississippi
  Vicksburg, Mississippi
  Vicksburg is a city in Warren County, Mississippi, United States. It is the only city in Warren County. It is located northwest of New Orleans on the Mississippi and Yazoo rivers, and due west of Jackson, the state capital. In 1900, 14,834 people lived in Vicksburg; in 1910, 20,814; in 1920,...
  
  
• 1925 A.B., Virginia Military Institute
  Virginia Military Institute
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• 1925-1929 Reporter in Vicksburg and Jackson, Mississippi
  Jackson, Mississippi
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  , and New Orleans, Louisiana
  New Orleans, Louisiana
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• 1929-1931 Correspondent for the Associated Press
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  , Richmond, Virginia
  Richmond, Virginia
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   Bureau
• 1931-1941 Correspondent for the Associated Press, Washington, D.C.
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   Bureau
• 1937 (December 27) Married Beth Campbell
• 1941-1943 Correspondent for the Chicago Sun, Washington, D.C.
• 1943-1950 Correspondent for the Baltimore Sun, Washington, D.C.
• 1950-1952 Press Secretary to the President
• 1952 (September 18) Died, Washington, D.C

Historical notes

Short was one of a number of White House Press Secretaries — some of them already distinguished figures in their own right — who were recruited from the ranks of individuals with substantial journalistic experience; among these were Stephen Early

Stephen Early

Stephen Tyree Early was a U.S. journalist and government official. He served as White House Press Secretary under Franklin D. Roosevelt from 1933 to 1945 and again under President Harry S. Truman in 1950.-Career:...

 and Pierre Salinger

Pierre Salinger

Pierre Emil George Salinger was a White House Press Secretary to U.S. Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson...

. Short thus contrasts with other figures such the Nixon Administration's Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler, whose strong dependence on the President's personal patronage masked a lack of journalistic experience.

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