Joseph Short Explained

Joseph Short
Office:	6th White House Press Secretary
President:	Harry S. Truman
Term Start:	December 18, 1950
Term End:	September 18, 1952
Successor:	Roger Tubby
Birth Name:	Joseph Hudson Short Jr.
Birth Date:	11 February 1904
Birth Place:	Vicksburg, Mississippi, U.S.
Death Place:	Washington, D.C., U.S.
Party:	Democratic

Joseph Hudson Short Jr. (February 11, 1904 – September 18, 1952) was an American journalist and government official. He was the sixth White House Press Secretary from 1950 to 1952 and served under President Harry S. Truman. Previously, he had worked as Washington correspondent for various media.

Timeline

• • • • 1904 (February 11) Born, Vicksburg, Mississippi 1925 A.B., Virginia Military Institute 1925-1929 Reporter in Vicksburg and Jackson, Mississippi, and New Orleans, Louisiana 1929-1931 Correspondent for the Associated Press, Richmond, Virginia Bureau
• 1931-1941 Correspondent for the Associated Press, Washington, D.C. Bureau
• 1937 (December 27) Married Beth Campbell Short
• 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

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