The basics
Quick facts
Intro
White house Press secretary
Gender:
Male
Work field:
Birth:
11 February 1904(Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, U.S.A.)
Death:
18 September 1952(Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, U.S.A.)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Joseph Hudson Short, Jr. was 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
- 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
Short is the 3rd from the right in back row: Truman's staff during the President's vacation (1951)