Joseph Short
Joseph Hudson Short Jr. 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 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 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 Died, Washington, D.C