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Joseph Short
Short with President Truman in Key West

6th White House Press Secretary
In office December 18, 1950 – September 18, 1952
President	Harry S. Truman
Preceded by	Stephen Early (Acting)
Succeeded by	Roger Tubby

Personal details
Born	Joseph Hudson Short Jr. (1904-02-11)February 11, 1904 Vicksburg, Mississippi, U.S.
Died	September 18, 1952(1952-09-18) (aged 48) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Beth Campbell Short (1937–1952)
Education	Virginia Military Institute (BA)

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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Joseph H. Short

Political offices
Preceded byStephen Early Acting	White House Press Secretary 1950–1952	Succeeded byRoger Tubby

v t e White House press secretaries
Akerson Joslin Early Daniels Ross Early (acting) Short Tubby Hagerty Salinger Reedy Moyers Christian Ziegler terHorst Nessen Powell Brady Speakes (acting) Fitzwater Stephanopoulos (de facto) Myers McCurry Lockhart Siewert Fleischer McClellan Snow Perino Gibbs Carney Earnest Spicer Huckabee Sanders Grisham McEnany Psaki Jean-Pierre Leavitt (designate)

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