Joseph Short

Press Secretary Joseph Short (Profile) on March 15, 1951, at President Truman's vacation residence in Key West, Florida. 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

is the 3rd from the right in back row: Truman's staff during the President's vacation (1951)