page_title: Joseph Short
section_title: Timeline
hierarchical_section_title: Joseph Short / Timeline
context_page_description: Joseph Hudson Short, Jr. was the fourth 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.
context_section_description: 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
caption: Short  is the 3rd from the right in back row: Truman's staff during the President's vacation (1951)
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