OVERVIEW:
BORN:
August 27, 1889;
Crozet, Virginia
DIED:
August 11, 1951 (age 61);
Washington, DC
POLITICAL PARTY:
Democrat
HIGHLIGHTS:
1913-1917:
Associated Press Correspondent Covering the Navy
1917-1919
Served in World War I with an Infantry Regiment and Stars and Stripes
1920:
Advance Staff for FDR’s 1920 Vice Presidential Campaign
1921-1927:
Associated Press Correspondent
1927-1932:
Washington Representative of Paramount News
1933-1945:
White House Press Secretary
1945-1949:
Vice President of Pullman, Inc.
1949-1950:
Under Secretary/ Deputy Secretary of Defense
1950:
White House Press Secretary
PORTRAITS:
RESOURCES:
BIOGRAPHIES:
Crozet Gazette
Wikipedia
PAPERS:
FDR Library