Stephen Early

Steve Early
3rd White House Press Secretary
In office
Acting: December 5, 1950 – December 18, 1950
PresidentHarry S. Truman
Preceded byCharlie Ross
Succeeded byJoseph Short
In office
March 4, 1933 – March 29, 1945
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byTheodore Joslin
Succeeded byJonathan W. Daniels
1st United States Deputy Secretary of Defense
In office
May 2, 1949 – September 30, 1950[1]
PresidentHarry S. Truman
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byRobert A. Lovett
Personal details
Born
Stephen Tyree Early

(1889-08-27)August 27, 1889
Crozet, Virginia, U.S.
DiedAugust 11, 1951(1951-08-11) (aged 61)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyDemocratic

Stephen Tyree Early (August 27, 1889 – August 11, 1951) was a U.S. journalist and government official. He served as the third White House press secretary under Franklin D. Roosevelt from 1933 to 1945 and as the acting press secretary under President Harry S. Truman in 1950 after the sudden death of Charles Griffith Ross. Early served as press secretary longer than any other person.

  1. ^ Served as "Under Secretary of Defense" from May 2, 1949 to August 9, 1949.