Stephen Early

Steve Early
3rd White House Press Secretary
In office Acting: December 5, 1950 – December 18, 1950
President	Harry S. Truman
Preceded by	Charlie Ross
Succeeded by	Joseph Short
In office March 4, 1933 – March 29, 1945
President	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	Theodore Joslin
Succeeded by	Jonathan W. Daniels
1st United States Deputy Secretary of Defense
In office May 2, 1949 – September 30, 1950[1]
President	Harry S. Truman
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Robert A. Lovett
Personal details
Born	Stephen Tyree Early (1889-08-27)August 27, 1889 Crozet, Virginia, U.S.
Died	August 11, 1951(1951-08-11) (aged 61) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party	Democratic

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.