Charles Griffith Ross (November 9, 1885, Independence, Missouri – December 5, 1950, Washington, D.C.) was a White House Press Secretary between 1945 and 1950 for Harry S. Truman.
Ross graduated with Truman and Truman's eventual wife Bess Truman in Independence, Missouri from Independence High School (now known as William Chrisman High School) Class of 1901. In 1905 he graduated from the University of Missouri. In 1908 he became the first professo...
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Charles Griffith Ross (November 9, 1885, Independence, Missouri – December 5, 1950, Washington, D.C.) was a White House Press Secretary between 1945 and 1950 for Harry S. Truman.
Ross graduated with Truman and Truman's eventual wife Bess Truman in Independence, Missouri from Independence High School (now known as William Chrisman High School) Class of 1901. In 1905 he graduated from the University of Missouri. In 1908 he became the first professor of the newly formed Missouri School of Journalism.
In 1918 he became the Chief Washington correspondent for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He won the 1932 Pulitzer Prize for his article entitled, "The Country's Plight, What Can Be Done About It?", a discussion of the economic situation of the United States.
In 1934 he became the editorial page editor for the Post-Dispatch and then in 1939 became a contributing editor for the paper.
In 1945 Truman asked him to become his Press Secretary.
Despite Ross' personal relationship with Truman, he was...
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