James Hagerty

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James C Hagerty

10th White House Press Secretary
In office January 20, 1953 – January 20, 1961
President	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	Roger Tubby
Succeeded by	Pierre Salinger
Personal details
Born	(1909-05-09)May 9, 1909 Plattsburgh, New York
Died	April 11, 1981(1981-04-11) (aged 71) Lawrence Hospital, Bronxville, New York
Spouse(s)	Marjorie Lucas

James Campbell Hagerty served as the only White House Press Secretary from 1953 to 1961 during the administration of Dwight D. Eisenhower. He holds the current record of longest-serving press secretary in U.S. history, and is the only press secretary to serve two full presidential terms.

After his family moved to New York when he was 3 years old, James Hagerty attended Evander Childs High School in the Bronx, before enrolling in and graduating from Blair Academy, which he attended for his last two years in high school. After leaving the White House network in 1975, he continued to write for the New York Times right up until his death.

Quotes

"One day I sat thinking, almost in despair; a hand fell on my shoulder and a voice said reassuringly: cheer up, things could get worse. So I cheered up and, sure enough, things got worse."

"If you lose your temper at a newspaper columnist, he'll get rich or famous or both"

Miscellaneous

Hagerty appeared on the TV panel show What's My Line in March 1957 during his tenure as Press Secretary.

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Political offices
Preceded by Roger Tubby	White House Press Secretary 1953–1961	Succeeded by Pierre Salinger

v t e White House Press Secretaries

Akerson Joslin Early Daniels Ross Early Short Tubby Hagerty Salinger Reedy Moyers Christian Ziegler terHorst Nessen Powell Brady Speakes Fitzwater Myers McCurry Lockhart Siewert Fleischer McClellan Snow Perino Gibbs Carney

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Persondata
Name	Hagerty, James Campbell
Alternative names
Short description	American journalist
Date of birth	May 9, 1909
Place of birth	Plattsburgh, New York
Date of death	April 11, 1981
Place of death	Bronxville, New York

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