Akerson married Harriet Blake, a Wellesley College graduate, on June 28, 1915. They had three sons.
George Edward Akerson as a young man.
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During his collegiate years, Akerson worked summers at the Minneapolis Tribune. After graduating from Harvard, Akerson worked there full-time as a reporter, with the 1912 Democratic National Convention as one of his first assignments. The Tribune made Akerson its Washington correspondent in 1921.
While in Washington in the 1920s, Akerson advised the Republican Party on how to compete with the rising Non-Partisan League and Progressive movements in the Upper Midwest. That work brought Akerson to the attention of Herbert Hoover, who was then the Secretary of Commerce. Hoover had Akerson named as the secretary of the commission that ran the 1926 Sesquicentennial Exposition in Philadelphia, then hired Akerson as his private secretary.
White House Press Secretaryedit
After Hoover's victory over Smith, Akerson served as White House Press Secretary, from 1929 to 1931, the first official holder of that title.[1]
During Akerson's tenure, the White House experienced increasing difficulties in its relations with the press corps.[citation needed]
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January 01, 1970
george, akerson, george, edward, akerson, september, 1889, december, 1937, american, journalist, first, official, white, house, press, secretary, white, house, press, secretaryin, office, march, 1929, march, 1931presidentherbert, hooverpreceded, byposition, es. George Edward Akerson September 5 1889 December 21 1937 was an American journalist and the first official White House Press Secretary George E Akerson1st White House Press SecretaryIn office March 4 1929 March 16 1931PresidentHerbert HooverPreceded byPosition establishedSucceeded byTheodore JoslinWhite House Appointments SecretaryIn office March 4 1929 March 16 1931PresidentHerbert HooverPreceded byPosition establishedSucceeded byTheodore JoslinPersonal detailsBornGeorge Edward Akerson 1889 09 05 September 5 1889Minneapolis Minnesota U S DiedDecember 21 1937 1937 12 21 aged 48 New York City New York U S Political partyRepublicanEducationUniversity of MinnesotaAllegheny CollegeHarvard University BA Contents 1 Early life 2 Early career 3 White House Press Secretary 4 Later career and death 5 References 6 Notes 7 External links 8 External linksEarly life editAkerson was born in Minneapolis Minnesota He attended the University of Minnesota and Allegheny College taking classes in Science Literature and Art In 1910 Akerson started at Harvard University later receiving a BA in Political Science in 1912 Akerson married Harriet Blake a Wellesley College graduate on June 28 1915 They had three sons nbsp George Edward Akerson as a young man Early career editDuring his collegiate years Akerson worked summers at the Minneapolis Tribune After graduating from Harvard Akerson worked there full time as a reporter with the 1912 Democratic National Convention as one of his first assignments The Tribune made Akerson its Washington correspondent in 1921 While in Washington in the 1920s Akerson advised the Republican Party on how to compete with the rising Non Partisan League and Progressive movements in the Upper Midwest That work brought Akerson to the attention of Herbert Hoover who was then the Secretary of Commerce Hoover had Akerson named as the secretary of the commission that ran the 1926 Sesquicentennial Exposition in Philadelphia then hired Akerson as his private secretary White House Press Secretary editAfter Hoover s victory over Smith Akerson served as White House Press Secretary from 1929 to 1931 the first official holder of that title 1 During Akerson s tenure the White House experienced increasing difficulties in its relations with the press corps citation needed On January 2 1931 Akerson resigned to take an executive position at the Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation Hoover replaced him with Theodore Goldsmith Joslin citation needed Later career and death editAkerson worked at Paramount for two years then became the executive secretary of the National Code Authority of the Paper Distributing Trade Still aged in his 40s Akerson developed kidney disease and died in 1937 References edithttps web archive org web 20071004214651 http www whitehousehistory org 03 subs press 02 swf http www presidency ucsb edu ws index php pid 22676 Moffett L W Akerson Hoover s Right Hand Man Surely Is The Boy Who Made Good The Shield of Phi Kappa Psi December 1929 pgs 113 121 G E Akerson Dies Ex Aide to Hoover New York Times Dec 22 1937 pg 25 Notes edit The Shreveport Times October 20 1928 p 1External links edit nbsp Media related to George Akerson at Wikimedia Commons Political offices New office White House Press Secretary1929 1931 Succeeded byTheodore Joslin White House Appointments Secretary1929 1931External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to George Akerson Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George E Akerson amp oldid 1211582619, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
