Word: joslinized
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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When this fact leaked to the Press, as it did immediately, correspondents marched in to see Private Secretary Theodore Joslin, oldtime Boston Transcript correspondent. They demanded an expla nation. Yes, declared Secretary Joslin, the investigation was on. The President was disturbed at 15 news leaks within the past few weeks. Hereafter on the President's orders White House news would come only from "authorized official sources"- that is, the President or Secretary Joslin. That, retorted 'the newsmen, constituted censorship...
Next day Secretary Joslin tried to smooth things out by informing the Press: "This is not censorship. Any newspaper man has a perfect right to ask any employe at the White House any question he wishes. But just try to get any information...
...first circus and her eyes almost popped out of her head as she sat in the centre of the front row watching everything at once. For company she had Patsy, 7, daughter of Mrs. Frederick B. Butler. Mrs. Hoover's social secretary; Robert, 11, son of Hoover Secretary Joslin; John Marshall, 11, and Grace, children of Hoover Secretary Newton. Peggy Ann's father was there too, plump-cheeked and heavier, out for his first fun since his convalescence at Asheville. Because they were "circus-minded" Mrs. Hoover also took along her White House guests, Mrs. Stark McMullin...
...campaign to "humanize Hoover" last week went on the air. To the White House went Jay Jerome Williams, oldtime newsman, who as Edwin Alger now works as a "radio reporter" for National Broadcasting Co.He arranged with Hoover Secretary Joslin, chief humanizer. to spend a day about the White House, interview the President. Reporter Williams arrived at 7:45 a. m., talked with the President for 20 min., roamed about the house, sat in the Lincoln study, played with the six presidential dogs, watched the Hoover grandchildren from a distance, departed at 6 p. m. Last week in a "folksy" broadcast...
Republican leaders anxious to enhance the President's personal popularity for 1932 were responsible for the "humanizing" effort. It was with "humanizing" well in mind that Theodore Goldsmith Joslin, longtime Washington newsgatherer, was chosen to succeed George Akerson (who also was a journalist) as chief White House secretary and spokesman. Secretary Joslin was credited in last week's stories with manufacturing news tid-bits to put President Hoover in a warm light, inducing him to do more new and friendly things for their publicity value. To Secretary Joslin were ascribed the White House invitation to Bryan Untiedt...