Joseph Merrick Jones
Joseph Merrick Jones (born August 21, 1902 in New Orleans , Louisiana , † March 11, 1963 in Metairie , Louisiana) was an American lawyer .
After graduating from Tulane University , he was a lawyer in New Orleans with the law firm Jones, Flanders & Waechter (now Jones Walker ). In 1942, after the USA entered World War II , Jones took up his service at the United States Department of State as Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs and speechwriter , wrote speeches for, among others, Dean Acheson , George C. Marshall and Harry S. Truman and worked with them George F. Kennan on the conception of the Marshall Plan .
In 1948 Jones returned to his profession. Among other things, he was editor of Fortune magazine and advisor to the United Nations . In 1963 he announced that Tulane University would also accept black students.
He was killed in a fire in his house.
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| SURNAME | Jones, Joseph Merrick |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American lawyer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 21, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New Orleans , Louisiana |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 11, 1963 |
| Place of death | Metairie , Louisiana |