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Larry Speakes, American journalist, 16th White House Press Secretary (born 1939)

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Larry Speakes

Former White House spokesman

Larry Melvin Speakes was an American journalist and spokesperson who acted as White House Press Secretary under President Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1987. He assumed the role after Press Secretary James Brady was shot on March 30, 1981.
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White House Press Secretary

Senior White House official

The White House press secretary is a senior White House official whose primary responsibility is to act as spokesperson for the executive branch of the United States federal government, especially with regard to the president, senior aides and executives, as well as government…
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